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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 ]
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 ...
An unusual deviation for Black is 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6, which can transpose to the Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defence after 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Be2 0-0 7.Be3 c5 8.0-0 cxd4 9.Nxd4. An unusual but quite reasonable deviation for White is 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3.
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 Schach-Olympia 1936 took place in Munich between August 17 and September 1, 1936. In that extra-Olympiad (non-FIDE) 208 participants, representing 21 countries, played 1680 games. In that extra-Olympiad (non-FIDE) 208 participants, representing 21 countries, played 1680 games.
PIRC may refer to: Vasja Pirc, chess grandmaster; Parental Information and Resource Centers, ... This page was last edited on 26 June 2024, at 11:02 (UTC).
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).