The Philidor Pirc



Position after 8 O-O-O.

White's plan is to launch a kingside attack
through f2-f3, h2-h4-h5, Be3-h6, etc. Black's
position is somewhat inferior thanks to the
pawn structure. If the c-file were half-open,
he would have enviable chances against
White's king.



8 ...Re8 9 Bg5 Nc6 10 Bb5 Bd7 11 Nf3 Be6 12 Rhe1.
8 ... Qe7 9 Bg5 Nbd7 10 Bc4 Re8 11 Rhe1 Qe5 12 f4.
8 ... Nc6 9 Bh6 Qe7 10 Bxg7 Kxg7 11 Qe3 Nxd4
12 Rxd4 Be6 13 e5 dxe5.

8 ... Nbd7 9 f3 Ne5 10 h3 Re8 11 f4 Nc6.
8 ... Re8 9 f3 Qe7 10 Bh6 Bh8 11 Bg5 Qe5
12 f4 Qc5.
8 ... Nc6 9 f3 Qe7 10 h4 Re8 11 h5 Nxd4
12 Bxd4 Nxh5 13 Nd5.



8 ... Nc6 9 f3 Nxd4 10 Bxd4 Be6 11 g4 c5
12 Be3 Qa5 13 a3 Rfd8 14 g5.
8 ... Nbd7 9 f3 Ne5 10 Bg5 Re8 11 Nd5 c6
12 Bxf6 Bxf6 13 Nxf6+ Qxf6 14 f4 Ng4.
8 ... Re8 9 f3 Qe7 10 Bh6 Bxh6 11 Qxh6 Nc6
12 Bb5 Bd7 13 Rhe1 Ne5 14 Bxd7 Nfxd7.

8...a6.
8 ... Nc6 9 f3 Nxd4 10 Bxd4 Be6 11 g4 c5
12 Be3 Qa5 13 a3 Rfd8 14 g5.
8 ... Re8 9 f3 Qe7 10 Bh6 Bxh6 11 Qxh6 Nc6
12 Bb5 Bd7 13 Rhe1 Ne5 14 Bxd7 Nfxd7.



8 ... c6.
8 ... a6 9 f3 b5 10 a3 c6 11 Nde2 Ne8
12 Bd4 Qe7 13 Bxg7 Kxg7 14 h4 Be6.
8 ... Nc6 9 f3 Nxd4 10 Bxd4 Be6 11 h4 Nh5
12 Bxg7 Kxg7 13 g4 Ng3 14 Rh3 Nxf1
15 Rxf1 Qf6 16 g5 Qe5.

8 ... a6 9 f3 b5 10 h4 h5 11 Bg5 Re8
12 Rg1 Qd7 13 Bxf6 Bxf6 14 Nd5 Bg7.
8 ... c6 9 f3 b5 10 Nde2 Ne8 11 Bd4 b4
12 Bxg7 Nxg7 13 Nb1 Qa5 14 Qxd6.
8 ... Nc6 9 f3 Nxd4 10 Bxd4 Be6 11 h4 Nh5
12 Bxg7 Kxg7 13 g4 Ng3 14 Rh3 Nxf1
15 Rxf1 Qf6 16 g5 Qe5.