AThe Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, February 16, 1958
“Fischer's games are a revelation … Reshevsky tried hard but the kids are just too strong,” said Harry Lyman, U.S. Amateur Champion.
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The Pirc defense is the brainchild of the famous Yugoslavian master, Vasya Pirc. It is pronounced, according to some sources, “Perch” and according to others “Peerts.” We lean to Peerts. But, whichever pronunciation you choose, even a flip-top box won't help that pawn position broken on both wings.
Here is one of U.S. Champion Fischer's revelatory works. The Pirc Defense seems quite exotic to us; the classicist in us shudders at the Pawn position Black deliberately sets up.
No. 166—Pirc Defense
Fischer vs. Mednis
