Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned propagator of dynamic play who has championed the Pirc-Modern for many years, presents and explains:

• the similarities and differences between the Pirc and the Modern Defence

• the ideas and plans that really matter

• the various pawn structures and how to handle them

• tricky transpositions: opportunities and risks

• a wealth of new resources in well-known lines (for both Black and White)

• countless novelties

Content:
007 Foreword by Vassily Ivanchuk

009 Introduction by the Author

013 Chapter 1 - The Austrian Attack: Introduction

018 Chapter 2 - The Austrian Attack: 5. ..c5

050 Chapter 3 - The Austrian Attack: 5. ..0-0

126 Chapter 4 - The Flexible Move 4.Be3

173 Chapter 5 - The Dynamic Bishop Attack 4.Bg5

199 Chapter 6 - White´s Fianchetto: 4.g3

216 Chapter 7 - The Classical 4.Nf3

232 Chapter 8 - Amadeus - Miscellaneous Ideas

243 Index of Variations

246 Explanation of Symbols

247 Index of Names

254 Game Index

255 Bibliography