Bestselling author Viktor Moskalenko takes on another important chess opening! The Pirc and Modern are flexible openings, rich in strategic and tactical ideas. They feature in the repertoire of great players like Kramnik, Grischuk and Ivanchuk, but are also quite popular at club level.
Moskalenko, a renowned champion of dynamic play, highlights the ideas and plans, offers invaluable insights into transpositions and pawn structures, and reveals numerous novelties and new resources in well-known lines for both Black and White.
In his usual crystal clear style, with a light touch, Moskalenko takes the reader by the hand and shares his own wide experiences and deep analysis in the Pirc-Modern. Great opening instruction and a joy to read!
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Moskalenko wisely avoids the repertoire format, providing multiple replies to each white system. This approach should help Pirc players cultivate that essential virtue, flexibility. The main attractions are the accessible and enthusiastic explanations.
A fantastic book on the Pirc-Modern! When you play the Pirc, or against it, you cannot do without it.
Moskalenko is up-to-date, his recommendations are easy to understand, he always points at equally playable alternatives, always includes must-play moves and he enriches theory. This is not only a presentation of theory in both openings but also a guide on how to play them. An excellent book.
Myriad plans and setups are thoroughly discussed and helpfully summarized. Along the way, plenty of resources are provided for meeting each white system.
--Paul Kane; Manchester Chess Federation
