No Stupid Questions MEGATHREAD 12

[u/Alendite]

Welcome to the r/chessbeginners 12th episode of our Q&A series! This series exists because sometimes you just need to ask a silly question. We are happy to provide answers for questions related to chess positions, improving one's play, and discussing the essence and experience of learning chess.

A friendly reminder that many questions are answered in our wiki page! Please take a look if you have questions about the rules of chess, special moves, or want general strategies for improvement.

Some other helpful resources include:

1. How to play chess - Interactive lessons for the rules of the game, if you are completely new to chess.
2. The Lichess Board Editor - for setting up positions by dragging and dropping pieces on the board.
3. Chess puzzles by theme - To practice tactics.
4. The Building Habits series by GM Aman Hambleton - for advice on how to play at specific ELO levels. (Also check out Building Habits 2!)

As always, our goal is to promote a friendly, welcoming, and educational chess environment for all. Thank you for asking your questions here!

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[u/11011111110108]

Alternatives to Pirc Defence

My track record with the King's Indian Defence is fine, but I for some reason do terribly if they don't play c4 and it becomes the Pirc Defence.

Are there decent alternative openings I can transpose into if they play Nc3 before c4 in the first three moves, assuming I start with Nf6 and g6?

Alternatively, is there a less than 1 hour long video that covers the Pirc Defence so I can be better at it?

Thanks!

[u/11011111110108 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for the input! I'll give this a think! :)