Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Feb 5, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XX

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 O-O 8 g4 Nc6 9 Qd2 e5
10 Nb3 a5 11 Bb5 Be6 12 O-O-O Bxb3
13 axb3 Nd4 14 Bxd4 exd4 15 Qxd4 Nxg4
16 Qxd6 Qg5+ 17 Qd2 Qh4 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 g4

8 Qd2
8 Bc4

8 ... Nc6

8 ... Nfd7
8 ... Qa5
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Ne8

9 Qd2

9 Be2
9 Qd3
9 Bb5

9 ... e5

9 ... Bd7
9 ... Bxg4
9 ... Nd7
9 ... Be6
9 ... e6
9 ... Nxd4
9 ... h5
9 ... Ne5
9 ... a5
9 ... Rb8

10 Nb3

10 Ndb5
10 Nde2
10 Nxc6

10 ... a5

10 ... Be6
10 ... h6
10 ... Ne8

11 Bb5

11 g5

11 ... Be6

11 ... d5
11 ... Ne8

12 O-O-O

12 g5

12 ... Bxb3

12 ... Ne8

13 axb3

13 cxb3

13 ... Nd4

13 ... Ne8

14 Bxd4

14 g5
14 Be2

14 ... exd4

15 Qxd4

15 Ne2
15 Na4
15 Qxd4

15 ... Nxg4

15 ... Nxe4

16 Qxd6

16 Qg1
16 Qd2

16 ... Qg5+

16 ... Qh4
16 ... Ne3

17 Qd2

17 Kb1

17 ... Qh4

17 ... Bh6
17 ... Qc5
17 ... Qh4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XVIII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 Nbd7 8 Qd2 a6 9 g4 b5
10 g5 Nh5 11 a4 bxa4 12 Rxa4 Bb7 13 Bh3
13 ... a5 14 Nd5 e6 15 Nb5 O-O 16 Ndc7
16 ... Rc8 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 ... Nbd7