Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part III

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 g3 Nc6 7 Nde2 Bg7 8 Bg2 O-O 9 O-O Rb8
10 a4 a6 11 Nd5 b5 12 axb5 axb5 13 Bg5
13 ... Nd7 14 Qc1 Re8 15 Rd1 Nc5 16 h3
16 ... b4 17 Be3 Bd7 18 Nd4 Ne5 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 g3



6 Be3
6 Be2
6 Bc4
6 f4
6 Bg5
6 f3
6 h3
6 h3

6 ... Nc6



6 ... Bg7
6 ... Bd7
6 ... Bg4
6 ... Nbd7

7 Nde2



7 Bg2
7 Bg5
7 Be3
7 Nb3
7 Nxc6
7 h3

7 ... Bg7



7 ... b6
7 ... Bd7
7 ... Bg4
7 ... h5
7 ... Rb8
7 ... h6

8 Bg2



8 h3

8 ... O-O



8 ... Bd7
8 ... Bg4
8 ... Rb8

9 O-O



9 h3

9 ... Rb8



9 ... a6
9 ... Bg4
9 ... Be6
9 ... Bd7
9 ... Qa5
9 ... a5

10 a4



10 Nd5
10 h3
10 b3
10 a3

10 ... a6



10 ... b6
10 ... Ng4
10 ... Bd7

11 Nd5



11 h3
11 b3
11 Bg5
11 Rb1

11 ... b5



11 ... e6
11 ... Nd7
11 ... Ne5

12 axb5



12 c3
12 Nxf6+

12 ... axb5



12 ... Rxb5

13 Bg5



13 h3
13 Be3
13 c3
13 c4
13 Re1

13 ... Nd7



13 ... Ne8
13 ... Nxd5

14 Qc1



14 c3
14 Ra2

14 ... Re8



14 ... Nc5
14 ... Nde5
14 ... Bb7
14 ... Nb6

15 Rd1



15 h3
15 Bh6
15 Re1
15 c3

15 ... Nc5



15 ... b4
15 ... Nb6
15 ... Nde5

16 h3



16 Bh6

16 ... b4



16 ... Be6
16 ... Ne5
16 ... Bd7

17 Be3



17 Bh6

17 ... Bd7



17 ... Nd7

18 Nd4



18 Bh6
18 Ra2

18 ... Ne5



18 ... Qc8

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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