"1907Z"^^ . . "Grandmaster(1953)"@en . "Pirc, Vasja"@en . . . . "International Master(1950)"@en . . . "Slovenian chess player" . "Vasja Pirc"@en . "Vasja Pirc"@en . "1907-12-19Z"^^ . "1980Z"^^ . . "Vasja Pirc (/\u02C8\u028B\u00E2\u02D0sja \u02C8p\u00EE\u02D0rt\u0361s/) (December 19, 1907 \u2013 June 2, 1980) was a leading Yugoslav (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."@en . . "1980-06-02Z"^^ . .