Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part VIII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 h3 Bg7 7 Bc4 O-O 8 O-O Nc6 9 Bb3 Bd7
10 Be3 Qa5 11 f4 Rac8 12 Qf3 Qh5 13 Qf2
13 ... b5 14 Ndxb5 Nxe4 15 Nxe4 Qxb5
16 Rad1 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 h3



6 Be3
6 Be2
6 g3
6 Bc4
6 f4
6 Bg5
6 f3
6 h4

6 ... Bg7



6 ... Nbd7

7 Bc4



7 Be3
7 Qf3
7 Bb5+

7 ... O-O



7 ... a6
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nbd7

8 O-O



8 Be3
8 Bb3
8 Nf3
8 Qe2

8 ... Nc6



8 ... a6
8 ... Nxe4
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Qc7

9 Bb3



9 Re1
9 Be3
9 Nxc6

9 ... Bd7



9 ... Nxd4
9 ... Na5

10 Be3



10 Nxc6

10 ... Qa5



10 ... a6
10 ... Rc8
10 ... a5
10 ... Nxd4
10 ... Na5
10 ... Qc7

11 f4



11 Nd5
11 Re1
11 Nde2
11 a3
11 Qf3

11 ... Rac8



11 ... Qh5
11 ... Rac8
11 ... Nxd4
11 ... Rad8
11 ... Rfd8
11 ... h6

12 Qf3



12 Nf3
12 a3

12 ... Qh5



12 ... Nxd4
12 ... Rfd8
12 ... h6
12 ... Qc7

13 Qf2



13 Nxc6
13 Qxh5
13 Rad1

13 ... b5



13 ... Na5
13 ... a6

14 Ndxb5



14 a3
14 e5
14 Nxc6

14 ... Nxe4



14 ... a6
14 ... Nb4
14 ... Na5

15 Nxe4



15 Qf3

15 ... Qxb5



16 Rad1



16 c3
16 Ng3
16 Rae1
16 Rac1

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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