Pirc Alert!

Pirc Alert!
Author: Lev Alburt
Publisher: Chess Information & Research Center
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781889323190

Everything you need to know to defend against White's most popular and dangerous opening: 1. e4.

The Pirc Defence

The Pirc Defence
Author: Mihail Marin
Publisher: Grandmaster Repertoire
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2018-01-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781784830403

The Pirc chess opening is more of a counterattack than a defense: Black allows his opponent to occupy the center and provokes a confrontation, trusting in the power of the g7-bishop and the dynamic potential in his position. It is the perfect weapon for players who seek a complex strategic fight with the black pieces.Mihail Marin has been playing the Pirc for more than twenty years, with excellent results. In The Pirc Defence he not only presents his best analysis against all of White's major options, but also shares the strategic insights he has gained through his extensive experience in this opening. Praise for the author's previous work: "Beautifully written and inspirational" - GM Luke McShane"A typically lucid and thorough exposition from perhaps the most insightful and reliable chess author writing today." - GM Jonathan Rowson, New in Chess

The Pirc in Black and White

The Pirc in Black and White
Author: James Vigus
Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781857444322

In this book James Vigus provides an up-to-date appraisal of this popular chess opening and its many variations. Using illustrative games, he examines the traditional main lines, the fashionable alternatives and the tricky sidelines, while outlining the typical tactical and positional ideas for both White and Black.

Beating Unusual Chess Defences - 1e4

Beating Unusual Chess Defences - 1e4
Author: Andrew Greet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781857446210

Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Black's main defences but also an assortment of less popular lines. This book features information a 1 e4 player needs to know about facing these defences.

1 ... D6

1 ... D6
Author: Cyrus Lakdawala
Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781857446838

Cyrus Lakdawala examines the universal defence 1...d6, constructs an opening repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions in this opening.

The Complete Pirc

The Complete Pirc
Author: John Nunn
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1989
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern

Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern
Author: Joe Gallagher
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 497
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1781940797

Full explanation of the latest theory. The very closely linked Pirc and Modern Defences are dynamic systems that are favoured by ambitious, counter-attacking players. Black plays very much in a hypermodern fashion, allowing White to build an unopposed pawn centre with the idea of plotting its eventual downfall. In this revolutionary book, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Pirc/Modern and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are plenty of notes, tips and warnings to guide the improving player, while important strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

New Ideas in the Pirc Defence

New Ideas in the Pirc Defence
Author: John Nunn
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1993
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9780713472370

The Pirc Defence is a sharp hypermodern opening in which black tempts white establishing a pawn centre with the idea of rapidly undermining it. Its unbalanced nature ensures exciting play and invariably this leads to a decisive result. Leading modern exponents include World Championship candidates finalist Jan Timman, American Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan and Britain's Jon Speelman. Here John Nunn, himself, an expert on the Pirc Defence, presents his selection of the most theoretically important recent games.

The Powerful Catalan

The Powerful Catalan
Author: Victor Bologan
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056915231

The Catalan is a solid yet flexible chess opening system that is popular on all levels. Both amateurs and top-level strategists such as Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy Anand employ this opening to put a lot of unpleasant pressure on Black. In The Powerful Catalan grandmaster Victor Bologan presents a complete repertoire for White that covers all of Black’s responses. Also included are those variations where Black tries to steer the game into other openings like the Queen’s Indian or the Tarrasch Defence. The book is classically structured (starting with the rarest variations before moving on to the most popular ones) and contains original analysis of many recent tournament games. Bologan’s clearly formulated verbal explanations are essential for a good understanding of the strategic plans and the tactical themes of the Catalan. ,