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Vasja Pirc (December 19 1907 – June 2 1980) was a leading Yugoslavian (Slovenian) chess player. His name is most familiar to contemporary players as the originator of the hypermodern Pirc Defense. Pirc was champion of Yugoslavia five times: 1935 1936 1937 1951 and 1953. He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1953.

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birth date
1907-12-19
birth name
Vasja Pirc
birth place
Austria-Hungary, Idrija, Duchy of Carniola
country
Yugoslavia
death date
1980-06-02
death place
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia
title
Grandmaster (1953), International Master (1950)

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