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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 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.
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".
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
Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907–1980) Rudolf Pitschak (Czechoslovakia, US, 1902–1988) Karl Pitschel (Austria, 1829–1883) Aaron Pixton (US, born 1986)
PIRC may refer to: Vasja Pirc, chess grandmaster; Parental Information and Resource Centers, a program in the U.S. Department of Education; Pensions & Investments Research Consultants, a proxy advisor in the UK; Pittsburgh International Race Complex, a race track in Wampum, Pennsylvania
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.