Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXXIV

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 Bd7
10 O-O-O Qb8 11 h4 Rc8 12 Bb3 a5 13 a4
13 ... Nxd4 14 Bxd4 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 Bd7 10 O-O-O:



10 ... Qb8



10 ... Rc8
10 ... Ne5
10 ... Rb8
10 ... Na5
10 ... Qc7
10 ... Nxd4

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 b5 21 Nxb5 Qc4 22 Nc3 Qc6.

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 b5 21 Nxb5 Qc4 22 Rdh1 Rxa4 23 Qg5 Qc6.

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 b5 21 Nxb5 Qb7 22 Rdh1 Rxa4 23 Nc3 Rb4 24 Nd5.

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 Rc8 21 Rdh1 Bc4 22 g3 e5 23 Be3 Nh5 24 Qh2.

11 h4



11 Kb1
11 Bb3
11 Nd5
11 Qe2
11 g4
11 Rhe1

11 ... Rc8



11 ... b5
11 ... a5
11 ... Nxd4
11 ... Ne5

12 Bb3



12 Nxc6

12 ... a5



12 ... b5
12 ... h5

13 a4



13 h5
13 a3

13 ... Nxd4



13 ... h5

14 Bxd4



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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