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Jim West Talks Chess: Pirc Defense

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Yesterday, in a game/45 event, I annihilated my opponent's Pirc Defense with a sharp kingside attack.  Black should have interpolated 8...dxe5 9.fxe5 before playing 9...Nb6.  He might also have considered playing ...Nb4 at some point to eliminate White's bishop on d3.