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



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:



8 ... Bd7



8 ... Nc6
8 ... d5
8 ... Be6
8 ... a6
8 ... Nbd7

9 Bc4



9 O-O-O
9 Bd3
9 Be2

9 ... Na6



9 ... Nc6
9 ... Qc7

10 O-O-O



10 Bxa6
10 O-O

10 ... Rc8



10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qa5
10 ... Nc5
10 ... Nb4

11 Bb3



11 Be2
11 Bxa6

11 ... Nc5



11 ... Qa5

12 Kb1



12 h4
12 Bh6

12 ... Qe8



12 ... Ne8
12 ... a5

13 Bh6



13 a3
13 g4

13 ... a5



13 ... Bxh6
13 ... e5

14 Bxg7



14 a3
14 Rhe1

14 ... Kxg7



15 Rhe1



15 g4

15 ... Nxb3



15 ... a4

16 axb3



16 ... Rc5



16 ... Kh8
16 ... h6
16 ... Qd8

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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