The Pirc Defense is a chess opening for Black against 1.e4 which is named after the Slovenian Grandmaster Vasja Pirc. It has a reputation of being flexible but double-edged, and it occurs after the moves 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 (see the position on the right.) The Pirc Defense is a choice of champions....
