Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern

Rating:
Summary: Only for the Pirc!
Review: As usual Gallagher has produced a solid opening book. However take note that the section on The Modern is really short and should have been replaced by more stuff on The Pirc.

The Pirc is quite a complex opening which can led to many deferent pawn structures. All in all, this opening would have deserved a whole book, even though I admit Gallagher explained the ideas of the Pirc (especially of the main lines) quite well.

I therefore especially recommend this book as a first one on the Pirc Defence. If you are interested only in the Modern, you should avoid this book.

Rating:
Summary: Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern
Review: Book for player under 2000 with basic strategy.
Lot of games was analyzed/published in books like as Pirc Alert! (Alburt), Modern defence (Speelman), Pirc defence (Videki), Pirc by Nunn&McNab without blunder check.
Not useful for experience player.
However missing more space for Modern (when is in the title ...)

Rating:
Summary: Starting Out ; that's me !
Review: The book delivers on it's basic premise; and I believe adds much more. I found it more readable than Pirc Alert. The book review above clearly states what's inside. There are numerous full games, variations, tips, warnings and new strategies discussed. The author even shows the winning white % for the lines chosen and variations discussed. There is no "quick fix" to meeting e4; as far as I can tell. I like the flexibility within the Pirc system. It meets my needs as a learning student of the game who doesn't have the time to study the more complicated defenses. Memorization isn't for me. (...)