Chess Openings, Pirc defence (B07)

CHESS OPENINGS

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Annotated chess games with this chess opening:

chess opening #9451

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Kansas Open, Lindsborg, KS
Holmes, Dan (1515) vs. Rolfe, Adrian (1609)

Annotated by kansasjayhawk (1666): The following game was a critical 4th round encounter in the Reserve Section of the 2007 Kansas Open. It shows that winning material early on does not automatically win itself, and that one must stay calm in such a position. An unusual move; Nf3, f4, or Be3 are far more common here. Aiming to trade off Black's fianchettoed bishop with Bh6. This prevents that trade, but at what cost?…

chess opening #11122

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Let's play chess
lightpainter69 (1282) vs. jeremyrayross (1452)

Annotated by jeremyrayross (1200): I was trying a new opening out against a lower ranked player. A move to e5 would end up with my queen at d1 in a few moves , not allowing a castle. I do not like playing the usual double kings pawn or queen pawn opening. Boring. I like the more unconventional opening. JEREMY I was looking to get the Fianchetto bishop set. Control the center without owning it. Castling was the main…

chess opening #11590

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Challenge from jstevens1
jstevens1 (1525) vs. apastpawn (2097)

Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): 1. d6 (a Pirc Defense) 2. d4 (a standard response) 2. Nf6 is the Lion's Defense as pointed out by dmaestro! 3. Nc3 develops and defends the pawn on e4. 5. f4 - standard developing moves and the push to f4 make this the 3 pawns attack variation of the Pirc as pointed out to me by my opponent. On move 6 I initiated a combination that would break up black's pawn structure after black…