Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXIII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 0-0 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 Bc4 Qa5
10 Bb3 Bd7 11 O-O-O Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 h5
13 ... Nxh5 14 Nd5 Qxd2+ 15 Rxd2 Kf8 16 g4
16 ... Nf6 17 Nxf6 Bxf6 18 Rxh7 Nc4 19 Bxc4
19 ... Rxc4 20 Rdh2 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 O-O 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 Bc4:



9 ... Qa5



9 ... Bd7
9 ... a5
9 ... Na5
9 ... Nd7
9 ... Nxd4
9 ... Qc7
9 ... a6
9 ... Ne5

10 Bb3



10 O-O-O
10 h4

10 ... Bd7



10 ... Nxd4
10 ... Re8

11 O-O-O



11 O-O
11 h4
11 g4
11 Rd1

11 ... Rfc8



11 ... Ne5
11 ... Rac8
11 ... Qa6
11 ... Qb4
11 ... Qd8
11 ... Kh8

12 h4



12 Kb1
12 g4
12 Rhe1

12 ... Ne5



12 ... Qe5
12 ... h5
12 ... Nh5
12 ... Rab8
12 ... a6

13 h5



13 Kb1
13 g4
13 Nde2
13 Bh6

13 ... Nxh5



13 ... Rxc3
13 ... Nc4
13 ... Rc5
13 ... gxh5

14 Nd5



14 Bh6
14 Kb1
14 g4
14 Nde2

14 ... Qxd2+



14 ... Qd8

15 Rxd2



15 ... Kf8



15 ... Bf8
15 ... Bf6

16 g4



16 a3
16 g3
16 Ne2
16 Bg5

16 ... Nf6



16 ... Bxg4
16 ... Ng3

17 Nxf6



17 Rdh2
17 Bh6
17 c3

17 ... Bxf6



18 Rxh7



18 Rdh2
18 g5

18 ... Nc4



18 ... Kg8
18 ... e6
18 ... Bg7

19 Bxc4



19 g5

19 ... Rxc4



20 Rdh2



20 g5
20 c3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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