Perfect Pirc Modern

This Perfect Pirc Modern is an English-language chess opening book in paperback, focused on the Pirc Defence and Modern Defence through practical ideas, plans and pawn structures rather than a move-by-move catalogue.

Written by Viktor Moskalenko, it is aimed at players who want to understand how these openings work in practice and how to handle the positions they create from both sides.

What the book covers

The Pirc Defence and Modern Defence are closely related openings that give Black room to build a flexible position while keeping the game full of tension and counterplay. This book explains the key ideas behind that approach, making it easier to see when to play actively, how to respond to different setups and how to use the typical pawn structures that arise.

Rather than presenting a dry list of moves, Moskalenko concentrates on the ideas that matter over the board. That makes the book useful both for players starting to build a repertoire in these openings and for those returning to the subject after some time away.

Updated edition

This is an updated edition of the 2013 book. Of the 42 games included, 33 are new, so the material reflects a more current treatment of the opening than the original release.

The result is a practical guide to one of chess opening theory’s most flexible systems.

Key details

• Product type: chess opening book
• Author: Viktor Moskalenko
• Subject: Pirc Defence and Modern Defence
• Language: English
• Binding: paperback
• Page count: 256
• Edition: updated edition of the 2013 book
• New content: 33 of the 42 games are new