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Question: Black's best 6th move against the Classical Pirc


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c6 8 (33.3%) Nc6 3 (12.5%) Bg4 5 (20.8%) c5 4 (16.7%) other 0 (0.0%) e6 0 (0.0%) a6 4 (16.7%) Total votes: 24 « Last Modified by: thibdb13 on: 04/17/08 at 06:35:55 »

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Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? (Read 15176 times)

thibdb13 God Member Offline Tal was the best Posts: 974 Location: Mechelen Joined: 01/25/07 Gender:	Re: Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? Reply #7 - 04/16/08 at 14:19:14	Post Tools	Print Post
	Bibs wrote on 04/16/08 at 13:16:45: Thiddb No 6...e6 option a la Benjamin? e6 has been added. To be honnest I didn't think that e6 could be playable...

	Yusupov once said that “The problem with the Dutch Defence is that later in many positions the best move would be ...f5-f7” but he is surely wrong.
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Antillian God Member Offline Brilliance without dazzle! Posts: 1757 Joined: 01/05/03 Gender:	Re: Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? Reply #6 - 04/16/08 at 13:22:23	Post Tools	Print Post
	I suppose 6...Bg4 to be followed by 7...Nc6 and 8..e5 is the easiest line to play. It is the most logical for sure with the thematic focus on the d4 square. However, it is also more likely to lead to an early exchange on e5 with the the boring queen swap down the d file and that dreaded endgame where it is hard to play for a win. In the later part of my Pirc career (RIP) I came to prefer 6...c6. I think it leads to richer more interesting play.

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Bibs God Member Offline Posts: 2346 Joined: 10/24/06	Re: Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? Reply #5 - 04/16/08 at 13:16:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	Thiddb No 6...e6 option a la Benjamin?


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trandism Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 181 Location: Greece Joined: 04/12/08 Gender:	Re: Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? Reply #4 - 04/16/08 at 10:35:43	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'm playing that 6....Nc6, 7.d5 Ne5!? line as well, but I agree that black has problems.. That is why in most of my black games I don't play an early Nf6 and go for Nc6,e5,Nce7,f5 and then Nf6 plan, but this is not Pirc I guess


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alumbrado God Member Offline Esse quam videri bonus malebo Posts: 1418 Location: London Joined: 02/17/03 Gender:	Re: Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? Reply #3 - 04/16/08 at 08:21:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	Back in my regular Pirc days, I started out playing 6...Bg4 which I still think is good, but now that the Pirc is a less frequent visitor in my repertoire I tend towards 6...Nc6, sometimes meeting 7.d5 with 7...Nb8, other times experimenting with 7...Ne5!? (Gallagher's analysis in his Starting Out book is good here).

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parisestmagique Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 473 Location: paris Joined: 01/24/06 Gender:	Re: Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? Reply #2 - 04/16/08 at 07:47:14	Post Tools	Print Post
	I liked Bg4 but i think 7.h3 is annoying. c5 is ok if you like the Benoni (after d5), the Dragon (after Be3), or the drawish dxc5. Nc6 i dont like because of d5. c6 looks ok to me but with the Philidor plan if possible : Qc7,Nbd7,a6,b6,Bb7,b5. But ok, life is not so simple for Black !


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thibdb13 God Member Offline Tal was the best Posts: 974 Location: Mechelen Joined: 01/25/07 Gender:	Re: Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? Reply #1 - 04/16/08 at 06:05:57	Post Tools	Print Post
	And a poll, just to see more easily what is the main trend

	Yusupov once said that “The problem with the Dutch Defence is that later in many positions the best move would be ...f5-f7” but he is surely wrong.
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thibdb13 God Member Offline Tal was the best Posts: 974 Location: Mechelen Joined: 01/25/07 Gender:	Classical Pirc - which continuation for Black? 04/16/08 at 06:04:28	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'd like to know which 6th move continuation you prefer as Black against the classical Pirc (1.e4-d6 2.d4-Nf6 3.Nc3-g6 4.Nf3-Bg7 5.Be2-00 6. 00-): c6 Nc6 Bg4 c5 and why?

	Yusupov once said that “The problem with the Dutch Defence is that later in many positions the best move would be ...f5-f7” but he is surely wrong.
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