Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XVIII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 Nbd7 8 Qd2 a6 9 g4 b5
10 g5 Nh5 11 a4 bxa4 12 Rxa4 Bb7 13 Bh3
13 ... a5 14 Nd5 e6 15 Nb5 O-O 16 Ndc7
16 ... Rc8 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 ... Nbd7



7 ... O-O
7 ... Nc6
7 ... a6
7 ... Bd7
7 ... Nc6

8 Qd2



8 Be2

8 ... a6



8 ... O-O
8 ... Ne5
8 ... Qa5

9 g4



9 O-O-O
9 Bc4
9 Bh6

9 ... b5



9 ... Nc5
9 ... h6
9 ... O-O

10 g5



10 h4
10 O-O-O

10 ... Nh5



10 ... Ng8
10 ... b4

11 a4



11 O-O-O

11 ... bxa4



11 ... b4
11 ... Bb7

12 Rxa4



12 Nd5

12 ... Bb7



12 ... O-O
12 ... Rb8
12 ... Nb6
12 ... Ne5

13 Bh3



13 Bh3
13 Be2

13 ... a5



13 ... Nb6
13 ... e6
13 ... Rb8

14 Nd5



14 Ra2
14 b3
14 Ra3

14 ... e6



14 ... O-O

15 Nb5



15 Bxe6
15 Nc3

15 ... O-O



15 ... Bxd5

16 Ndc7



16 Ndc3

16 ... Rc8



16 ... Rb8

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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