The Austrian Attack | Pirc Defense Opening Theory
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Taking up the center is the best way to counter hyper-modern defenses such as the Pirc, and the Austrian Attack is the most aggressive and most direct way to do so.
For the basics of the Pirc Defense, watch this introductory video: • Pirc Defense | Ideas, ...
The Austrian Attack is the most aggressive setup white can choose against the Pirc. Bringing the third pawn to the center with f4, white prepares a strong central and kingside attack. This variation almost always leads to attacking games with no time to waste for either side. The Austrian Attack is also the most popular way for white to play with thousands of grandmaster games.
The idea behind the move f4 is pretty simple; white wants to expand in the center with the move e5, gaining space, and reducing the scope of black’s main defensive piece, the fianchettoed g7 bishop. If white manages to go unpunished and he gets e5 in with no direct counter play for white, then he indeed will have reduced black’s pieces to the first three rows and condemned them to passivity.
Therefore, black must react as soon as possible to make sure that doesn’t happen. Black plays in hyper-modern style; he fianchettoes and castles kingside as soon as possible, and then at the earliest opportunity strikes at white’s expanded pawn center either with the move c5, or, less commonly, with the central strike e5.
There are two ways for black to continue the position. He can either opt for an early c5, breaking white’s center before castling, or he can choose the safer approach and castle first. After the opening moves: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 black makes a choice between c5 and 0-0. White can then choose the style of play.
5...c5 Dragon Formation
6. Bb5+
6. dxc5
5...0-0
6. Bd3 Weiss Variation
6. Be3 Kurajica Variation
6. e5 Unzicker Attack
6. Be2
As for the engine evaluation, as in every hyper-modern opening which neglects the classical chess principles, they prefer white. The space advantage and superior piece activity do serve as a strong argument for that claim, but, as in the King’s Indian, black has his chances and, with active enough play, white’s center could collapse and black could strike in the center and achieve more than equality!
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6:52 Unzicker Attack
8:38 Be2
9:32 Weiss Variation
15:48 Dragon Formation
16:00 dxc5
3:20 Be3 (Kurajica variation)
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This is amazing content. I used to watch gothamchess but thought his videos were too simple (I am 1650). You explain things very clearly; I really feel like I'm improving by watching your videos. Could you do a video on how to create attacking opportunites with the Pirc?
Yes I need this video too
GothamChess is a clown, advising garbage openings such as the Stafford Gambit.
@@chessforfunonly1586 his content is much more oriented towards beginners which is fine I don’t see anything wrong with that
@@chessforfunonly1586 You're one of those people who get pinned in his videos for the needless hate comments. Gothamchess got me to 1400 from 1000, a great starting place.
@@JosephLachh You could have reached higher and higher if you watched Stjepan's middle game combined with Gingergm longer game series.
After that, you will come to know that:
Gingergm and Hanging pawns >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gothamchess
I watch Gotham videos just for the fun and entertainment and sometimes rarely instructive.
good video. Can you make a video on Grunfeld defense, please. Thanks
Thanks:) I will, but in the d4 series. Coming up soon!
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Thank you for covering the pirc!
If you could cover some of the reasoning behind the pawn capture move orders, that would be wonderful. Perhaps could be covered in a follow up video
!,00 % appreciated greatly by so many. We want to know how to Play the Pirc Well, and how to smash it. Both are equally important here & You are the single man for that best undertaking! So Says: "Oregon Mike H"
Excellent! Well explained!
Thanks Mark!
Half my HD is devoted to Chess Improvement and I concur. Simple Direct and Absolutely correct reply here!
This is my favourite response to the Pric Defense
Wish you would do a video on the advantage of the modern over the pirc in avoiding or blunting the Austrian attack formation of pawns at d4, e4 & f4.
He has a separate play list for the modern pirc
Great video!
Absolutely SO!
thanks sir
No problem
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How to participate tournament and how be a rated player how to calculated rated etc please make video this related
At 5:28 he says, taking e5 is not an option because fxe5 leads to a losing position, but what about Nxe5? That one looks viable with a fair exchange opening up by exchanging pawns and knights. Any thoughts?
What do you mean? That's protected three times. No fair exchange there; you just lose a piece
looks like knight to g4 is a bad move 8 for black in kurajica and dxe5 is better
Hi after Bb5+ black should play Nc6 if d5 a6 dxc6 bb5 dxc6 Qb6 to preveny Nd5 directly nd5 qxc6 bb3 and c4 black is ok here
good video the austrian attack is good but i think 150 attack will be more aggressive
Oh, yeah. It will:D
@@HangingPawns oooo, here I had thought the reverse was true in that the Austrian being the most formidable. "PLEASE DO EXPLAIN" .. Thanks, .. Mike.
At 5:41 f6 don't give advantage to black. Example: 15.Bc4+ Kh8 16.h4 Nxe5 17.Bxe7 Nbd7 18.Bxf8 Nxf8 19.Bd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Qxd5 21.Rxd5 Ned7 22.Ne4 Re8 23.Nd6 Re7 24.Ra5 fxg5 25.hxg5 Bg7 26.Rxa7.
Bravo Mario!
15:40 formasi 2 kuda
Do you know why it is called the Austrian Attack ?
Yes Please
Maybe because Pirc was born in Austria-Hungary. I know Pirc's is the defense against it, but they seem inextricably linked in chess terminology.
21:56 why would those moves be forced?
Because when someone plays d6, they're going to play g6 bg7, and knight out. Not technically forced, but when someone plays d6 and then does something else, it's because they don't know what they're doing. (d6 signals their opening) Like if I play d4 and bf4, I'm playing the London, so I'm going to go for my pyramid pawn structure.
If 13.h3 like at 6:33 then not 13...Nh6? but 13...Bh6!. Then all three top-level games I found continued 14.Ng5! exf4 15.Nxf7! Rxf7 16.hxg4 Bg5. Two ended in draw and black won one.
Interesting but this is probably the worst line one can play with white which is still winning according to Computers. It should have been even more top players. White made obvious mistake lol 😂
Just came back to this vid after watching the introductory one. Great content keep it up. I really enjoy learning theory for modern openings like the pirc.
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I love learning from your videos even though I never achieve these positions in the games I play
I guess that just means you're more prepared than your opponents at the moment. But when your opponents are prepared you'll be ready!
Because you don't really study them. Me neither tbh. I play a lot of blitz and usually I don't remember move by move either, but the ideas are thrre and they guide the first 5-10 moves.
@@MV-ch3mm first 10 moves are all I think we need, should be enough weaknesses in opponents play by then to guide us
@@Nick2014B that sounds like a good rule for a solid repertoire
@@curtislevey7639 OUTSTANDING REPLY!
I agree as a Pirc Defense player I only play 5.c5. I know it's not the best move to play because after takes you wasted time but so much simpler to play and almost everyone plays takes. I only got the bishop to check a few times and never thought it was any good because they just trade. I think I only got e5 once in a blitz game against a higher rated opponent and got crushed. Now I understand why and knowing that forced draw is really good for both sides.
It takes effort in presenting such complete understanding, Thank You for your Generosity here and on all your over he top outstanding Videos! ... Mike.
Great video, I learned a lot, thank you. Your teaching style is excellent,
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If you want to get a blast of pure theory, Stjepan is the man. Great stuff. Been learning the French, like the Kings Indian defence for d4, thought I would try the pirc as an alternative to the French, so these videos are very useful.
I am also a KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE player. And Caro Kann was my favourite and I learned it completely with Stjepan.
Is French actually good? Cuz I always seem to crush it (1950 level) and I tried it long time back but wasn't a good one. Caro Kann is very good and won me 50 percent games
This channel is a great find. Tons of videos and superb training to develop my game play. I have subscribed and shared with others. 😀
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I have a question, I often play the move h3, mainly to stop black's knight from taking white's dark square bishop (so i can exchange on h6), and also it restricts black's light square bishop from pinning the knight on f3. Is this a waste of a tempo?
I think it is. You should aim for positions in which you get to exchange without h3. Perhaps going for an earlier f5, Be3, Qd2, Bh6?
OUTSTANDING QUESTION!
Thank you very much for wonderful video with wonderful instruction techniques which I used your technique while I study my opening repertoire
Could you please make videos on hedgehog opening
Thank you
i just wondering why didn't you include the old steinitz variation in your ruy lopez series? does that variation got already refuted or not that common anymore?
I wanted to cover the main variations. It seemed like the series would be 30 videos if I went through all of them (kind of what I did with the Sicilian later)
There is a channel with all variations of the ruy lopez.
ruclips.net/video/GUUaVzQQs0c/видео.html
32 videos if you want. it is very interesting. the guy did not put it in a playlist so you have to look for them
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@@yann7196 Thanks Yann for the link to our community on this Ch. Much Appreciated, we have an excellent Circle here. ... Mike.
Very helpful. Thanks!
computer says you are wrong at 6:21
Had to come watch this again, it's just excellent work and most appropriated Blessings your way from Oregon & Thank You. ... Mike.!
wonderful variations to consider. as a pirc player, the way i audibly gasped at the white pawn to e6. i'll have nightmares.
Thanks a lot bro great videos
HERE HERE!! Beter then so many others I have searched out. Best your way, .. Mike.
Mora jedan lajk za ovako dobar video
Hvala Mladene:)
David Everything in Defense and Attack in the Pirc is a #1 fascination for me in Chess Oline
Won't work against Harry the H pawn
Great video
Thanks:)
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Used the kurajica variation in a tournament game yesterday to get my highest otb elo win ever! Besides that it was just fun to play, we had opposite side castling I gave up an exchange for two pawns and had my h pawn on h7 for most of the game. Thanks for your awesome content!
Sure, and if Black plays Ng4, I simply go back with Bg1 and later h3 and return to Be3. The position is closed anyway