kasparovfan
♡ 25 ( +1 | -1 ) Wat to play against the Pirc?I have to play the club championship final against someone ranked much higher than me I've heard he plays the Pirc with black. What can I play against that? I don't know any opening theory relating to it.
kasparovfan
♡ 24 ( +1 | -1 ) I always play e4I always play e4. That's the only move I have some form of opening repertoire with. But I have no clue what to do against it. I'm sure move 2. is d4, but after that I have no idea what the strategic goals are.
bucklehead
♡ 95 ( +1 | -1 ) At least "Pirc" is easier to spell than "Ufimzev"I'm certainly no expert, but you should be able to prepare yourself adequately if you just stick to general opening principles. Black makes no immediate claim to the center, allowing white to take space and build a pawn center. The trick is, of course, that black will soon begin attacking this phalanx from the flank (often with ... c5 or ... e5 supported by the fianchettoed KB), and white had better be prepared for the onslaught. So take some territory in the center, but not more than you can hold; concentrate on development and piece coordination; and when the time comes to open up some files, be sure it's to your advantage, and that you're not letting the tiger out of its cage.
Another option, of course, is to get into a King's Indian Attack setup (1 e4 2 d3 3 g3 4 Bg2 5 Nf3 6 Nbd2, or whatever order suits), which you can do against almost any response to 1 e4. You give black a good degree of freedom, but you will at least be a tough nut to crack. Best of luck!
caldazar
♡ 95 ( +1 | -1 ) Since you don't know any Pirc theory, try approaching the problem from a different angle by considering the opening as a middlegame position. For instance, in the Pirc, a typical Black setup is one with ...d6, ...Nf6, ...g6, ...Bg7, and ...O-O. So create a fantasy position for White; what five pawn/piece moves (within reason) would you like to have made in that time? After you have those five moves, what additional moves would you like to make, ones that continue or highlight any initial ideas that were contained in your first five fantasy moves? Moves that restrict Black's plans should also be considered. For instance, if you chose 1. e4 and 2. d4, ...c5 would be a logical Black idea to give more scope to Black's g7 bishop and undermine the pawn center you created.
This will give you an idea of what to do and hopefully land you in positions you feel comfortable playing.
philaretus
♡ 21 ( +1 | -1 ) kasparovfanIf you don't already know about it, visit this site and explore the opening for yourself:
www.chessgames.com/perl/explorer
furryfunbundle
♡ 33 ( +1 | -1 ) Also try...www.ex.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/openings.html
Go down the page to "Openings for Beginners" and select Playing White against odd Black lines {C}, half way down the page (item 4 of the outer indentations) covers the Pirc very well.
rgds
v_glorioso12
♡ 2 ( +1 | -1 ) a good line against the pirc is...1.e4 d6; 2.d4 Nf6; 3.Nc3 g6; 4.Be3 Bg7; 5.Qd2 0-0; 6.h3
and just attack him :D:D:D
eurookie
♡ 57 ( +1 | -1 ) unorthodox answer to the pirc i don't like it when blacks king tries to hide behind his (kings-)bishop and knight.
i have played 2.f4 once - this will allow you to drive away the Knight on f6 in a early stage of the game. also, with pawns on c3, d4, e5 - his kings bishop will be powerless. moreover, if you manage it to open the f-file, after O-O you'll have a lot of pressure on the kingside.
please check on it yourself, before you make use of it. I've never read about 1.e4 d6 2. f4 ... and i didn't find any games in databases. if anyone has some material about that line, pls let me know.
yours
sualksnh
♡ 215 ( +1 | -1 ) 1.e4 d6 2.f4 d5!?1.e4 d6 2.f4 d5!? is quite interesting. The white pawn on f4 is of little value in this position.
tyekanyk
♡ 69 ( +1 | -1 ) I canGive you a more aggressive plan if you're feeling up to the task. Here goes. 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 . Here there are several lines. If he likes attacking he'll probably go for 6...Na6 and it is here that you can implement the typical attacking plan, which is actually taken from the Sveshnikov Sicilian. 7.O-O c5 8.d5 . After closing the centre you should move for his castled king. The way to do so is by playing hte foolowing moves: f5, Qe1, Qh4, Bh6, Ng5 with the idea of fxg6, Bxg7, Rxf6 and Qxh7. The main drawback is that if he survives the onslaught he gets the e5 square, but if you're good it won'r come to this. About other alternatives on move six there are Nbd7, a6, c6 and Nc6, which is the only moves that equalises to the best of my knowledge. Hope that helped!
v_glorioso12
♡ 21 ( +1 | -1 ) in autstrian attack...if black plays right he can usually equalize...does anyone know about how to play against the 150 attack? whenever i play black in my games, and white plays 150 attack, i usually lose... ;-(
luis_on
♡ 11 ( +1 | -1 ) Here's what you can play!I've got a nice site for you if you're looking for Pirc's refutation:
alumni.plymouth.edu/~zrstephen02/DIEPIRCDIE.html
Cheers,
wayneinco
♡ 19 ( +1 | -1 ) pirc defRemember me, you defeated me when I was just starting back in chess. Try Knight to f3(Reti's opening and after his reply of d6 then you respond d4 which may change his mind about playing e5.
premium_steve
♡ 62 ( +1 | -1 ) 4. Bg5like the Bg5 variation better than f4... here's a game i lost with it, but i think i was doing pretty well in the opening . (1) Martin,S - Tsui,E [B07] NL Open 2003 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.f4 c5 6.e5 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nfd7 8.Nd5 Nc6 9.Qd2 0-0 10.Bb5 f6 11.Bh4 e6 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qxd8 Bxd8 15.Bxd8 Nxd8 16.Rd1 a6 17.Be2 Nc6 18.g3 Nd4 19.Bd3 Bd7 20.Be4 Nxc2+ 21.Kd2 Nd4 22.Kc3 e5 23.fxe5 Be6 24.b3 Rad8 25.Nf3 Nb5+ 26.Kb2 Bg4 27.Rdf1 Bxf3 28.Bxf3 Rd2+ 29.Kc1 Rfd8 30.Rhg1!? Rxa2 31.Rd1 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Nd4 33.Bxb7 Ne2+ 34.Kb1 Nc3+ 35.Kc1 Nxd1 36.Kxd1 Kf8 37.Kc1 a5 38.h4 Rh2 39.Bd5 Ke7 40.Kd1 Rh3 41.Kc2 Rxg3 42.Kb2 h5 43.Ka3 Rg4 44.Bc4 Rxh4 45.Ka4 Rxc4+ 46.bxc4 Ke6 47.Kxa5 Kxe5 0-1
game viewer>> www.chess.nl.ca/games/martinvstsui31082003.htm
wayneinco
♡ 33 ( +1 | -1 ) anti-PircMe again, Love to play vs Pirc. Try the Bishops opening/Guico Piano it matches up well against it and you can play your e4 opening you like. 1.e4, d6 2.Bc4, e5 3.Nf3, Bg4 4.Nc3 then if he plays 4....a6 in prep for b5 you respond with 5.Nxe5, Bxd1(Q) 6.Bxf7ch, Kd7forced 7.Nd5mate (Legal's mate) also in responce to a6 in other lines a4 stops the b5 advance.