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Attacking the Modern Pirc
Course
69 episodes
(2 hours 53 min)
(2 hours 53 min)
Creators
GM Avetik Grigoryan
The Modern Pirc (1.e4 g6) has become very famous in the 1500-2300 elo range. So there’s a good chance you might face it against players of that level.
Our Grandmaster team checked out almost all the lines for White and analyzed them deeply.
With the help of one of our ChessMood students, they offer you 2 setups to play against the Modern Pirc...
See moreOne of them is the Grand Prix Attack which you might be familiar with if you've watched our Czech Pirc or Anti-Sicilian courses.
The other is a super-sharp variation, which we've named after one of our students who helped us discover it!
Below are some of the positions in this opening taken from the course:
After watching it, you’ll be ready to unleash a powerful weapon against the Modern Pirc.
Let’s begin!
What you'll learn
- A full opening repertoire for White against the Modern Pirc Defense (1.e4 g6).
- The difference between Pirc and Modern Pirc.
- The ideas of this opening.
- The downsides of the Modern Pirc Defense.
- 2 setups for White to counter this opening.
- How to play the Grand Prix setup against the Modern Pirc?
- A strong novelty, discovered by our student, that's unexplored and offers White great attacking chances in this opening.
- Model games that'll show what you can expect your opponents to play and how to execute your ideas against them and more.
Course Content
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69
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2 hours 53 min
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Students give this course an average of 5 out of 5 stars.
vatsal singla
brilliant course
Giorgos Kechagias
Samvel Mirzoyan
Very interesting course and spectacular, but I think the move 2...a6 should be added to the course
Artyom Manukyan
WIM_Siranush Ghukasyan
Shahinur Haque
GM Avetik Grigoryan
After having a successful playing career where he became the Armenian Champion in 2010, GM Avetik Grigoryan found his passion for chess coaching and switched to it full-time.
Since then, he has guided many ambitious players to become Grandmasters and International Masters and has over 10 years of coaching experience.
He believes anyone can improve at chess, with the right mood and proper direction. And with that vision, he founded ChessMood in 2018.
After having a successful playing career where he became the Armenian Champion in 2010, GM Avetik Grigoryan found his passion for chess coaching and switched to it full-time.
Since then, he has guided many ambitious players to become Grandmasters and International Masters and has over 10 years of coaching experience.
He believes anyone can improve at chess, with the right mood and proper direction. And with that vision, he founded ChessMood in 2018.
The Modern Pirc, also referred to as the Modern Defense or Robatsch Defense, arises after 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7.
It’s a hyper-modern opening in which Black allows White to build a strong center, intending to undermine it later.
History of Modern Pirc
The opening was first seen in a game between John Cochrane - Pierre Saint De Amant in London, 1842, which White won.
Post World War 2, many players began to play this opening. These players include Anatoly Ufimtsev, Karl Robatsch, Alexander Kotov, and Duncan Suttles.
Today, this opening is often seen in blitz games between strong grandmasters and has exploded in popularity on the 1500-2300 level.
The differences between Modern Pirc and Pirc Defense
In the Modern Pirc Black develops their Bishop with ...g6-Bg7 before developing the knight.
In the Pirc Defense Black develops their knight with Nf6 before developing the bishop to g7.
Transpositions often occur between these two openings.
How do you play against the Modern Pirc?
White has a lot of options to choose against the Modern Pirc. One line that our Grandmaster team recommends is 3.Bc4 to achieve a Grand Prix attack setup.
There’s also a new approach of playing against the Modern Defense where there’s not a lot of theory. One of our students discovered it and we’ve named it in their honor as the Pasini Variation.
White’s intention in this setup is to gain space on the Kingside and play aggressively.
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