{"id":2880,"date":"2023-08-28T10:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T10:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2023-08-28T10:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T10:27:20","slug":"forward-chess-highlight-the-perfect-pirc-modern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/forward-chess-highlight-the-perfect-pirc-modern\/","title":{"rendered":"Forward Chess Highlight: The Perfect Pirc-Modern<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


How time flies! Suddenly, we have a new version of Viktor Moskalenko\u2019s The Perfect Pirc-Modern<\/a>, <\/em>flagged as \u2018New Edition \u2013 10 Years Later<\/em>.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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What is new to this edition?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the blurb: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018In this updated version of Moskalenko\u2019s 2013 book of the same name, 33 of the 42 games are new, the structure has been updated in places, and there are fresh ideas on every page.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In truth, the Pirc and Modern defenses have never matched the reputations of semi-open games such as the Sicilian, Caro-Kann, or French Defense and they are rarely seen at the higher levels of chess. When they do appear, they have a habit of making their reputation worse.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers will no doubt remember game 32 of the great Anatoly Karpov \u2013 Viktor Korchnoi 1978 World Championship match, plus game nine of the 1983 Candidates match between Garry Kasparov and Alexander Beliavsky, and Vasily Ivanchuk \u2013 Vladimir Kramnik in the dramatic final round of the 2013 Candidates tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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