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Vasja Pirc (/ ˈ p ɪər t s / PEERTS; Slovene pronunciation: [ˈʋâːsja ˈpîːɾt͡s]) (December 19, 1907 – June 2, 1980) [1] was a Yugoslav chess player. He is best known in competitive chess circles as a strong exponent of the hypermodern defense now generally known as the Pirc Defence .
The tournament was won by Vasja Pirc. First three players were tied for 1st, so they played champions play-off. First three players were tied for 1st, so they played champions play-off. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
4th SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship N° Player (age) Wins Draws Losses Total Points 1 IM Svetozar Gligorić (25): 11: 3: 3: 12.5: 2 GM Vasja Pirc (41): 10: 5: 2: 12.5: 3 IM Petar Trifunović (38) : 7: 10
The 10th anniversary championship of Yugoslavia was played in the National Assembly of Vojvodina in Novi Sad.The reserve player, Master Nikola Karaklajić, played the draw of his life against Gligorić in the last round (otherwise he would have played an additional match with him for the title) and deservedly and convincingly won the title.
The Pirc Defence, named after Slovenian grandmaster Vasja Pirc, is a relatively new opening; while it was seen on occasion in the late nineteenth century, it was considered irregular, thus remaining a sideline.
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers orders the arrest of three military officers for crimes committed during the Kosovo War in 1999. [ 13 ] 23 December: The Central Election Commission bans the Serb List from standing in the 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election , citing its refusal to recognise Kosovo as an independent state and its ties to the ...
The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation (Grossdeutscher Schachbund) as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events.
7th Olympiad at Stockholm 1937, third board (+10 –2 =5) 8th Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939, third board (+11 –2 =4). In all, he took ten Olympic medals (six for a team – one gold at Hamburg, two silver, three bronze, and four individuals – two silver in 1935 and 1939, two bronze in 1933 and 1937).