The Perfect Pirc-Modern: Strategic Ideas & Powerful Weapons - Paperback
by Viktor Moskalenko (Author)
The Pirc Defence and the Modern Defence are two naturally entwined chess openings that are flexible and rich in strategic and tactical ideas. They feature in the repertoire of great players such as Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Vasyl Ivanchuk.
Viktor Moskalenko is a renowned propagator of dynamic chess and has championed the Pirc-Modern for many years. In The Perfect Pirc-Modern, he explains the ideas and plans that matter, the various pawn structures and how to handle them, and he gives a wealth of new resources for both Black and White.
In this updated edition of Moskalenko's 2013 book, 33 of the 42 games are new, with fresh ideas on every page. Moskalenko expertly guides you through this ground-breaking opening book with the enthusiasm, ease and humour that characterize his style.
Viktor Moskalenko (1960) is an International Grandmaster and a well-known chess coach. The former Ukraine champion has won many tournaments in Spain, his current home country. For New In Chess, he wrote, among others, The Fabulous Budapest Gambit (2007), Revolutionize Your Chess (2009), The Diamond Dutch (2014), Training with Moska (2017), The Fully-Fledged French (2021) and Trompowsky Attack & London System (2022).
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