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
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB_wxuZJ0wnkdICjmUdXxz6P8AfmTK6gXa6vbp5krN4U3-h9LbkdDa4-_mtB4fLl5NIafY-P5IR0bF4e-wWz1Cy2gwyI0cC_a499VlAWWSGfBlbVZ6s5lAnwQs05p9I7zXIHg/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV16Rc5.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniLgw1-EUl9HvIu1CG4rSJaOu0S41iM2MUi330mRGiDxiq-MDjuKnBTrgoznQVaMjV8eBf0YKp9UZ07FQu1C2uYLwuIkYauLdtF-KXzNV3Zz65hAzG1evfwpxaNwaaNAQnkNx/s320/AanSicilianDragonPXXII8Qd2.gif)
8 ... Bd7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8a9gmomUZaXdPASPzfWOarvL8tgqG5ae_7lO2ZwgT1mOerI2n1IbvYK_kFU6nPkh_MkBgX9gUv7MA218QF5aFt8jNPVfZYlLp8gWceKx9wPrDU1f5Sw1QorH-RwfhAMsfmceu/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV8Bd7.gif)
8 ... Nc6
8 ... d5
8 ... Be6
8 ... a6
8 ... Nbd7
9 Bc4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jQcx9964HqYoYDEsDZoN2ZW_b3sD8Df3g0q9TdSR1oc18jqEVl9pvoKwykUN-kRy6Rk7i2IxQ7521UeOyx1HGeNY3eZOSonfCMEgJ1kI_2ASiFZVMFbRWSQrcaXYriiTsUmu/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV9Bc4.gif)
9 O-O-O
9 Bd3
9 Be2
9 ... Na6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_x4121dZjwGnJZYMf3-f8zedMgOOydcusu1KonoIGzBC80pow7_r_C_WSHUuqeQZE5Hzy36iu5j429gCyOl9QhAmoEtSARFJ0IS16R54Qk85qACd-cPb6am81ZV4tpZsZxjj/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV9Na6.gif)
9 ... Nc6
9 ... Qc7
10 O-O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4DXW3KwzdG29gUmlu2G3kPIys-dFDmWZL9ZqpUK3sglb6qpDBJiLMEqlzSv34lZTC6FM-iPpQ-6hSm-h0ET5T8Z9C_Gdo4ecUM8I_hyV6UcBUb22kmFK86EQUoi83uRhc4-Y/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV10O-O-O.gif)
10 Bxa6
10 O-O
10 ... Rc8
10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qa5
10 ... Nc5
10 ... Nb4
11 Bb3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOA5UyzWM7NBj6VV_wrrZbA7dtd60se0JlLz_I9g5F8v8nVNXVuevSUQeifMqhiMORV2R5RmZz69VOLNIkZdEJPFlif0o9RaQZSHal7144CfcGtbwDyfscdEiuiwbkYAMJppJp/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV11Bb3.gif)
11 Be2
11 Bxa6
11 ... Nc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkTu9HN96jd6_eNBSYNhHIqNHLzI5DOD2NRqdzn9k8weLxtO3wAR0t30_VFlLxyLF9wThiXosnFYqrAsnoA1ScA-jnG5V32TJG4iuC6rT3ZDS_yGj44Rsuq8yAH_l-LutRxh4/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV11Nc5.gif)
11 ... Qa5
12 Kb1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFFYGn1mxAFXUWYDrrq2WmKhZQJaWdT0IUSo0BoSX_wNLTNlfvdqF9nsCSfH3icxVYQeRXMyYncPrnb8wuBZVMWbX6IYQYBiGlpWfhTxy7QvQ-ImK2S3RsWIoIirgUyu3WOk6/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV12Kb1.gif)
12 h4
12 Bh6
12 ... Qe8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_idnYJ4B4u50f2uBnXrn4bnGCO14S3IynonrfM15fsy4JvlH24Zn5BatDehIRQmpdBMmDJaoiwd72UcacxncyAcgUuOvUnH0KxvWZZBZthUYrnkfmr3Jm-5oj6zVrCjOVt-ft/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV12Qe8.gif)
12 ... Ne8
12 ... a5
13 Bh6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhgjkAhjxziVv3Gnyg5_NZtNp0sUfhyFAPzoJ5d8Vyyibc1PpVNL1XbcEPGW9VG6BcKuN3VKjhvZQbgi3_iwnRPlFUSipY865uHjw0RZPxUZIurUP_x5qsAnoFY1vAEu6OLz3/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV13Bh6.gif)
13 a3
13 g4
13 ... a5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2qDVzLE9_OznGuv4qzGSgGTEO9NlyZL3cP_p6arAOHBB03VXTP7a0I407tbJtDbMBi1xxbZAHmAO-sILb145JggKZRxeQk0ezsKVtlI2hmyokQtRt4nXp33BkbNxfNuun13Z/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV13a5.gif)
13 ... Bxh6
13 ... e5
14 Bxg7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCjRJYiN5mGSaDr1k-_AGeHODAP-QxbLK6Mav2Y-uRya87SQ35_XRfANjor4uvbInhifGArwE0OcsEqvZktpTgzfCQK6rzBm6K7aYQFQgzAIGeq7Qd2v_7o5kGdySN4refOzQ/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV14Bxg7.gif)
14 a3
14 Rhe1
14 ... Kxg7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXxmn564_INXuQcHRiHoZRgHxCsQKb4vZRw8K7e-y58cSodLpQzdxClkbpFN13euF5ww_8_i1NdlRVLueSZixXEFkjd6c33Rpthy96kDjJ0o8Qucr1KXPEnS22d2c-CfZDTHy/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV14Kxg7.gif)
15 Rhe1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lMJROGgg8iESJFwblWVU9Vgmdq9-5JYWNyH8HdhpcCSQPHIHULGQIGiuDwYSj-dY14BCI-xOIPWqrF6AUoS6c8PhlHIabvOvhO_bcPMtyP4T_MymLCrCTIt4_bzM02hknNUy/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV15Rhe1.gif)
15 g4
15 ... Nxb3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvOCeyNzZPFqnEk21OZk5eWcjhx0RVyTep5pKRDlJhRcNaDt0EssVQGWagxpHDar5YKGIpmhnYVmctGe-B_t_hIADx8S7RZDFZk8H4AMPOeF3TgNRD2474cnQoP8KtMtPpXjm/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV14Nxb3.gif)
15 ... a4
16 axb3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOPvHYkVsJ4jNivC2sSt9I_rDROYK2kuN-0kTgbTT4ReFMqpI9-Gtv8QscMkkV0lmWPnwdRArwWLeyA9uzu4Zc9ILhMvL71o1HbxLQ8fpY-famTAIDMLPe1maFE5gRBfMl3Fx/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV16axb3.gif)
16 ... Rc5
16 ... Kh8
16 ... h6
16 ... Qd8
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB_wxuZJ0wnkdICjmUdXxz6P8AfmTK6gXa6vbp5krN4U3-h9LbkdDa4-_mtB4fLl5NIafY-P5IR0bF4e-wWz1Cy2gwyI0cC_a499VlAWWSGfBlbVZ6s5lAnwQs05p9I7zXIHg/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV16Rc5.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniLgw1-EUl9HvIu1CG4rSJaOu0S41iM2MUi330mRGiDxiq-MDjuKnBTrgoznQVaMjV8eBf0YKp9UZ07FQu1C2uYLwuIkYauLdtF-KXzNV3Zz65hAzG1evfwpxaNwaaNAQnkNx/s320/AanSicilianDragonPXXII8Qd2.gif)
8 ... Bd7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8a9gmomUZaXdPASPzfWOarvL8tgqG5ae_7lO2ZwgT1mOerI2n1IbvYK_kFU6nPkh_MkBgX9gUv7MA218QF5aFt8jNPVfZYlLp8gWceKx9wPrDU1f5Sw1QorH-RwfhAMsfmceu/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV8Bd7.gif)
8 ... Nc6
8 ... d5
8 ... Be6
8 ... a6
8 ... Nbd7
9 Bc4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jQcx9964HqYoYDEsDZoN2ZW_b3sD8Df3g0q9TdSR1oc18jqEVl9pvoKwykUN-kRy6Rk7i2IxQ7521UeOyx1HGeNY3eZOSonfCMEgJ1kI_2ASiFZVMFbRWSQrcaXYriiTsUmu/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV9Bc4.gif)
9 O-O-O
9 Bd3
9 Be2
9 ... Na6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_x4121dZjwGnJZYMf3-f8zedMgOOydcusu1KonoIGzBC80pow7_r_C_WSHUuqeQZE5Hzy36iu5j429gCyOl9QhAmoEtSARFJ0IS16R54Qk85qACd-cPb6am81ZV4tpZsZxjj/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV9Na6.gif)
9 ... Nc6
9 ... Qc7
10 O-O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4DXW3KwzdG29gUmlu2G3kPIys-dFDmWZL9ZqpUK3sglb6qpDBJiLMEqlzSv34lZTC6FM-iPpQ-6hSm-h0ET5T8Z9C_Gdo4ecUM8I_hyV6UcBUb22kmFK86EQUoi83uRhc4-Y/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV10O-O-O.gif)
10 Bxa6
10 O-O
10 ... Rc8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjBD9VKm5l4nbwUgljgj3j-4i-PVJ9LKMbef3T1QgSnuX6c7nfmFkp2gWzrtZ0PCVg0NgqhV5Rfmuksni-z_sf9aQtiL3wqGEp7A2AOej_DGe7vV2t9V6fYjI-0RPxhHLU78A/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV10Rc8.gif)
10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qa5
10 ... Nc5
10 ... Nb4
11 Bb3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOA5UyzWM7NBj6VV_wrrZbA7dtd60se0JlLz_I9g5F8v8nVNXVuevSUQeifMqhiMORV2R5RmZz69VOLNIkZdEJPFlif0o9RaQZSHal7144CfcGtbwDyfscdEiuiwbkYAMJppJp/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV11Bb3.gif)
11 Be2
11 Bxa6
11 ... Nc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkTu9HN96jd6_eNBSYNhHIqNHLzI5DOD2NRqdzn9k8weLxtO3wAR0t30_VFlLxyLF9wThiXosnFYqrAsnoA1ScA-jnG5V32TJG4iuC6rT3ZDS_yGj44Rsuq8yAH_l-LutRxh4/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV11Nc5.gif)
11 ... Qa5
12 Kb1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFFYGn1mxAFXUWYDrrq2WmKhZQJaWdT0IUSo0BoSX_wNLTNlfvdqF9nsCSfH3icxVYQeRXMyYncPrnb8wuBZVMWbX6IYQYBiGlpWfhTxy7QvQ-ImK2S3RsWIoIirgUyu3WOk6/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV12Kb1.gif)
12 h4
12 Bh6
12 ... Qe8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_idnYJ4B4u50f2uBnXrn4bnGCO14S3IynonrfM15fsy4JvlH24Zn5BatDehIRQmpdBMmDJaoiwd72UcacxncyAcgUuOvUnH0KxvWZZBZthUYrnkfmr3Jm-5oj6zVrCjOVt-ft/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV12Qe8.gif)
12 ... Ne8
12 ... a5
13 Bh6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhgjkAhjxziVv3Gnyg5_NZtNp0sUfhyFAPzoJ5d8Vyyibc1PpVNL1XbcEPGW9VG6BcKuN3VKjhvZQbgi3_iwnRPlFUSipY865uHjw0RZPxUZIurUP_x5qsAnoFY1vAEu6OLz3/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV13Bh6.gif)
13 a3
13 g4
13 ... a5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2qDVzLE9_OznGuv4qzGSgGTEO9NlyZL3cP_p6arAOHBB03VXTP7a0I407tbJtDbMBi1xxbZAHmAO-sILb145JggKZRxeQk0ezsKVtlI2hmyokQtRt4nXp33BkbNxfNuun13Z/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV13a5.gif)
13 ... Bxh6
13 ... e5
14 Bxg7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCjRJYiN5mGSaDr1k-_AGeHODAP-QxbLK6Mav2Y-uRya87SQ35_XRfANjor4uvbInhifGArwE0OcsEqvZktpTgzfCQK6rzBm6K7aYQFQgzAIGeq7Qd2v_7o5kGdySN4refOzQ/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV14Bxg7.gif)
14 a3
14 Rhe1
14 ... Kxg7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXxmn564_INXuQcHRiHoZRgHxCsQKb4vZRw8K7e-y58cSodLpQzdxClkbpFN13euF5ww_8_i1NdlRVLueSZixXEFkjd6c33Rpthy96kDjJ0o8Qucr1KXPEnS22d2c-CfZDTHy/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV14Kxg7.gif)
15 Rhe1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lMJROGgg8iESJFwblWVU9Vgmdq9-5JYWNyH8HdhpcCSQPHIHULGQIGiuDwYSj-dY14BCI-xOIPWqrF6AUoS6c8PhlHIabvOvhO_bcPMtyP4T_MymLCrCTIt4_bzM02hknNUy/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV15Rhe1.gif)
15 g4
15 ... Nxb3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvOCeyNzZPFqnEk21OZk5eWcjhx0RVyTep5pKRDlJhRcNaDt0EssVQGWagxpHDar5YKGIpmhnYVmctGe-B_t_hIADx8S7RZDFZk8H4AMPOeF3TgNRD2474cnQoP8KtMtPpXjm/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV14Nxb3.gif)
15 ... a4
16 axb3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOPvHYkVsJ4jNivC2sSt9I_rDROYK2kuN-0kTgbTT4ReFMqpI9-Gtv8QscMkkV0lmWPnwdRArwWLeyA9uzu4Zc9ILhMvL71o1HbxLQ8fpY-famTAIDMLPe1maFE5gRBfMl3Fx/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV16axb3.gif)
16 ... Rc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB_wxuZJ0wnkdICjmUdXxz6P8AfmTK6gXa6vbp5krN4U3-h9LbkdDa4-_mtB4fLl5NIafY-P5IR0bF4e-wWz1Cy2gwyI0cC_a499VlAWWSGfBlbVZ6s5lAnwQs05p9I7zXIHg/s320/AakSicilianDragonPXXV16Rc5.gif)
16 ... Kh8
16 ... h6
16 ... Qd8
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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