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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 1953 SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship was the 9th edition of SFR Yugoslav Chess Championship.Held in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia, SR Croatia.The tournament was won by Vasja Pirc.
The first six from the 1953 SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship had a direct right to participate: Vasja Pirc, Braslav Rabar, Andrija Fuderer, Borislav Milić, Dragoljub Janošević and Svetozar Gligorić, as well as members of the Olympic team: Petar Trifunović and Aleksandar Matanović.
The tournament was won by Svetozar Gligorić and Vasja Pirc. [1] [2] Table and results. 4th SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship N° ...
Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu (born 17 May 1982) is a Kosovan jurist and politician who is the current president of Kosovo since 2021. [5] [6] Osmani was born and raised in Titova Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) and studied law at the University of Pristina and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
A distinction is usually drawn between the Pirc and lines where Black delays the development of his knight to f6, or omits it altogether; this is known as the Modern or Robatsch Defence. The tenth edition of Modern Chess Openings (1965) grouped the Pirc and Robatsch together as the "Pirc–Robatsch Defense".
In April 1936 he tied for 4th/5th at Novi Sad (YUG-ch, Vasja Pirc won). In July 1936, he took equal 6th at Bad Poděbrady ; ( Salo Flohr won), despite having led the tournament after nine games with a score of 8-1.
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