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Pirc Defense
Let them build their center, then tear it apart.
“Let them build. Let them believe. Then we tear it apart.”
— Boris, your coach
27 lessons~4 hoursPlayed by Anatoly Karpov
Progress0 / 27
What you’ll learn
- d6 signals the Pirc, keeping options open
- Nf6 attacks e4 immediately
- g6 and Bg7 create the powerful fianchetto
- Central breaks with e5 or c5 challenge White's center
- Against opposite-castling, race with queenside pawn storm
- The Bg7 dominates the long diagonal in the middlegame
Start the course
The Pirc Idea
Hypermodern Defense
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The Pirc Idea
Hypermodern Defense2
Classical Pirc Plans
c5 and e5 BreaksAustrian Attack
Meeting f4Austrian Attack — Deep Play
Meeting the e5 PushComplete Pirc Setup
Every Move in OrderWhy We Play d6
The Flexibility AnchorPirc Pawn Structures
Knowing What You PlayComplete Pirc Drill
Every Move in OrderThe 150 Attack
Quick Kingside AssaultWhite Plays f3
Samisch-Style SetupAgainst h3
The Makogonov-like ApproachPirc vs 1.d4
Transposition to King's IndianMeeting 4.Bg5
The Pin AttackThe e5 Break
Classical Central ChallengeThe c5 Break
Queenside Counter-AttackPirc Endgame Technique
Using Central ControlQueenside Expansion
b5, a5, and Piece CoordinationPiece Coordination
The Nc6 + Qb6 + Bh6 IdeaPirc Central Endgame
After the e5 BreakTrap: Premature e5
Punishing Greedy WhiteTrap: Defending Bxh6
When the Sacrifice FailsTrap: Nxe4 Shot
When the Bishop Leaves e3Don't Delay Castling
Getting Caught in the CenterDon't Trade Bg7 Lightly
Losing the King's GuardDon't Give Up d6 Too Early
The dxe5 TrapFischer vs Korchnoi, 1962
Robert James Fischer vs Viktor Korchnoi · 1962Ivanovic vs Gurevich, 1989
Bozidar Ivanovic vs Mikhail Gurevich · 1989