Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Mar 9, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXXII

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 Nxc6 bxc6 11 O-O Qa5 12 Rad1 Rfd8
13 Rf2 Rab8 14 Bb3 a6 15 Qd3 c5 16 Rfd2
16 ... Ne8 17 f4 Bc6 18 f5 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 Nxc6

10 O-O-O
10 h4
10 Nde2
10 Bb3
10 g4

10 ... bxc6

10 ... Bxc6

11 O-O

11 Rb1

11 ... Qa5

11 ... Be6
11 ... Qa5
11 ... Rb8
11 ... Qc7

12 Rad1

12 Bb3
12 a3

12 ... Rfd8

12 ... Rfb8

13 Rf2

13 Bb3
13 b3

13 ... Rab8

13 ... a6
13 ... Qh5
13 ... Rdb8
13 ... Ne8

14 Bb3

14 b3

14 ... a6

14 ... Qc7

15 Qd3

15 Ba7
15 a4

15 ... c5

15 ... Ne8

16 Rfd2

16 Rb1
16 Bd2

16 ... Ne8

16 ... Qb6
16 ... Rdc8

17 f4

17 Rb1

17 ... Bc6

17 ... Bxc3

18 f5

18 Qc4
18 a4

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Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXXI

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 g4 Qa5 11 O-O-O Ne5 12 Bb3 Rfd8 13 h4
13 ... Rac8 14 h5 Nc4 15 Bxc4 Rxc4 16 Nb3
16 ... Qa6 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 g4

10 O-O-O
10 h4
10 Nde2
10 Bb3
10 Nxc6

10 ... Qa5

10 ... Ne5
10 ... Rc8
10 ... Qc8
10 ... Nb4

11 O-O-O

11 g5

11 ... Ne5

11 ... Rfc8
11 ... Rac8
11 ... Nxd4

12 Bb3

12 Be2

12 ... Rfd8

12 ... Rfc8
12 ... b5
12 ... Rac8

13 h4

13 g5
13 Kb1

13 ... Rac8

13 ... Rdc8

14 h5

14 g5
14 Kb1

14 ... Nc4

15 Bxc4

15 Qd3

15 ... Rxc4

16 Nb3

16 hxg6

16 ... Qa6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXX

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 Nde2 Ne5 11 Bb3 b5 12 a3 a5 13 O-O
13 ... Qc7 14 Bd4 Nc4 15 Bxc4 Qxc4 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 Nde2

10 O-O-O
10 h4
10 g4
10 Bb3
10 Nxc6

10 ... Ne5

10 ... a6
10 ... a5

11 Bb3

11 Bd3

11 ... b5

11 ... Qc7
11 ... a5

12 a3

12 O-O
12 Bh6

12 ... a5

12 ... Qc7

13 O-O

13 Rd1
13 Nd4

13 ... Qc7

13 ... Re8
13 ... Rb8

14 Bd4

14 a4
14 Bh6

14 ... Nc4

14 ... Rab8

15 Bxc4

15 Qc1

15 ... Qxc4

15 ... bxc4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXIX

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 Bb3 Na5 11 O-O-O Nxb3+ 12 Nxb3 a5
13 Nd4 a4 14 a3 Ra5 15 g4 h5 16 h3
16 ... Re8 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 Bb3