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Aug-22-06
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| Phony Benoni: I'm sorry if people took offense at my last post. It was meant to be a joke, not a comment on the merits of the Pirc. Considering my lifetime record against the Pirc, I have no right to make fun of it. |
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Aug-22-06
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| TheAlchemist: <Phony Benoni> In an open tournament I participated once (there were a few GMs and IMs too), the Pirc appeared on the top 4 boards in the same round. But the stage of the tournament was a coffeehouse, so... :-) |
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| Dec-19-06 |
| James Bowman: <Phony Benoni> It was just a silly pun, hopefully nobody could be offended by that this site specializes in them. |
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Dec-19-06
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| Domdaniel: <An Englishman> 'Er-ver' for Euwe is fine if you happen to be, well, an Englishman. English English tends not to pronounce the letter 'r' and to use it to lengthen the preceding vowel. But in Scotland, Ireland, and parts of America where 'r' is pronounced (the rhotic zones), Eh-veh or Uh-veh is closer. As a child I had serious trouble reconciling Eeyore with Heehaw. |
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Dec-20-06
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| keypusher: <domdaniel> Thanks, now I can mispronouce the name in four different dialects! |
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Jan-23-07
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| Resignation Trap: The year 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vasja Pirc.
To commemorate this event, Slovenia will issue a new stamp tomorrow:
http://www.posta.si/DezelaZnamk/Vie... . |
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| Mar-22-07 |
| Emma: According to this database Pirc never played the pirc. mmmmmmm |
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| Mar-22-07 |
| nescio: <Emma: According to this database Pirc never played the pirc. mmmmmmm> http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... |
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| Dec-19-07 |
| DarthStapler: One of my teachers, a Russian master, always uses the Pirc defense. I keep trying to find a line to surprise him and win. |
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Dec-19-07
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| Tomlinsky: <DarthStapler: One of my teachers, a Russian master, always uses the Pirc defense. I keep trying to find a line to surprise him and win.> Well, that's a tall order of course. I prefer the Byrne Variation with 4.Bg5 5.f4 followed by an e5 push over a straight Austrian Attack. Very sharp and aggressive but great fun if you know your lines and plans. Start here maybe... Opening Explorer and I would also recommend going through these games... http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... involving that great Pirc adherent Alexander Chernin as a starting point. |
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Dec-19-07
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| brankat: I had a good fortune to meet Mr.Pirc on 3 occasions between 1968-1977. A true gentleman, a great master, always willing to share his immense knowledge and experience. 100 years! Wow! Happy Birthday dear Sir! |
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Dec-19-07
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| Tomlinsky: <brankat> That's extremely cool. Did you ever get to play the man at all? I've acquired a great respect for the Pirc over the years. Great fun with razor-sharp and wild as hell lines in what I always used to view as a pretty stoic defence for some reason. |
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Dec-19-07
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| whiskeyrebel: Double thumbs up to you brankat. Having used his defense for scores of OTB games as a kid way back when, I feel compelled at this moment to bow to Mr. Pirc in front of my imac. I picked up the Pirc initially from playing over Hort games actually. Then, I saw what the Canadian's in B.C. were doing with the modern defense and became a 1..g6 player. The Pirc and the modern go together though like bisquits and gravy. |
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| Dec-19-07 |
| RookFile: The guy always perks me up. |
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Dec-19-07
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| porgue: See, even Pirc used the Sicilian as his main weapon! |
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| Dec-19-07 |
| xrt999: the pirc defense is lame. |
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Jan-06-08
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| brankat: <Tomlinsky> I played Mr.Pirc only in 1 simul game, way back in the summer of 1968. I was 17 at the time, and participated in the U-19 Championship of Croatia (then 1 of former Yugoslav republics/provinces). Half way through the tourney we had a day off, and V.Pirc then gave a simul against all the players (23). There were some 5-6 draws, I don't think he lost a single game. And, yes I appropriately played the Pirc! I managed to draw the R+P vs. R ending :-) I believe the GM was very pleased with my choice of the opening. When he approached my board for his second move he was all smiles :-) |
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Jan-06-08
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| brankat: <whiskeyrebel> I haven't played the Pirc in ages. But when I was young. I did play use it from time to time. The same with the similar QID against <1.d4>. Usually when facing opponents who I knew to be stronger than me. My approach there was, to be patient, try to build a position with no real weaknesses, and wait for the "enemy" to overextend. Mostly with his pawns :-) Which they did most of the time, knowing/or thinking they were stronger, and feeling provoked to be "aggressive". Had me a few nice scores using this kind of an approach :-) |
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Jan-16-08
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| brankat: It would be nice to have a photo of Vasja Pirc to go with his Biography. |
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Sep-06-08
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| just a kid: I have the same birthdate as him! =)12/19/95 for me though |
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Sep-16-08
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| brankat: <just a kid> Don't worry, You're getting there, slowly, but surely :-) |
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Sep-16-08
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| just a kid: I used his opening against Open Defence in my forum.I am in a sticky situation though. |
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| Sep-16-08 |
| apple pi: Don't worry - you're not the first of OD's victims! |
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Sep-17-08
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| just a kid: <apple pi>And probably not the last... =) |
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Sep-18-08
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| brankat: <just a kid> <apple pi> A kid for breakfast, that's <Open Defence>'s approach. Even had me for lunch, although I'm not really what You'd call a kid anymore :-) |
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