Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XV

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 Qd2 Nc6 8 Be2 O-O 9 Rd1 Ng4
10 Bxg4 Bxg4 11 f3 Bd7 12 O-O a6 13 Nd5
13 ... b5 14 c3 Rc8 15 Nc2 Rb8 16 Bh6
16 ... Bxh6 17 Qxh6 f5 18 exf5 Rxf5
19 Rfe1 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 Qd2



7 f3
7 Be2
7 f4
7 Bc4
7 h3

7 ... Nc6



7 ... O-O
7 ... Ng4

8 Be2



8 f3
8 h3
8 Rd1

8 ... O-O



8 ... Qa5
8 ... Ng4

9 Rd1



9 O-O-O
9 f4
9 O-O
9 f3

9 ... Ng4



9 ... Rb8
9 ... Bd7
9 ... a6
9 ... Qa5

10 Bxg4



10 Nxc6

10 ... Bxg4



10 ... Bxd4

11 f3



11 Nxc6

11 ... Bd7



11 ... Be6

12 O-O



12 a4
12 Nxc6

12 ... a6



12 ... Ne5
12 ... Rb8
12 ... Rc8
12 ... Na5

13 Nd5



13 Qc1
13 h3
13 Nb3
13 f4

13 ... b5



13 ... Ne5
13 ... Rc8
13 ... e6
13 ... Rb8

14 c3



14 Nxc6
14 Qf2
14 b3

14 ... Rc8



14 ... Ne5

15 Nc2



15 Nxc6

15 ... Rb8



15 ... Be6
15 ... a5

16 Bh6



16 Qf2
16 Rf2
16 Ncb4
16 f4

16 ... Bxh6



16 ... a5

17 Qxh6



17 ... f5



17 ... e6

18 exf5



18 Nd4
18 Qd2
18 Rfe1

18 ... Rxf5



18 ... Bxf5

19 Rfe1



19 Qh4
19 Qd2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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