Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXI

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 O-O 8 Bc4 Nc6 9 Qe2 Na5
10 Bd3 e5 11 Nb3 Be6 12 O-O d5 13 exd5
13 ... Nxd5 14 Nxd5 Bxd5 15 Rad1 Nxb3
16 axb3 Qa5 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 Bc4



8 Qd2
8 g4

8 ... Nc6



8 ... Bd7
8 ... a6
8 ... Qc7

9 Qe2



9 Qd2
9 Bb3
9 Nxc6

9 ... Na5



9 ... Bd7
9 ... Nd7
9 ... Qa5
9 ... Qc7

10 Bd3



10 O-O

10 ... e5



10 ... a6
10 ... Bd7
10 ... Nc6

11 Nb3



11 Ndb5

11 ... Be6



11 ... d5
11 ... Nxb3

12 O-O



12 Rd1

12 ... d5



12 ... a6
12 ... Rc8

13 exd5



13 Nxd5

13 ... Nxd5



13 ... Nxb3

14 Nxd5



14 Rad1
14 Rfd1

14 ... Bxd5



14 ... Nxb3

15 Rad1



15 Nc5

15 ... Nxb3



15 ... Qc7

16 axb3



16 cxb3

16 ... Qa5



16 ... Qc7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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