Der Englische Igel improvers Pirc Defense (1

Pirc Defense (1

FIDE-Meister Jerzy Konikowski

offering a treasure-trove for the Rubinstein fan and chess aficionado

Global Domination

Wijk aan Zee 2003

Der Englische Igel improvers Pirc Defense (1On this DVD, Slovakian grandmaster Lubomir Ftacnik presents the hedgehog structure with its phenomenal potential for active counterplay by Black. The appeal of elastic piece development around dynamic pawns is so great that the concept has been applied to many openings. The author has deliberately limited his overview to the English hedgehog, with an emphasis on the challenges after the centralization of the white queen 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6