Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XI

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 a6 7 Qd2 Ng4 8 Bg5 h6 9 Bh4 Bg7
10 f3 Nf6 11 O-O-O b5 12 Qe1 O-O 13 e5
13 ... dxe5 14 Ne6 Bxe6 15 Rxd8 Rxd8
16 Kb1 Nc6 17 Bd3 Nb4 18 Be4 Rac8
19 Qe3 Nxe4 20 fxe4 Nxc2 21 Kxc2 b4
22 Bxe7 Rd4 23 Bxb4 Rxb4Line



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:




6 ... a6



6 ... Bg7
6 ... Nc6
6 ... Ng4
6 ... Nbd7

7 Qd2



7 f3
7 Be2
7 f4
7 Bc4
7 Qf3

7 ... Ng4



7 ... Nc6

8 Bg5



8 Bc4

8 ... h6



8 ... f6

9 Bh4



9 Be3

9 ... Bg7



9 ... Nc6

10 f3



10 Nd5
10 h3

10 ... Nf6



10 ... Ne5

11 O-O-O



11 Bf2

11 ... b5



11 ... O-O
11 ... Nc6

12 Qe1



12 Qe3

12 ... O-O



12 ... Bd7
12 ... Qd7
12 ... g5
12 ... b4

13 e5



13 f4
13 Kb1

13 ... dxe5



13 ... Nh5

14 Ne6



14 Bxf6

14 ... Bxe6



14 ... Qxd1+

15 Rxd8



15 Bxf6

15 ... Rxd8



16 Kb1



16 Bd3

16 ... Nc6



16 ... b4
16 ... Ra7
16 ... Nbd7

17 Bd3



17 Bf2

17 ... Nb4



17 ... Rac8
17 ... b4

18 Be4



18 Be2

18 ... Rac8



18 ... Nxe4

19 Qe3



19 Rf1
19 Bxf6

19 ... Nxe4



19 ... Rc4
19 ... g5
19 ... Rd4

20 fxe4



20 ... Nxc2



20 ... Rd4
20 ... g5

21 Kxc2



21 ... b4



21 ... g5

22 Bxe7



22 Rd1

22 ... Rd4



23 Bxb4



23 Rf1

23 ... Rxb4



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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