Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XVII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 a6 8 Bc4 b5 9 Bb3 Bb7
10 Qd2 Nbd7 11 a4 b4 12 Nd5 a5 13 Bh6
13 ... O-O 14 O-O-O Nxd5 15 Bxg7 Kxg7
16 Bxd5 Bxd5 17 exd5 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 ... a6



7 ... O-O
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... Bd7
7 ... Nc6

8 Bc4



8 Qd2
8 Be2

8 ... b5



8 ... O-O
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Qc7

9 Bb3



9 Bd3

9 ... Bb7



9 ... Qc7

10 Qd2



10 Nd5
10 O-O

10 ... Nbd7



10 ... O-O

11 a4



11 Bh6

11 ... b4



11 ... bxa4

12 Nd5



12 Nd1
12 Na2

12 ... a5



12 ... Nxd5

13 Bh6



13 Nxf6+

13 ... O-O



13 ... Bxh6
13 ... Rg8

14 O-O-O



14 Nxe7+
14 Bxg7

14 ... Nxd5



14 ... Bxd5
14 ... Nc5

15 Bxg7



15 Bxd5

15 ... Kxg7



16 Bxd5



16 exd5

16 ... Bxd5



16 ... Rb8

17 exd5



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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