The Perfect Pirc-Modern - New Edition 10 Years Later

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 matterthe various pawn structures and how to handle themtricky transpositions: opportunities and risksa 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.