The Pirc Defense is named in reference of Slovenian grandmaster Vasja Pirc. Its first appearance in a World Championship match was in 1972, when it was played by Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky at Reykjavík (game 17). That game ended in a 1/2-1/2 (draw). This chess opening characterised by Black responding to 1.e4 with 1...d6 and 2...Nf6, followed by ...g6 and ...Bg7, while allowing white to establish an impressive-looking centre with pawns on d4 and e4. And black works to undermine White's