Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XIX

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 Bd7 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 g4 h5
10 g5 Nh7 11 O-O-O Rc8 12 f4 O-O 13 Be2
13 ... Re8 14 h4 Nf8 15 Rhf1 Qa5 16 Kb1
16 ... Ne6 17 Nb3 Bxc3 18 Nxa5 Bxd2
19 Bxd2 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 5 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon
Part I

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3:



7 ... Bd7



7 ... O-O
7 ... Nc6
7 ... a6
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... Nc6

8 Qd2



8 Be2
8 Bc4

8 ... Nc6



8 ... O-O

9 g4



9 Bc4
9 O-O-O
9 Be2

9 ... h5



9 ... Nxd4
9 ... Rc8

10 g5



10 Nxc6

10 ... Nh7



10 ... Ng8

11 O-O-O



11 Be2

11 ... Rc8



11 ... O-O
11 ... Qa5

12 f4



12 Kb1
12 h4
12 Nd5

12 ... O-O



12 ... Bg4
12 ... Qa5

13 Be2



13 Nxc6
13 Nd5
13 h3

13 ... Re8



13 ... Qa5
13 ... Nb4
13 ... Na5

14 h4



14 f5
14 Kb1
14 Nd5

14 ... Nf8



14 ... Qa5
14 ... Na5

15 Rhf1



15 Nd5
15 Nxc6
15 f5
15 a3
15 Kb1

15 ... Qa5



15 ... Bh3

16 Kb1



16 a3

16 ... Ne6



16 ... Nxd4

17 Nb3



17 Nxe6

17 ... Bxc3



18 Nxa5



18 bxc3

18 ... Bxd2



19 Bxd2



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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