Pirc Defense vs The Austrian Attack | Chess Lesson # 73

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The Austrian attack is one of the most dangerous systems a Pirc defense player can face. In this lesson, your coach will show you the way he handles it in tournaments and informal games. Likewise, you will learn the different lines and variations you should prepare and study. We will break down some of the main lines, but it is ultimately your job to pick what you like the most and study it.
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[@NMRobertRamirez]

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[@mikasalol6116]

my rating went from 1100 to 1500 after I spent like 2 weeks memorizing all the lines and ideas of the pirc, my middle game and endgame were decent but I never had a solid opening and would always blunder like 5-10 moves in, I’ve been able to stay consistently in the 1500 range but my peak was 1572, honestly the most solid opening I’ve ever seen thank you

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Well, congrats on such a big jump! And thank you so much for sharing your progress with me. It is always a pleasure to read comments like your. Keep it up!

[@tutorthony3996]

"Get the main ideas, play, play, play, gather experience, and build on it." Another gem of wisdom from you Sir NM Robert! So precious! Thank you! 🔶️!!

[@podunkest]

I love how much time you spend answering our questions in the comments, you're a gem and this channel is deserving of way more attention and subs. You're a wonderful teacher and have helped me a ton by diving in deeper into theory than some other educators on KZbin. But you also don't go too crazy and make it seem overwhelming, it's a gift. Thank you, sir. I am constantly referring back to many of your videos now that I've actually purchased and have been studying several books. These videos are such a good go-between from books to the board.

[@RaptureReady2025]

Im 1330 Rn and these deep dives into PIRC are fantastic. Be good to see more live games using the PIRC. Great chess teaching channel right here!!! 😀✊✅🔥👍🏼

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hey Mark! it's great to hear you are finding all this theory interesting. And yes, I will make sure to post more lessons just playing games using the Pirc 👍 Thanks for your kinds words!

[@naimas8120]

What is your rating now?

[@stoplisten5439]

what is your rating now after 3 years of Pirc defense, do you still use it?

[@RaptureReady2025]

@@stoplisten5439 I actually don’t PIRC now. I play Sicilian Najdorf as black, or I play the KID. I’m currently 1600 ELO in rapid and blitz. I have recently stopped playing online to focus on chessable training. Am working through a chess structures course. I feel like I wasted a lot of time playing bullet with no development, and now I feel that bullet isn’t helping me develop my rapid chess calculations. For me, I need to commit to chessable training for the next several months. I think that will then get me from 1600 to 1900. How about you? ❤️

[@stoplisten5439]

@@RaptureReady2025 Hi, thank you for your reply. I totally agree on leaving fast chess in order to improve, I did this my self and it worked. I am currently 1944 DWZ (German rating system), and at this rating range it's so close to ELO. And recently I noticed that whenever I play with black, I get in trouble from the opening if my opponent was well prepared against my basic openings with black. I always fight to draw or wait for my opponent to blunder a tactical or positional move when I play with black. And now I'm trying to find a system like PIRC to study it deeply to play it against almost everything that white can play. I tried it online, and I won a lot of games, and I kind of like it, but I'm still not sure whether to play this OTB or not.

[@shawnhorton2000]

Best chess lesson I have ever seen

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you, Shawn!

[@FeriFeri-wp7jb]

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[@s.j9116]

Thank you for your work! I would also like to mention that the move repetition (starting the lines from move 1) from the last videos was very helpful for me and not annoying at all.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome! And thank you for letting me know. Your feedback helps me understand what you guys find useful. I will certainly take it into consideration for future lessons!

[@elnath7630]

I agree good balance with move repetition and short recaps.

[@adamblomquist5581]

Totally agree. Without the repetition I would be lost.

[@kitsunewhisker]

I’m starting to really appreciate the Pirc after being skeptical initially thanks to this amazing lesson series - thanks for your calm teaching style and your enthusiasm. I make notes and use an engine while watching your videos. I like the way you emphasize learning concepts rather than memorizing specific lines. Guided discovery!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Thomas! You are more than welcome. I really appreciate your feedback and hope you continue to enjoy this opening 👍 Feel free to ask me any questions you might have!

[@someguy1717]

This lesson is tough at first to realize how much you have to remember but when combined with the prior one, is going to help me with every opening not just the Pirc. Most appreciated. Thanks Robert.

[@tutorthony3996]

"The power of knowing the theory, the best way to continue!" A very instructional precept! I never realized that, NM Robert, Sir! Thank you!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome, Anthony! Glad to know you found some value in this lesson 👍

[@rolandramanan]

Been trying to study the Pirc a bit to improve and so glad I discovered your videos. You explain things from a very natural perspective and really break it down. Thanks

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thanks a lot for your feedback, Roland! It means a lot. Let me know if you have any questions as you go through the lessons 👍

[@krrishchourasia7552]

8:25 picking up on g2 after bishop e2 is a blunder cause after bishop g3 the queen is trapped 😢😢

[@kenstephens7747]

I don't have any visual memory so I don't usually get anything out of opening themed videos, like for instance I would watch 12 hours of an opening and still only remember the first 2 or 3 moves that I knew before watching. So what I'm after is the rationale behind these moves and you don't get that much of this normally, but the videos in this series excel at their teaching and even the opening ones do. I worked my way up from lesson 11 on, and there's quite a few opening ones to come but I'm going to watch them all and not skip over them as not worthy of my time, these are all worthy, even to those of us who can neither visualize nor remember visually. I depend purely on analysis and am super happy I found this series to help me do that better!

[@towtruckn]

Robert thanks for the great video; @ 17:53 after 5...c5 6.dxc5, Qa5 instead of the mainline 7.Bd3 there is the odd looking 7.Qe2. After 7...Qxc5 8. Be3 Qa5 9.Qb5+ white looks to trade of Queens and the result is that in almost all lines white comes away with at least a +0.5 advantage.

[@_GkT_]

e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 f4 Bg7 : e5 (before c5) - 7:23 (takes with f pawn) Nxd5 - 8:10 Ne4 - 9:11 (takes with d pawn) - 9:58 Nf3 c5 dxc5 Qa5 : cxd6 - 16:40 Bd3 - 19:51 Qe2 Qxc5 Be3 Qa5 0-0 Nc6 Qb5 Qxb5 Bxb5 Bg4 Qd3 Qxc5 Be3 Qa5 0-0 Nc6 Qb5 Qxb5 Bxb5 Bg4 Qd4 0-0 cxd7 Nxe4 Qxe4 Bxc3+ bxc3 Qxc3+ Kf3 Qxa1 dxe7 Re8 [ Bc4 Qf6 */* Ba3 Nc6 Bc4 Qc3 (trade bishops) */* Ba3 Nc6 Ng5 Qxa2 Bc4 Qxa3 ] Nf3 c5 Bb5+ Bd7 : Bxd7+ - 22:31 e5 - 24:04 e6 fxe6 Ng5 Bxb5 [ Nxb5 Qa5+ Nc3 cxd4 b3 Qf5 Qe2 Kd7 */* Nxb5 Qa5+ c3 Qxb5 Nxe6 Qc4 ] e6 fxe6 Bxd7+ Qxd7 dxc5 Nc6 Bxd7+ Qxd7 h3 cxd4 [ Qxd4 Nc6 Qa4 Nh6 / Nxd4 dxe5 { fxe5 Nxe5 queen trade / Nb5 Nh6 Qxd7+ Kxd7 fxe5 Nc6 / Nf3 queen trade Nf6 } ] h3 cxd4 Qxd4 Bxb5 Nxb5 Nc6 Qa4 Nh6 Ng5 Bxb5 Nxb5 Qa5+ Nc3 cxd4 [ Qxg4 0-0 Bd2 dxc3 Bxc3 Qa4 / Qxd4 dxe5 Qc4 0-0 Bd2 Nc6 ] Nf3 c5 *d5* 0-0 B## e6 dxe6 fxe6 0-0 Nc6 a5 a6 e5 (after c5) Nfd7 : dxc5 dxe5 fxe5 0-0 e6 fxe6 exd6 0-0 [ dxe7 Qxe7+ { Qe2 Qxe2+ Bxe2 cxd4 / Be2 cxd4 Nxd4 Nb6 ### Rd8 } ] e6 fxe6 Bc4 cxd4 [ Qxd4 0-0 / Nxd4 dxe5 Nf3 0-0 ] Ng5 cxd4 e6 Nc5 exf7+ Kf8

[@ashadm.b.6380]

Thanksss

[@_GkT_]

@ashadm.b.6380 u just reminded me of the times I used to tryhard chess n I didn't know about lichess study 😭😭

[@tutorthony3996]

Great elucidation on the Austrian attack, NM Robert!👍 🙋‍♂️👍

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Glad you felt that way, Anthony! 👍

[@tutorthony3996]

@@NMRobertRamirez Yes, NM Robert, I am now an avid aficionado of the Pirc Defense! Please stay safe always! 🙏🙋‍♂️🙏

[@mehdila6144]

i have a question on minute 8:23 if he did Be2 and we pick up the pawn by Qxg2 and after he did Bf3 attacking the queen how can we save it or their is another trick here . because i did it and i dont found it heheh i review now all lessons of variations of the pirc hehe

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Mehdi! You are right. That was my mistake. In that case, we have to do what we would do if they played Ne2. We continue with c5 to break their center. I am pinning this comment to appear at the top for people to know. Thanks a lot for bringing it up 💪

[@mehdila6144]

@@NMRobertRamirez ah ok heheh :D thank you very much that's what i thought. break the center with c5 and after that we can also put even more pressure on the pin with Bg4 etc etc hehehe thank you very much for being there. :) I keep learning its variations now hehe and it's super cool!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@mehdila6144 💪😎

[@mehdila6144]

@@NMRobertRamirez heheh :D

[@kelvinchristianbayaua3783]

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[@perrybuenavista8989]

I am a player around 2000 rating and I am still learning a lot ! I am beginning to like the Pirc Defense. Thanks NM Robert!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome, Perry! Thanks a lot for your kind words and please, let me know if you ever have any questions 👍

[@1968laugro]

Thank you. I really liked the attached pdf files which were easily entered as a study in Lichess. I'm also planning to enter the other variations.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are welcome, Laurent! Feel free to explore other variations I did not provide. Maybe you find something you like better. By the way, did you enter it as a study in Lichess manually or is there a way to import the PDF?

[@1968laugro]

@@NMRobertRamirez All manually, which is fine because it makes me watch the video's again and input each variation at the correct move. I'm not sure how to proceed, but I could share the study. I will obviously add variations in due time.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@1968laugro yes, that repetition certainly helps us memorize the lines. I think that in order to share it, you have to click on "add members" and put their Lichess username. However, although I know you might not mind it, I think you should not make it public since you will be adding the specific lines you like and will play in tournaments. Again, maybe this is not a big deal to you, but keep it in mind just in case you end up showing everyone what your preparation is 😎

[@edoardocasagrande7471]

Hi @NMRobertRamirez i want to thank you for your videos which are very instructive and precise and we all can agree on the fact that with this kind of content you're probably the best chess channel on youtube 😉 btw just a thing, because at 8:25 after Be2 you can't take the pawn on g2 with the queen or else after Bf3 the queen is trapped

[@mushfiquealam6895]

I learnt czeck pirc watching your videos. It got me to 1600 but now im stuck. Thats why im learning the main pirc from you. Wish me luck so that i can progress further and thank you so much for teaching us. Your method of teaching and the contents are amazing

[@mehdila6144]

thaannkk you master !!! after having seen and reviewed all the lessons of pirc. I tried it in games. unfortunately my opponents opt for classic variation hehe. I won I think 19/20 games. i made a blunder in a game heheh. but what I wanted to tell you that if we understand the variants very well by playing them. we will have a lot of strategic and tactical ideas later with a very good position. I also started to read a book called (pirk alert a complet deffence agaist e4) and it is great. I've been reading it for a week with the review of your lessons and my tactics training etc. but really a big thank you !!! you are a really generous man. thank you for the section on your website and all the humble efforts you make. thank you very much master. I think if you haven't shown or taught me anything. sure I will learn things but not at this speed not of this quality. I will never forget it. ps: this poor lesson will now be seen and reviewed and reviewed and reviewed ... each position will be reproduced on the chessboard. with the cylicone board which is tortured xD and my notebook which asks me to stop because I also torture it :(

[@NMRobertRamirez]

hehe congrats on that, Mehdi! 19/20 is really good. I don't think I have such a good score with the Pirc hehe And yes, these lines should be reviewed until you understand and memorize them. Although, you should take it easy and also work on the other areas of the game, but I know you are also doing that 👍 I will take a look at that book. It sounds interesting!

[@mehdila6144]

@@NMRobertRamirez hehe yes but my opponents were between 1500 and 1900. otherwise if you want a link to download it I send it to you. he is great . concerning my studies. I review my strategy studies. with hours of puzzles and tactics. my 15 hours of chess a day I try to organize my time so that my brain stays awake in terms of tactics etc. because the opening alone. only helps you to have a good position you have to be strong on the middle game and end game. find strategies. bring the opponent be in a positional and strategic game or be an open game and tactics etc. everything is important. that's why I'm reviewing my lessons. even beginner lessons. I notice that I forgot things. thank you very much for all you do for me. really you help me a lot

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Excellent, Mehdi! I knew you are serious about your training. That's why I said I knew you are doing it right. keep it up!

[@mehdila6144]

@@NMRobertRamirez thank you so much. you know if i win any championship it will be for you. for your efforts you too. I will always be with you even if I reach my goals. I will never forget him . the least thing to thank you for is for working hard and for making each of your tips and lessons important. so that I can give you back at least half of what you gave me because I think I will never be able to give you all back. because you have done a lot !!! I wish you all the success in the world and your family. brother. thanks again and again

[@banzaiburger9589]

Very often, white pushes d5, and it transitions to old Benoni, which I am comfortable with. Thank you so muc Mr. Ramirez. Your videos are so valuable.

[@amitcarp]

I am so grateful for your Pirc videos, I went up about a 100 points in my Rapid Lichess rating (just crossed 1700) in the last week since I discovered your videos! You're a great teacher! I prefer playing black now lol

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Ik now the feeling 😎💪 Remember you can play these same systems as white 👍

[@shadyemad9676]

really appreciate the contentent.......would be more than interested if this turned into a whole series of all the pirc variations and line

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! I created a playlist in my channel where I plan to continue to add more lessons about the Pirc defense. I want to provide you guys with everything you need to make it to master level and this is certainly a part of it. Now, we are going to take a break from openings and work on middle and endgames, but we will talk about Pirc again soon 👍

[@tomw7784]

When Bb5, would N(f)d7 be an okay move to avoid problems if they push e5? I would like to see that move considered

[@vidyangwagh1303]

Coach I have a question in 3:07 that when we play Qa5 what if our opponent takes the pawn on d6 because if we take it with e pawn it becomes an isolated pawn.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Vidyang! The trick is that if they do cxd6, we have Nxe4 and now their pinned knight form c3 is attacked by our queen, knight and bishop 👍

[@vidyangwagh1303]

But what if after Nxe4 dxe7 now we can't take with king otherwise we can't castle and that pawn also stop our king to castle. And also he can try to attack our queen and after our queen moves he can checkmate our king by playing Qd7.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@vidyangwagh1303 remember we have Nxc3 and if bxc3, we take again with our queen (check on their king) and then Nc6 cover the mate on d8 and gets ready to take on e7.

[@vidyangwagh1303]

@@NMRobertRamirez OH! I didn't see that nice and can you please make more videos on colle zukertort opening I will be very thankful 🙏🏻❤♥💖

[@jeraldmcgowin4162]

@@vidyangwagh1303 I would also like to see more videos on the Colle, classical Colle, ect and when to play the Colle or when to go to the London system and how to tell the difference, a PDF file would help a lot.

[@miquelbouzasmante6344]

minute 6:55 , the summary on the right of the screen is great for taking notes and then studying ....

[@kingsleyc.649]

At 27:48 after playing bishop f2 what do you think it looks like I’m in trouble because the two knights are attacking

[@Dannil1]

I am so grateful for your chess website, I have learned much, I look forward to advancing my chess tournament play with your teachings.

[@aleksinjos]

@nmramirez can you show the variation if they do not push both E4 and D4 at the beginning? Many 1500 players won't push both..

[@SohamTatar]

um I'm sorry did you just say ( 8:26 ) 9. Be2 Qxg2?? Isn't queen trapped after Bf3??

[@tanjy9859]

4:28 What if white doesn't capture your knight but instead just plays pawn a3 kicking out your queen? After which wouldn't he get a free knight?

[@tventhusi]

Hello sorry I’m sure no one will see this but I was just wondering, at 3:06 can’t white do pawn xD6? What does black do there?

[@queennine]

He goes over that move @16:40 and why its bad

[@tventhusi]

@@queennine legend 🙏

[@slifer0081]

Thanks, im 1550 and only now considered more mainline moves in the austrian attack. Never thought about playing c5 so early before even castling. Thank you so much for the video!

[@slifer0081]

8 months, 20000 puzzles, 1000 games later I am still 1550 playing the same moves lol

[@Chess_After_40-v1s]

So helpful Ram Rob, thank you!

[@saggiomallo]

Tysm it really helped me 🎉🎉

[@krystiantkaczewski]

Robert Thank you for a wonderful video. I have one question in move of c5 (White) if black instead dxc5 will play d5 what is best move. Thank you for your answer.

[@chessstrategiesbyaaron5519]

Can you also make a video about the Lions defence against the Austrian attack which is also another variation of the pirc defence...

[@jbennett1618]

@2:28 c5 , not as shown Bc5+ yields Advantage for white. @4:35 c5 can be met by Bb5+ his follow up to move 8.white needs not play certain things on move 8 the differentiations I will reply to this post in the future yet these parts are most crucial to know how white garners advantage to know these deep will profit white's advantage the more

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Joseph! I would be happy to clarify some things. I just do not understand what you mean exactly. I think you might have put the wrong time stamps. Let me know 👍

[@culafu1423]

Almost 80% of your vidoes I wached .thank for your xtra ordinary teaching!!!Verrrrrry Goooood

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome! Thank you for your kind words! 👍😎

[@hyundongkim3818]

Definitely the best lessons for pirc. I am playing pirc as main thanks to you. I have a few confusions throughout. Could you do a lesson on when is the right timing to play e5 break? Sometimes my opponent plays e5 before and miss the timing which gives me a hard time.

[@vassiliosavlonitis5813]

Dear Robert I am a subscriber and enjoy your videos. On the 8:27, when you suggest, if Be2, to pick up the pawn on g2, then Bf3 traps the queen.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! Yes, that was my mistake 😬 In that case, we should do c5 instead 👍

[@Jarkenza]

Hey, I’ve been recently getting back into chess and I was wondering how you’d counter 7.h3? The set up is exactly like on 24:07 except there was no Bb5 so I never needed to do Bd7. White moved their pawn to e5 so I moved my knight to g4 where it got attacked by h3.

[@someguy1717]

h3 may force some exchanges but ultimately Nh6 then head to Nf5.

[@RafaelReis-cd5yu]

Thank you very much for these videos!

[@ChelsieKho]

on minute 8:25 what if he blocks with the queen?

[@thejason5276]

You are a very good chess teacher. I have learned a great deal from your videos.

[@Osm860]

May I ask after I put my Queen to h line he will put the Bishop d2

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! Do you mean after White plays dxc5?

[@sikander73]

in this pirc defence i am facing a problem can you please explain what to do e4 , d6, d4 ,Nc3.........................g6, Qd3 , Bg7 ,Be2, 0-0, and the there is the e5 pawn push troubling

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! You can simply do dxe5 followed by Qxd3 and Nfd7 👍

[@sikander73]

@@NMRobertRamirez thank you will try it out ....what if I don't want to trade queens

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@sikander73 then consider Nfd7 directly 👍

[@travisnobleart]

Thank you for this. Your thoughts on 5. ... Na6 before pushing C5?

[@portalthunder6775]

At 10:34 Instead of king to d8, why not move the knight to a6 protecting the pawn?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! In that case, their f1-bishop would take our knight 👍

[@rdcal]

Loving this. Thank you.👍

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are more than welcome! 👍💪

[@exuviumisopods]

23:55 I would capture with the other Knight to develop him as well. If I capture with the left Knight I undevelop that Knight. So, is there a way to win the Austrian attack with the Pirc Defense?

[@sussexstreet5471]

Sorry for the dumb question but what stops white playing 7. Bd2? This would unpin the knight so Nxe4 is no longer possible. No one ever covers this so I guess it must be something obvious but I have not seen it yet. Help me catch up?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! No problem at all. Feel free to ask as many questions as you need to understand these lessons. Do you mean 7.Bd2 after 5...,c5 6.dxc5, Qa5?

[@sussexstreet5471]

Yes exactly that sequence. Do we simply play Qxc5? Could try something more aggressive like Qb4 but this can lead to some dubious positions with responses like e5 or cxd6?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@sussexstreet5471 I think Qc5 is the way to continue and we basically get into the same main line. They will need to do Bd3-Qe2 in order to play Be3 and be able to kick our queen out to castle 👍

[@vijyantmehrotra8119]

I have not faced Austrian attack before , but now I am confident thanks dear

[@rancoforte6434]

24:50 if he does h3? What should I do? According to you

[@darkenedblade2585]

I have a question: My opponent went e4 f4 and didn’t play d4. Do I proceed with similar plans?

[@growwithsomangshu1463]

Congrats on 20 k subs!!Didn't make notes earlier doing that now... Takes a lot of time but it's worth it

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you so much! And glad to see you back here taking note 👍. This is a good variation to revisit from time to time.

[@angel_machariel]

Nice tip perhaps: watch Seirawan's lecture on the st Louis Chess Club channel named "opening ideas : Pirc Defense". There he covers the Austrian attack and how Seirawan played against it.

[@michaelwalsh564]

First Robert, these videos are tremendous - you are talented teacher! Second, I've been playing the Pirc and I've been facing 2. f4 quite a bit. Should we just play our normal Pirc setup against that, assuming the Austrian Attack is probably coming, or do you have another recommendation? I found a LiChess study where Black played 2. ... d5, but that seems odd moving that d pawn a second time so early.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Michael! Thanks a lot for your kind words 🙌 Have you been playing the Czech Pirc (lesson # 51) or the regular Pirc (lesson # 69)?

[@michaelwalsh564]

@@NMRobertRamirez - I started out playing the Czech Pirc, but then switched to the regular Pirc when your video series about it come online.

[@michaelwalsh564]

@NM Robert Ramirez - BTW - are you hinting that 2.f4 is addressed one of the previous videos and I need to review them?

[@siddharthjain2799]

hi robert plz provide the study where u have written your pirc vs austrian repertoire

[@JakrikBoldak]

At @17:06 minute what to do if Bb5 ?

[@GarciaPics]

I am watching this video multiple times... I wish I could give it a Like every single time. Thank you, Robert.

[@raining1975]

Note that making these probably helps learn it but for the lazy: lichess.org/study/sB2IVGYW listudy.org/en/studies/j2f972-pirc-austrian Hopefully I didn't make any mistakes, I included the change from the pinned comment. I included a chapter which has all of Mr NM Robert Ramirez's recommended moves so that in the listudy you can select that chapter to test all the moves since I don't think there is a way to study multiple chapters at the same time in listudy.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thanks a lot, Matthew! 🙌👍

[@meechum]

Hi Coach, would you still recommend 5. ... c5 if the opponent plays 5. Bd3 instead of Nf3? 1.e4, d6 2.d4, Nf6 3.Nc3, g6 4.f4, Bg7 5.Bd3, c5?! Thing is, if 6. dxc5 6. ... Qa5 doesn't seem to not make sense.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Excellent question, Mario! You are right about that. The main question to ask ourselves is what changes when they do not develop their knight to f3? They do not have so much control over d4 and e5. So, what if we try to take advantage of it? It is recommended to play 5..., Nc6 hitting the d4-pawn and if Nf3, then Bg4. I personally like to take advantage of their lack of control over e5. So, I do 5..., e5 right away. If they do fxe5, then dxe5 and if dxe5 then, Ng4 getting the e5-pawn back and they have an isolated e4-pawn. Hope this makes sense 👍

[@meechum]

@@NMRobertRamirez Makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much coach!

[@SushanthP-ng9ot]

I think Qxg2 is a big mistake as Bf3, and the queen is in troube @8:22

[@thecalendarninja]

NM Ramírez do you have a lesson on the Smith Morra Gambit and the Danish Gambit for white? Danish is my goto as white.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! Not yet, but they are in line 👍💪

[@133anfas8]

If you have any studies that you made about this in Lichess, would you please share the invite link, it'd would be very helpful

[@NMRobertRamirez]

I did not do it, but another subscriber of the channel did. Here is the link. I think he actually included other variations, so make sure you click on the chapter you need 👍 lichess.org/study/AczKyouZ

[@133anfas8]

@@NMRobertRamirez Saved my life

[@brucewayne2184]

Someone actually played this against me after watching your video #69 on the pirc. He beat me but I played with 71% accuracy and he played with 91% in blitz. Which is weird cuz he was only rated 800 lol.

[@jeraldmcgowin4162]

Could you list all the lessons that the Pirc is featured in? I am very interested in the Pirc. Also i am looking for the PDF file you mentioned, can't seem to find it. Do you have a PDF file for all the Pirc lessons?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Jerald! Please, feel free to check put the entire playlist where I put all the Pirc lessons. Also, you can find the PDF and other useful posts on the community tab of my channel 👍 PDF: kzbin.info/door/zalw8TnI9ynLIfOOcyVrsAcommunity?lb=UgwfbwmuzsqtHhiT2fp4AaABCQ Pirc playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLQKBpQZcRycrdFv_RC9rovYN1Wh6F_JPR

[@jeraldmcgowin4162]

@@NMRobertRamirez thank you for your reply. i found the pdf and printed it. but i would like to see pdf for the other variations too. I liked your Colle and London setup, what do you look for to decide if you will play the colle or london?

[@RedGaming23]

I had a look at your website lessonswith robert but I can't find a price for the online lessons anywhere? I didn't want to 'schedule my 1st lesson' without knowing what the price is?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Absolutely! Feel free to fill out the "contact form" to learn about price 👍

[@unicumcro3523]

Didnt now about comnunity, great bro, keep going

[@NMRobertRamirez]

👍💪😎

[@dailybibleinspiration]

Hello NM Ramirez, I have a couple of questions please. Can I use the Pirc opening as white? And what opening as white do you like or prefer the best? Thank you sir. Kind Regards, Mitch

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Mitch! You can certainly use this same system as white as you saw I did in this lesson. However, just know it is not called the Pirc Defense. As white, I prefer to play 1.e4. And if they continue with 1..., e5 I have always played the Scotch game and I also like the Ruy Lopez.

[@dailybibleinspiration]

@@NMRobertRamirez Okay great, thank you. I was using the London system and it works great against lower rated players, but having trouble against the better players. I don’t know how to adjust my lines yet with there tricky moves. So much to learn it gets a bit overwhelming at times, but I’m having fun. I am definitely going to stay with and learn the Pirc as black, but I dont know which opening would be best for me as white. I am 1600 rated on Chess.com, what do you think would be the best opening for me as white to stay with and learn all the lines? Thank you NM Ramirez.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@dailybibleinspiration I totally understand. Are you using the London with the ideas of castling opposite side or same side? If you have never truly learned how to play 1.e4, I think you should. You can see if you like the opening I went over in lesson # 34. Maybe you like it and it could help you get started. It is simple and easy to implement. In the interim, you can prepare the remaining lines of the king's pawn openings.

[@dailybibleinspiration]

@@NMRobertRamirez With the London I castle Q side most of the time and every time when they take my bishop and open the file for my rook on the opponent’s king side. I’m very aggressive with my attack, sometimes too aggressive. I will check out lesson #34 and see if that will be good for me. Thank you sir.

[@teacherlee3527]

My brother and I love your chess lessons. But can you do some more presentations on the Pirc? It would be great if you could present the latter half of your video in more detail - especially more lines dealing with Bishop B5, Knight E6 and pawn E5 advances from the white pieces. Thanks!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! Of course! When it comes to openings, I have a couple lessons on the King's Indian Defense and then next time we talk about openings, it will be to complete our Pirc preparation 👍

[@teacherlee3527]

@@NMRobertRamirez That is great news! My brother and I are completely into the Czech Pirc at the moment and only play that system on Chess.com with great results. At some point, we want to move on to the Pirc but we both still feel a bit unsure of it when dealing with the Austrian attack. The two lessons you did covering the Classical Variation and 150 Attack are excellent though and we admire your fluid style. We very much appreciate your lessons and look forward to more Pirc soon!

[@teacherlee3527]

Oh, and my brother just asked me if you can do a special lesson on The Czech Pirc vs the King's Indian as well - that would be a fantastic class!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@teacherlee3527 the best thing is that when you guys decide to adopt the regular Pirc, it will be fairly easy since you have experience with the Czech variation. Regarding the Austrian, do not even worry about it. Take a look at the lesson we had on it (# 73) if you haven't and with that information, you will know more about those positions than anyone who would play it vs you as white.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@teacherlee3527 does your brother mean the Czech Pirc playing vs King's Indian Attack or comparing it to the King's Indian Defense?

[@kriszed5329]

Good video. But what about the Czech Pirc (shown in your other video) against this kind of aggressive pawn attack? Seems that after 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 c6 white can still play f4. Is the suggested move still Qa5? And then play pawn e5 at some point?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Chris! Good question. Have you had the time to go over lesson # 57? We covered f4 vs the Czech Pirc in that lesson. If you watch it, let me know if it helps 👍

[@kriszed5329]

@@NMRobertRamirez okay, thanks a lot. Your videos are great. I've been playing the Pirc (badly) for years now (rating online is around 1750). Do you have any videos for playing against "the Byrne variation", where they attack the knight f6 with their bishop, (either with the Czech pirc or the fiancetto style) ?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@kriszed5329 I have not gone over it, but now that you mentioned it, I will make a note and try to squeeze a lesson about it at some point 👍I know it could be overwhelming.

[@kriszed5329]

@@NMRobertRamirez awesome. One more question (if you don't mind) . How would you decide whether to go with the Czech pirc or the original fiancetto style? The one with the fiancettoed bishop seems a bit more aggressive, but maybe less solid? The Czech pirc can almost be played against d4, so maybe better for me. I've been playing the Benoni/benko gambit against d4 and not much success at all

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@kriszed5329 feel free to ask me as many questions as you like. I think you eventually get to prefer one over the other one. I personally barely play the Czech variation. I think one should get started with the Czech Pirc, which is easy to start playing since it does not have so many variations and then move to something more dynamic. With that said, I like to have the Czech Pirc to surprise.

[@Addictive_me]

Could you (or anyone) give me some ideas on how to defend against whites bishop coming to h6 backed by their queen trying to force a trade on my g7 bishop? I was told the austrian attack is very common but I see this happen instead very often at my rating level (~1000 rating) I don't know if it's better to simply allow this trade and retake with my king, or ignore it and try to play for some other position on the board

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! We covered it on lesson # 70. Feel free to check out the full Pirc Defense Playlist 👍 See below: 1) Most recent video on it ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIC7f4xjoNxsoac 2) kzbin.info/aero/PLQKBpQZcRycrdFv_RC9rovYN1Wh6F_JPR

[@Addictive_me]

@@NMRobertRamirez Wow thanks so much man, love the content!

[@aniket_9998]

Hey! Robert, Recently discovered your channel and I am loving your videos on pirc(czech).Lost 5 out of 5 playing pirc main line. But this Czech is really good. Just wanted to ask if you can make a video on when to fianchetto bishop on g7 and when to go for b5, Qa5, Be7 Thank you

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Neil! Thanks a lot for your feedback. I truly appreciated! The important thing to remember is that the Czech Pirc (lesson # 51, 53) does not include g6. This one is more about trying to do e5 quickly and deploying our bishop to e7. The regular Pirc (lesson # 69, 70, 71, 74) is more about g6 and Bg7 and eventually we prepare the e5 push. The best way to get the hang of them is to watch the lessons where I am playing games with them (# 53 for the Czech Pirc and # 71 for the regular Pirc). That way you can see the plans and ideas of the opening and middlegame. Please, let me know if this makes sense 👍

[@aniket_9998]

@@NMRobertRamirez Yeah I know that g6 followed by Bg7 is pirc main line and different than Czech. I wanted to know if Czech Pirc is good for Austrian attack or Harmonic variation(e4, f4) or not

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@aniket_9998 yes, it is. Actually, the white pieces can choose to play f4 vs the Czech Pirc and we have to know how to play against it since it could be tricky. In lesson # 57 I went over it. Sorry that I keep referring you to other lessons, but just in case you would like to learn more about it.

[@aniket_9998]

@@NMRobertRamirez No I have actually watched all of your pirc videos. Thanks for the reply Looking forward for more pirc games

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@aniket_9998 👍

[@filluptank]

After pawn to c5 what if white goes queen to d3. When I play the engine white often moves the queen there

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! This line is not critical since it does not offer any challenges for Black. I would just do cxd4 - 0-0 and play Chess. Feel free to share a game where the engine played Qd3 and I will be happy to provide feedback on it 👍

[@Levo_D_Angelo]

i watched all 3 pirc videos to get an answer for "white plays bishop d3 and attacks later over the f4 pawn our g6 pawn. Thats the move im concerned about because it happens to me very often but i did not get an answer

[@TimJapan]

Thanks again. I really like this Pirc opening

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are welcome, Timothy! Glad to see you going over the lessons. Keep it up 💪

[@Grandcapi]

After 6...c5 the position reminds me of the Sicilian Dragon where White has played f4, but the structure is quite similar.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Exactly! 👍

[@stjerneskinnn]

9:17 What if they just take the knight?

[@Ayatollah-anonymous]

8:25 “If they do something like 9.Be2 then we do 9…Qxg2” looses the Queen to 10.Bf3

[@kirklandgavin6858]

this will be a weird question. The sheet next to the chess board with the opening moves and possible moves did you set it up or is it a book? I like how it is set up for studying.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! I did it myself, but I used the format from old Chess encyclopedias I used to get my theory from when I was a kid. Glad you liked it 👍

[@kirklandgavin6858]

@@NMRobertRamirez Okay thanks It gave me a good Idea for study. Still trying to figure out how to analyze my games I need to save them on my computer somehow and put in folders by opening.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

@@kirklandgavin6858 you got it. To save and analyze your games, use lichens.org. Take a look at lesson # 72 and lesson # 85 where I explain how to do it.

[@rainerausdemspring894]

There is a nice lesson on the Pirc - especially on 9. ... Qb4 - by Yasser Seiravan. His lessons are always fun😊

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Nice! He is great Can you pleasure share where to find it? 👍

[@rainerausdemspring894]

@@NMRobertRamirez Since links are not allowed: Search for "Seirawan Pirc". Very strange - you'll find two videos from 2013. One lasts 58:12 (this one!) and the second one 58:13. I understand that he even claims he discovered 9. ...Qb4. Enjoy 🙃

[@dannytran1587]

Thank you for this. Austrian attack caught me off guard since I’m used to defending against the samish.

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are welcome, Danny! We have all been there. Let me know how it goes next time you face the Austrian 👍

[@chessmaster685]

Thanks a lot! You’re good!

[@vijyantmehrotra8119]

Thanks for your guidance

[@MohammedAhmed-pc9ys]

Why did you choose the Austrian attack, 150 attack and London system to play against and not other openings??

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Mohammed! These are the different set-ups white can use against the Pirc and King's Indian Defense. Notice that I also went over the classical set-ups and others 👍

[@DomingoJrTiu]

What about the Bd2 line after Qa5?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello! It should be harmless since after Bd2, we can do Qxc5 👍

[@swick772]

9:18 what happens if they take the knight

[@bggines_1260]

5:18 which app can someone "store" this🤭..

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Hello Benjamin! On lesson # 72, we learned how to store it 👍

[@bggines_1260]

@@NMRobertRamirez ok, gotta view lesson #72🥰

[@queennine]

ugh 14:29 I played Bg4 the there was h3 BxN QxB then I played c5?? blahhh! I mixed up the lessons lol. Just a slip up. I've been watching all these lessons. #116, #96, #70, #57, #69, #97 lol practice practice!

[@ErixMarcanoRivera]

Robert, great series on the Pirc. Watching this variation, I think it would be good to cover The Dragon 🐉. What do you think?

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Thank you, Erix! The more you learn about Chess in general the better, but don't feel like you have to. The Dragon is a monster on its own, but if you have the time, by all means 💪😎

[@chilakashalemraju3668]

Superb. Thank you

[@Kangaroo-matttsui]

17:59 should be 7.Bb5+, not 7.Bb5.😮

[@dennismays5692]

Great but complicated lesson. I am very close to taking up the Pirc. Thanks!

[@NMRobertRamirez]

You are absolutely right. Just think how it would be for White since they do not get this often 🤓

[@mehdila6144]

for those who wonder if the opponent captured en d6 on minute 2:57 . and if he subsequently cut the pine with Bd2. he loses with this Qa5. we take the unprotected pawn e4. we finish the attack until mate. I tried all the variants. if he takes a second d6 it is a blunder and then mate in 9 or 10 forced moves heheheh that's why I loved the idea Qa4 and before pawn c5. thats why taking on d6 is terrible mistake. try all possible variations after that and you will see that the whites are in a bad situation heheh. thank you very much master! ps: for those who have not understood why it is a losing just try. and whatever he does is dull or at best he loses materials a rook on a1 etc ... if you do not see it. ask me and I'll tell you the different moves and variations hehehe. I don't think the computer will advise you on my moves but it's just funny heheh because really this idea of ​​the nm robert is just really awsome. even if it doesn't. it's just worse. he could finish the game in the first 24 moves heheh. its just awsome his idea i will learn it and really thanks again and again

[@mehdila6144]

veryyy rich lesson thank you sooooo mucchh realyy thaannk you brither

[@mehdila6144]

really sorry xD heheh I commented before ending the lesson. you said everything I said in the minute 16:57 xD hehehe ... because in every minute i try to pause and study every position and i commented before i finished my lesson heheh

[@NMRobertRamirez]

😅 i am actually happy to know you work this way. This is great. you are not just watching the lesson, you are carefully studying it and that makes a huge difference. By the way, I think you asked before about the community tav. You can find it by going to my KZbin channel. You can click here: kzbin.info

[@mehdila6144]

@@NMRobertRamirez ahhh cool thank you so much !! I have a slightly off topic. I try to find variations where the opponent does not take the center directly but play an opening like kings indian attack or something like that and I am now looking for very strong variations against that. because normally when I play against an opponent who does this. I play logically while developing without losing time and I take the center directly if he does not take it himself. but i'm looking for cool variations. otherwise the three videos of this opening are awsome. I think we can not find better. even in the books really !! now I'm taking a break. I do puzzles on lichess heheh and in the evening I will come back to my preparation in your pirk deffence video hehe. I like the chess from day to day thanks to you. thanks to your help your support and encouragement. thank you thank you again and again. as i told you one day this is the greatest gift i have received. this is your lesson and I really mean it. because it helps me a lot to get closer to my goal with my program. I still intend to work hard and never stop

[@NMRobertRamirez]

Good point, Mehdi! If they do something like the fianchetto variation. You can play quietly and do logical moves. I think I have uploaded 4 lessons on the Pirc (# 69, 70, 71 and 73). On lesson # 71, I played a game as white (it starts on minute 16:05 of lesson # 71) where my opponent did a fianchetto and it got sort of like a symmetrical position. You can use the plans I explained there. Anyways, we will talk more about it in future lessons. Like always, thanks a lot for your kind words! Your goal is closer every day because you are putting a lot of effort and doing things the right way 💪

[@rancoforte6434]

very useful video! Thank you✌✌😃😃

[@wrexet8246]

1 knight out: 5:58 2 knights out: 2:07 c5 decline: 22:10