Pirc Defence (King’s Defences)

MICOS Opening Group: B04.PI – Pirc Defence (correctly pronounced “peerts”, but often mispronounced “perk”), sometimes known as the Ufimtsev defence or Yugoslav defence, is a chess opening characterised by Black responding to 1.e4 with 1…d6 and 2…Nf6, followed by …g6 and …Bg7, while allowing White to establish an impressive-looking centre with pawns on d4 and e4. It is named after the Slovenian Grandmaster Vasja Pirc.

Chess Moves: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

The Pirc Defence is a relatively new opening: while it was seen on occasion in the late nineteenth century, it was considered irregular, thus remaining a sideline. The opening only began gaining some popularity after World War II and by the 1960s it was regarded as playable, owing in large part to the efforts of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles. Black, in hypermodern fashion, does not immediately stake a claim in the centre with pawns: rather, Black works to undermine White’s centre from the flanks. Its first appearance in a World Championship match was in 1972, when it was played by Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky at Reykjavík (game 17): the game ended in a draw.

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