Master the Pirc Defense! - A Strategic and Dynamic Approach- Chess Opening Training App for Download

Master the Pirc Defense! - A Strategic and Dynamic Approach
by Fabien Libiszewski

This interactive chess opening training video course of over 8 hours, provides an in-depth exploration of the Pirc Defense, a favored opening for people looking to play for the win with the black pieces. Through a combination of key reference games and the analysis of a complete repertoire, this ChessBase Training video course helps you understand the essential themes, ideas, and resources needed to master this opening.

The Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6) is a dynamic opening that temporarily allows the opponent to control the centre, only to challenge it later in a more aggressive manner. It leads to complex and often unbalanced middlegame positions, offering ample opportunities for counterplay, even against well-prepared opponents. Of course, there is an element of risk in this approach, but as the famous quote by Xavier Tartakower reminds us, "The player that takes risks may lose, the player that doesn't always loses." Through this video course, you will see that the risk is controlled when you understand the various resources of the position, making the Pirc an excellent practical choice to add to your repertoire. You will acquire a new strategic weapon for playing with the black pieces, capable of surprising your opponents, while providing real winning chances in rich and unpredictable positions.

1. Extensive training content and interactive exercises in ChessBase Books:
2. Solve exercises & and test your knowledge with the Opening Trainer & Fritz App.
3. Video running time: 8 hours 14 minutes

That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:

• Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
• Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
• Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
• Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
• Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
• Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.

Even more possibilities:

• Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!
• The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
• Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
• Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
• Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
• Replay training
• LiveBook active
• All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
• Assisted Analysis
• Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Contents

Introduction
Understanding the Pirc
Key Games to Understand the Themes
Attacking like in the King's Indian Defence
Attacking the Centre
General Knowledge and Flexibility in the Pirc
How to Defend Against a Kingside Attack?
Domination on the Dark Squares
The d6-d5 Push
Activity
The Classical Variation 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3
Main Line 4...Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Nc6
Additional Options and Other 5th Moves by White
Find key moves
Repertoire Training
Practice Positions
Fianchetto Variation 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3
Find key moves
Repertoire Training
Practice Positions
The 4.Bf4!? Variation 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bf4
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bf4
Find key moves
Repertoire Training
The 4.Bg5 Variation 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 c6 5th move alternatives
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 c6 5.f4 Bg7 6.Qd2 b5 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.0-0 Qb6
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 c6 5.Qd2 Nbd7
Find key moves
Repertoire Training
Practice Positions
The Saemisch Attack 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 or 5.f3
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 or 5.f3
Find key moves
Repertoire Training
Practice Positions
The 150 Attack 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.h3!?
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.h3!?
Find key moves