Pirc-Verteidigung Band 1: Positionelle Varianten SN_required true and require little or no

and require little or no maintenance

"being too materialistic" or "king safety" etc

emphasis is placed on the static evaluation of each piece's value and its role in the overall position rather than the assessment of a specific position

It is possible for White to avoid the "English battle" by playing either 2 Nf3 or even 2 e4 (a rare move for 1 d4 players but seen occasionally)

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Pirc-Verteidigung Band 1: Positionelle Varianten SN_required true and require little or noAre there any absolute truths in an opening as flexible as the Pirc Defense? I played and studied the Pirc Defense intensively for more than ten years and thought I had found the best sequence of moves against every system White had. Then I tried other openings for a while and when I wanted to see what was new in the Pirc Defense, I had to realize that things were not so simple. So the repertoire I recommend on this DVD is a mixture of the still good