Sunday, February 04, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part VIII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 h3 Bg7 7 Bc4 O-O 8 O-O Nc6 9 Bb3 Bd7
10 Be3 Qa5 11 f4 Rac8 12 Qf3 Qh5 13 Qf2
13 ... b5 14 Ndxb5 Nxe4 15 Nxe4 Qxb5
16 Rad1 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 h3



6 Be3
6 Be2
6 g3
6 Bc4
6 f4
6 Bg5
6 f3
6 h4

6 ... Bg7



6 ... Nbd7

7 Bc4



7 Be3
7 Qf3
7 Bb5+

7 ... O-O



7 ... a6
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nbd7

8 O-O



8 Be3
8 Bb3
8 Nf3
8 Qe2

8 ... Nc6



8 ... a6
8 ... Nxe4
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Qc7

9 Bb3



9 Re1
9 Be3
9 Nxc6

9 ... Bd7



9 ... Nxd4
9 ... Na5

10 Be3



10 Nxc6

10 ... Qa5



10 ... a6
10 ... Rc8
10 ... a5
10 ... Nxd4
10 ... Na5
10 ... Qc7

11 f4



11 Nd5
11 Re1
11 Nde2
11 a3
11 Qf3

11 ... Rac8



11 ... Qh5
11 ... Rac8
11 ... Nxd4
11 ... Rad8
11 ... Rfd8
11 ... h6

12 Qf3



12 Nf3
12 a3

12 ... Qh5



12 ... Nxd4
12 ... Rfd8
12 ... h6
12 ... Qc7

13 Qf2



13 Nxc6
13 Qxh5
13 Rad1

13 ... b5



13 ... Na5
13 ... a6

14 Ndxb5



14 a3
14 e5
14 Nxc6

14 ... Nxe4



14 ... a6
14 ... Nb4
14 ... Na5

15 Nxe4



15 Qf3

15 ... Qxb5



16 Rad1



16 c3
16 Ng3
16 Rae1
16 Rac1

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posted by ChessCoach1977 at 11:17 PM 0 comments

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part VII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 f3 Bg7 7 Be3 a6 8 Qd2 b5 9 Nd5 Nxd5
10 exd5 Bb7 11 a4 bxa4 12 Rxa4 O-O
13 Qa5 Qxa5+ 14 Rxa5 Nd7 15 Bd3 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 f3



6 Be3
6 Be2
6 g3
6 Bc4
6 f4
6 Bg5
6 h3
6 h4

6 ... Bg7



6 ... Nc6
6 ... Qb6
6 ... e5
6 ... Nbd7

7 Be3



7 Be2

7 ... a6



7 ... O-O
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... Bd7

8 Qd2



8 Bc4

8 ... b5



8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Nc6
8 ... O-O

9 Nd5



9 Bh6
9 a4
9 Bd3

9 ... Nxd5



9 ... O-O

10 exd5



10 ... Bb7



10 ... O-O

11 a4



11 c4

11 ... bxa4



11 ... b4

12 Rxa4



12 Bc4

12 ... O-O



12 ... Bxd5

13 Qa5



13 h4
13 Ra5
13 Bc4

13 ... Qxa5+



13 ... Nd7
13 ... h6

14 Rxa5



14 ... Nd7



14 ... Rc8

15 Bd3



15 c3
15 Be2

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posted by ChessCoach1977 at 10:33 PM 0 comments

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part VI

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Bg5 Bg7 7 Bb5+ Bd7 8 Qe2 a6 9 Bxd7+ Nbxd7
10 h4 Rc8 11 Rh3 Nh5 12 O-O-O h6 13 Be3 b5
14 g4 Nhf6 15 h5 Rxc3 16 bxc3 Qa5 17 Kb1
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 Bg5



6 Be3
6 Be2
6 g3
6 Bc4
6 f4
6 f3
6 h3
6 h4

6 ... Bg7



6 ... Nc6
6 ... Nbd7

7 Bb5+



7 f3
7 Qd2
7 Nb3
7 Be2
7 Bc4

7 ... Bd7



7 ... Nbd7

8 Qe2



8 O-O
8 Qd3

8 ... a6



8 ... Nc6
8 ... Bxb5
8 ... O-O
8 ... h6

9 Bxd7+



9 Bc4

9 ... Nbxd7



9 ... Nfxd7

10 h4



10 O-O-O
10 Be3
10 Rd1
10 Nb3

10 ... Rc8



10 ... h6
10 ... O-O

11 Rh3



11 O-O-O
11 Rd1

11 ... Nh5



11 ... h5
11 ... h6
11 ... O-O

12 O-O-O



12 Qd2

12 ... h6



12 ... Nhf6

13 Be3



13 ... b5



13 ... Ne5
13 ... Nhf6

14 g4



14 f3
14 Nd5

14 ... Nhf6



14 ... Bxd4

15 h5



15 f3

15 ... Rxc3



15 ... g5

16 bxc3



19 hxg6

16 ... Qa5



16 ... Nxe4
16 ... gxh5

17 Kb1



17 hxg6

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posted by ChessCoach1977 at 9:53 PM 0 comments