About Vasja Pirc
Lived 1907 – 1980 (aged 72). Vasja Pirc was a Yugoslav and Austrian chess player and geographer.
Vasja Pirc ( ; ) (December 19, 1907 – June 2, 1980) was a Yugoslav and Slovenian chess player. He is best known in competitive chess circles as a strong exponent of the hypermodern defense now generally known as the Pirc Defence.
Pirc was champion of Yugoslavia five times: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, and 1953. He was awarded the International Master title in 1950, and the Grandmaster title in 1953. He was made an International Arbiter in 1973.
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Who was Vasja Pirc?
Slovenian chess player (1907–1980)
When was Vasja Pirc born?
Vasja Pirc was born on 19 December 1907 in Idrija.
When did Vasja Pirc die?
Vasja Pirc died on 2 June 1980 in Ljubljana.
What was Vasja Pirc's occupation?
Vasja Pirc was a chess player and geographer.
What nationality was Vasja Pirc?
Vasja Pirc was Yugoslav and Austrian.
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