{"id":516,"date":"2024-06-06T12:03:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=516"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:56:52","slug":"pirc-defense-mastermind-with-im-milovan-ratkovic","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/pirc-defense-mastermind-with-im-milovan-ratkovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirc Defense Mastermind with IM Milovan Ratkovic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"PircMastermind-Preview\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/635419915?h=7aed00b51a&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Renowned coach IM Milovan Ratkovic reveals\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>The Perfect Weapon to Start Scoring as Black and Humiliating These Guys\u2026is the Pirc Defense.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Fischer wasn\u2019t afraid.<\/p>\n<p>It was 1962 and he was facing Viktor Korchnoi\u2026 and Korchnoi was hardly the strongest of the Russians\u2026 and to make things better, the guy had played the\u00a0<strong>Pirc Defense!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bobby confidently developed his pieces and then licking his lips, he began what he thought was a strong pawn storm with 13.g4 \u2014 and this was his mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor\u00a0<strong>\u201cthe terrible\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0shook his head, shrugged and picking up his bishop, captured on g4.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby was shocked and lost a crushing game.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby lost to the Pirc Defense because he, like most players, wasn\u2019t prepared for it.<\/p>\n<p>You see, most 1.e4 players spend all of their time studying the Sicilian, French, and Caro Kann, 1\u2026e5, and all of these \u201cmainline\u201d openings.<\/p>\n<h3>IM Ratkovic Milovan knows different.<\/h3>\n<p>In fact, according to IM Ratkovic, the Pirc is full of resources for black, has simple but superb middlegame plans (again, for black!) and numerous ways for white to go wrong (see Fischer\u2019s blunder for an example!).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chapter-1-Classical-Variation-I-low.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The best thing? Like Fischer, NOBODY is prepared for it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is why IM Ratkovic created Pirc Mastermind, a step-by-step course on how you can make the Pirc Defense your secret weapon against 1.e4!<\/p>\n<h3>3 Reasons Why You Should Play the Pirc\u2026 The Pirc Defense is:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A Secret Weapon of Top Players! When guys like Fischer, Kramnik, or even Carlsen needed to score vital win\u2026it was often the Pirc Defense and its reputation for solid, but dynamic changes they\u2019d turn to. At the club level, this opening will be a devastating weapon for you!<\/li>\n<li>Giving White the Center Only to then TEAR it DOWN! Watch as your opponent smugly puts all of his pawns in the center and then use IM Ratkovic\u2019s technique to tear it down with equalizing the position immediately!<\/li>\n<li>VERY Easy to Learn\u2026Even in a Single Weekend! This is not a Sicilian (Name), this repertoire gives you just a handful of easy-to-remember lines to learn and then you\u2019re done. Focus on your other openings, Pirc will take care of itself!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chapter-16-Bayonet-Attack-low.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Pirc Defense Mastermind Includes:<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pirc Defense Mastermind with IM Milovan Ratkovic<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 video course [10 hours] IM Ratkovic Milovan has created a game-changing course simplifying the Pirc Defense enough even to your average club player some nice wins. Simplified theory, attacking plans, tricks and traps\u2026everything you need to start scoring wins as black tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Meet The Author:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>IM Milovan Ratkovic (FIDE 2411)<\/strong> is a Serbian International Master and chess coach. Some of his top students were able to reach 2400 and 2300 Elo respectively. IM Ratkovic is an active tournament player and one of his near-future goals is obtaining the Grandmaster title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Perfect Weapon to Start Scoring as Black. A game-changing course explaining the Pirc Defense. 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