Another lesson for players who overly rely on "Hot to beat the ..." opening books. Up against a GM, white tries the formula hack against the Pirc. This usually involves an early Bh6 (after Qd2) and long castling. Black cleverly avoided castling too early, instead launching queenside counterplay with the annoying c6-b5 plan. It turns out that Whites 'attack' didn't amount to much, but in failing to realise this, failed to defend against the attack on the other side of the board.
Isle of Wight Round 1 2025
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bf4 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O-O Ng4 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Nh3 O-O 13. Rde1 Na6 14. f3 Nf6 15. g4 Nc5 16. Qh6 b4 17. Nd1 Nxd3+ 18. cxd3 Rd8 19. Ndf2 Be6 20. f4 Bxa2 21. f5 c5 22. g5 Nh5 23. Ng4 Rxd3 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Rhg1 Qa6 27. Rg2 Bb3 0-1
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