Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXVII

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 h4 d5
10 h5 Nxh5 11 exd5 Ng3 12 Rh2 Nb4
13 O-O-O Nxf1 14 Rxf1 Nxd5 15 Bh6
15 ... Be5 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 h4




9 Bc4
9 Nb3
9 g4
9 O-O-O

9 ... d5



9 ... Nh5
9 ... h5

10 h5



10 O-O-O
10 Nxc6

10 ... Nxh5



10 ... Nxd4
10 ... e5
10 ... dxe4

11 exd5



11 Nxd5

11 ... Ng3



11 ... Nxd4
11 ... Nb4

12 Rh2



12 Rg1

12 ... Nb4



12 ... Nxf1

13 O-O-O



13 Bd3
13 Kf2
13 Bb5

13 ... Nxf1



13 ... Nxd5

14 Rxf1



14 ... Nxd5



14 ... Qa5

15 Bh6



15 Rd1

15 ... Be5



15 ... Bf6

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Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXVI

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 Nb3 Be6
10 Nd5 Bxd5 11 exd5 Ne5 12 O-O-O Rc8
13 Bd4 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4 15 Kb1 b5 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 Nb3




9 Bc4
9 g4
9 O-O-O
9 h4

9 ... Be6



9 ... a6
9 ... Qc7
9 ... a5

10 Nd5



10 Be2
10 Nd4

10 ... Bxd5



10 ... Ne5
10 ... Rc8
10 ... Nd7
10 ... Kh8

11 exd5



11 ... Ne5



11 ... Nb8

12 O-O-O



12 Be2

12 ... Rc8



12 ... a5
12 ... Qc7

13 Bd4



13 Qf2
13 h4
13 Qb4
13 Kb1

13 ... Nc4



13 ... Qc7

14 Bxc4



14 Qf2

14 ... Rxc4



15 Kb1



15 Rhe1

15 ... b5



15 ... Qc7
15 ... Qd7

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Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXV

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 O-O 8 Qd2 Bd7 9 Bc4 Na6
10 O-O-O Rc8 11 Bb3 Nc5 12 Kb1 Qe8 13 Bh6
13 ... a5 14 Bxg7 Kxg7 15 Rhe1 Nxb3 16 axb3
16 ... Rc5 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:



8 ... Bd7



8 ... Nc6
8 ... d5
8 ... Be6
8 ... a6
8 ... Nbd7

9 Bc4



9 O-O-O
9 Bd3
9 Be2

9 ... Na6



9 ... Nc6
9 ... Qc7

10 O-O-O



10 Bxa6
10 O-O

10 ... Rc8



10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qa5
10 ... Nc5
10 ... Nb4

11 Bb3



11 Be2
11 Bxa6

11 ... Nc5



11 ... Qa5

12 Kb1



12 h4
12 Bh6

12 ... Qe8



12 ... Ne8
12 ... a5

13 Bh6



13 a3
13 g4

13 ... a5



13 ... Bxh6
13 ... e5

14 Bxg7



14 a3
14 Rhe1

14 ... Kxg7



15 Rhe1



15 g4

15 ... Nxb3



15 ... a4

16 axb3



16 ... Rc5



16 ... Kh8
16 ... h6
16 ... Qd8

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