Pirc Defence

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The Pirc Defence ( PEERTS) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 In hypermodern fashion, Black allows White to establish a centre with pawns on d4 and e4, but plans to undermine it later. This position can be reached by several move orders; the move sequence given above is the most common. Some writers define the Pirc Defence more broadly as 1.e4 d6, although 1.e4 d6 often transposes into other openings such as the Philidor Defence. Alternatives to 3...g6 for Black include 3...c6, the Czech Defence or Pribyl Defence, as well as 3...e5 and 3...Nbd7, both of which are often played with the intention of transposing into a solid line of the Philidor. The Pirc Defence is closely related to the Modern Defence (1...g6), also known as the Robatsch Defence, the primary difference being that Black delays developing the knight to f6 in the Modern. The main line is also similar to the King's Indian Defence, with the difference being that that White has not played...

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