Angreifen mit der Pirc-Verteidigung Damen Gambit The Eternal Battle with the

The Eternal Battle with the other Pieces

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GAME 13 - P

scheduled for 14 regular competition games

f3 and Qd2) and set-ups with Be3/Qf3

Angreifen mit der Pirc-Verteidigung Damen Gambit The Eternal Battle with theSlovenian GM Vasja Pirc was a five time Yugoslav national champion. That says it all about his playing strength, but there is something more important that he did for the chess world: the defense after the moves 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6, which he studied in detail, is named after him. The Pirc Defense had its ups and downs in tournament practice. Many considered it dubious. But the opening survived and is now coming back into fashion. The reasons