If you can't the pirc to work for you, don't play the pirc. The best solution is usually the simplest one.
I Can’t Seem to Get the Pirc to Work for Me
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Sep 5, 2021
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pfren wrote:
Gibbilo wrote:
“The pirc is not methodical or solid.”
This. OP sounds to me like the pirc doesn’t match your style at all and that could be your problem
This. OP sounds to me like the pirc doesn’t match your style at all and that could be your problem
Beginners, as well as World Champion level players have no style.
The former because they know too little, and the latter too much about chess.
Well, this has to be somewhat of an exaggeration. Would be strange to say they are no differences between a tal and petrosian. or a Giri and a Morozevich, but it is nonetheless a good point.
Sep 6, 2021
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MagmaNube escribió:
Oh okay, thanks for the Czech Pirc recommendation, Im gonna give it a try
Hi, I had the same problem you have.
Why the Pirc? Because studying just one opening you cover 1. e4
Problem: if you don´t have a certain level, you end up in an inferior position.
I stopped playing it for that reason. Instead of learning one opening I came to the conclusion that I would play anything that avoided white advancing his pawn to e5. You really learn more about chess if you play "an idea" instead of learning by heart an opening. The idea of fighting for the center and avoid the opponent to have a solid center or advance his pawns is good and simple.
The Pirc idea, let white take the center and then attack that center, is also good, but requires more practice and skill.
Pirc has advantages. For one it's rarely played so with some practice you can outplay opponents in your rating range. And it contains alot of counterplay if you don't go wrong in the first 8-10 moves. And there's plenty of tutorials on Youtube and here on chess.com. Also the excellent book "Pirc Alert" is around on the internet for download.
TommyPeebles_07 wrote:
Don't study openings at 1100. Simple as that really. You don't need to "learn" the 150 attack because chances are, you will never face it until you're 1800 at least. If they did play it, it's by accident.
I am at 1100-1180. I study openings in a lot of my spare time and it has very much improved my game. I encounter several standard openings and knowing how to play against them is important. Although, I do see some strange openings, but knowing the principles of the standard openings helps to counter them.
It's probably been said a few times by now, but that's wrong on all 3 points (theoretical, methodical, solid).
The good thing about players adopting a setup like the pirc / KID is it's basically impossible to lose during the first 5-10 moves.
The bad thing is that any opening where you can (nearly) ignore your opponent while playing your first few moves is that your opponent can literally choose anything... and with so many different setups it means there are many different position types and a lot of theory to learn.
Openings like this are challenging in basically every dimension... width and depth of lines, and width and depth of technical / strategic knowledge.