Thanks, I'm mainly an e4 player, so don't have much of the d4 books, but since I also go 1. d4 d6, it would be useful to see what's been recommended there. I'd expect most would want to keep it in d4 land as 1. d4 d6 2. e4 opens up more than just the Pirc, but I'd like to know of any more d4 books offering up the 2. e4 like Kornev and these. There was a time when 1. d4 d6 didn't even get a mention in the side lines   

I was aware of some d-pawn specials repertoires needing a line vs the Pirc, and I'd got these in my list, unless I've missed any.

The Argentine attack seems to be getting it's best coverage in d4 repertoire books 

RoleyPoley wrote on 09/23/16 at 17:55:56:


After a bit of book sorting, it became apparent how many repertoire books I have accumulated over the years, most largely redundant.

So I had in mind a little project to make use of them by doing a study of the Pirc by going through the various approches used against it over the years to see how that had evolved, to increase my understanding of the defence, and to get some use of some of my sad little books 

Thanks good one, and recent coverage of the Argentine Attack.

RdC wrote on 09/23/16 at 14:31:53:


Yes, I have that one, but I was more interested in repertoire book choices, rather than full coverage books like Complete Pirc, Ultimate Pirc and Pirc in Black and White unless those books suggested a repertoire choice for White.

It was interesting to see how many Austrian attacks there were, but played in different ways.

I have been collating the choices of various repertoire books vs the Pirc. I'd be grateful if you can fill any gaps.

Year,Publisher,Author,Title,Rep 1975,Oxford University Press,Walker,Chess Openings For Juniors,4. f3  Be3 1976,Batsford,Barden/Harding,Batsford Guide to Chess Openings,4. f4  e5 1976,Batsford,Barden/Harding,Batsford Guide to Chess Openings,4. Bg5 1979,Batsford,Cafferty,Chess Opening For You,4. Nf3 Be2 1979,Chess Player,Baker,2nd Line for White,4. f4 e5 1980,Chess Player,Thomas,Line for White,4. Bc4 1983,Pergamon,Mendis,From the Opening Into the Endgame,4. Nf3 Be2 1984,Batsford,Keene/Levy,For the Attacking Player,4. Bg5 1986,Chess Digest,Soltis,1. e4,3. Bd3 1992,Chess Digest,Schiller,Winning with 1. e4,Grand Prix 1993,Chess Digest,Soltis,Beating the Pirc,4. g3 1994,World of Chess,Barlov/Jovicic,White is Better - 1.e2-e4,3. Bd3 1996,Cadogan,Gufeld,Attacking,4. f4  0-0 Be3/c5 Bb5 1996,Cadogan,Gufeld,Positional,3. f3 1997,Batsford,Burgess/Pedersen,4. Be3 f3 1998,Batsford,Baker,Startling,4. f4  0-0 Be3/c5 Bb5 1998,Cardoza,Schiller,Gambit,4. Bc4 1998,Everyman,Summerscale,Killer,4. Nf3 Be3 2001,Everyman,Emms,Attacking,4. Be3 f3 2003,Trafford,Acers/Laven,Guiding Repertoire for White,4. f4 e5 2003,Trafford,Acers/Laven,Guiding Repertoire for White,4. Bg5 2003,Trafford,Acers/Laven,Guiding Repertoire for White,4. Nf3 Be2 2003,Trafford,Acers/Laven,Guiding Repertoire for White,4. f3 Be3 2004,McKay,Kaufman,Advantage,4. Be3 f3 2004,Batsford,Collins,Attacking,4. Bg5 2004,Everyman,Davies,Dynamic Reti,4. Nf3 Be3+h3 2005,Everyman,Davies,Gambiteer,4. f4  a3 2005,Chess Stars,Khalifman,According to Anand,4. f4  0-0 Bd3/c5 Bb5+Bxd7 2005,New In Chess,Lalic/Okhotnik,Carpathian Warrior,4. f4 various 2005,New In Chess,Lalic/Okhotnik,Carpathian Warrior,Spike 2006,Everyman,McDonald,Starting Out 1.e4,4. Be3 f3 2008,Everyman,Palliser,D-pawn attacks,4. Nf3 Be3 2009,Everyman,Palliser,Dangerous Weapons,4. Be3 g4 2009,Norton,Dzindzichashvili,White Explained,4. Nf3 Be3+h3 2009,Chess Information,Chernin/Alburt,Pirc Alert!,4. g3 2010,Gambit,Summerscale/Johnson,Killer Enlarged,4. Nf3 Be3 2011,Everyman,Lakdawala,Ferocious,4. Bg5 2011,Everyman,Greet,Beating Unusual,4. f4  0-0 Be3/c5 dxc+Qd4 2012,New in Chess,Kaufman,Repertoire in Black and White,4. Be3 f3 2012,Quality,Schandorff,Playing 1.d4 - The Indian Defences,3. f3 2013,Chess Stars,Kornev,Practical White 2,4. Be3 f3 2014,Mongoose,Tamburro,For Amateurs,4. f4  e5 2016,New In Chess,Moret,First,4. f3 Be3 2016,Gambit,Collins,Simple,3. Bd3 2016,Quality,Shaw,Playing e4,4. Bg5

Totals

Austrian     10
Be3/f3       9
Nf3            8
Bg5           6
3. Bd3        3
3. f3           2
g3              2
Bc4            2
Be3/g4       1
Grand Prix   1
Spike          1