Learn this Defense as Black

As a beginner. In fact, I would recommend learning this as your first opening as black because you can play the defense against e4 and d4. And, this is the Ultimate response by black to the London System. Use it especially when your opponent opens with something weird … as a beginner … like my opponent in this game. I’m playing the black pieces.

This is one of the most versatile moves playing as black imho …. especially when my opponent opens with this where I know zero theory. This is not King’s Indian or Nimzo Indian.

This is a version of the Pirc defense. If white opened e4, and I immediately pushed Nf6, white simply goes e5 pressuring the knight forcing me to move it and lose tempo. In response to e4, d6 followed by Nf6 … no matter what white does … this is the Pirc Defense. against an opponent who is making strange moves. I don’t have a lot of experience against this opening.

The Czech Defense.

This structure the three opening moves. The Czech variation of the Pirc Defense. Normally, white has occupied a lot space in the middle because the Czech Defense, and the Pirc, in general, is passive. My opponent will probably go Bb2 and be dual attacking a non existent middle. The Czech Defense wants Nbd7 as the next move.

The Light Squares were too attractive and this was the position after four moves. I know the Structure wants Nbd7 but why not occupy the diagonal for now? This wasn’t even listed as one of the best five moves in the position.

The Czech defense does not want a DS fianchetto the Defining move of the Pirc defense.

The LS bishop is somewhat awkward structurally. The Czech wants the LS bishop on e6. Interestingly, my opponent took a total of 15 seconds to make 8 moves. I took 35 seconds. How important is the opening? Important enough but spend your time understanding the structure the opening wants, in this case, for the black pieces in response to white. We both built our structures pretty much independent of what the other was doing.

This was the position after white’s 19th move. 11 moves later. The tell of the tape to reach this position is gory. I had one Inaccuracy and three Mistakes. My opponent had a Miss, and two mistakes. However, on their 19th move, Nd2, another mistake, I had my first opportunity to Capitalize. Bxd3 is a Great Move.

And this is where I have to take the game to chessdojo. I blundered my queen and neither of it realized it for three moves. I finally saw it and was able to capitalize and win this match.

I found a win. This round goes to the Mythic Boss level Infinity