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Named after the Slovenian grandmaster Vasja Pirc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pirc Defence
Today it means: An opening characterised by Black responding to 1.e4 with 1...d6 and 2...Nf6, followed by ...g6 and ...Bg7, while allowing White to establish an impressive-looking centre with pawns on d4 and e4. Full definition →