Moskalenko Viktor. The Perfect Pirc-Modern: Strategic Ideas & Powerful Weapons - New Edition 10 Years Later

Alkmaar: New in Chess, 2023. — 256 p. — ISBN: 978-90-833366-6-4.The Pirc Defence and the Modern Defence are two naturally entwined chess openings that are both flexible and rich in strategic and tactical ideas. They feature in the repertoire of great players like Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Nakamura and Carlsen.
In The Perfect Pirc-Modern, Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned propagator of dynamic chess who has championed the Pirc-Modern for many years, explains:- the ideas and plans that matter
- the various pawn structures and how to handle them
- tricky transpositions: opportunities and risks
- a wealth of new resources for both Black and White.
In this updated version of Moskalenko’s 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.
Moskalenko expertly guides you through this ground-breaking opening book with the enthusiasm, ease and humour that characterize his style.The Austrian Attack: introduction
The Austrian Attack with 5…c5
The Austrian Attack with 5…0-0
The flexible move 4.Be3
The dynamic bishop attack 4.Bg5
White’s fianchetto: 4.g3
The classical 4.Nf3
Anti-Pirc systems — Miscellaneous ideas