Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part VII
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 f3 Bg7 7 Be3 a6 8 Qd2 b5 9 Nd5 Nxd5
10 exd5 Bb7 11 a4 bxa4 12 Rxa4 O-O
13 Qa5 Qxa5+ 14 Rxa5 Nd7 15 Bd3 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSnhcd5mZ3JLHrnhjheCBg6URpkp2HYxI_6EGCnFzFufh_w5ilBQ7ztPEDWGUtL2iLofzjyeySxU09mDVpca6F0CPujVWrAQIolxpI0F-QgSTTjtdR6YlsXkvgGoLbr2dJfbo/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII15Bd3.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R1Qrx8EY0CCKpFX-Bhr9f1Xh1bVEzvIfGEdKu4-RsWdlke_OtwU5bcrBvNHpNq65tmk-4_ZEN5VLzL3mhK57dMkyTC7y9kmWPZ5MV4ypp85VTNy4SZFceixSCAXjOx0EodDd/s320/AardnaaaSicilianDragon5g6.gif)
6 f3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPqhEGkZDyMmNTj8lgMPRwV_J6729wfW99gCe_crLA6DXxHRoJz9k8RssdfAcgMQQOkJ77HLd9xP1HJsbPDbuPI9p4ALNXGK9BlLJAlLopsYtpFHVF-FPuSQv4alu86g1oayK/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII6f3.gif)
6 Be3
6 Be2
6 g3
6 Bc4
6 f4
6 Bg5
6 h3
6 h4
6 ... Bg7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKHS3_5LN_NMEoRxdX6QWbhFhs8W0qMkhjK-R8V8VSinRcw9S980jTztyewGht1ArOUEs9rArdOi5qcw8FTGplnQWzie1bKo1xUX5Q0TkBptMoYduy_yhFS_KW4wo2YaSfqaU/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII6Bg7.gif)
6 ... Nc6
6 ... Qb6
6 ... e5
6 ... Nbd7
7 Be3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXQMG50xRjxinGo22tflnR6Ny_iKHApon84IUf9WXGgjG9-AWXlPi9dqE88sP0cXLTkJ8Sm-Ieup7DrVMWfipI4atMbrd-aAvoc3jkbGrhaFp2VYLBOipUBpYZLcoZ-_3EiPy/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII7Be3.gif)
7 Be2
7 ... a6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aADMwoiokCTahEK2sbg8LDzeNOR8Ru6kHxmiI_FAdhhjJZmk8vn3eJb6HIM2KmjgDdEZDh1RvXFpYBcyNTyCpEtpMxJHq6aaLNQX3gjmAUkhH40pFBZJkWYxPN3QR6HkzUn6/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII7a6.gif)
7 ... O-O
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... Bd7
8 Qd2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvbM75o9GUqPHHuDHjolJFJtakuSLqpCnT905tI7giE5VZCbKMqFxXQGzy2LGDbJs0xqviYXb3fdMKUNs19T2PYYQQkX8kjjf69nORlFe3rc64QFSYYgrdsmKwhCGFypCxGYJ/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII8Qd2.gif)
8 Bc4
8 ... b5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SEkDzuyXH3MQ4eUDz2l67QkCz1PGonztkx54AWoIKAjshHIagMPHjh7qFiowpVc90Inr05wkS9PtAgYyJb_2mNJUshRt2w2kK9ocFe1HJqXCgDqwB27X7qGgXSwX877kJ0Zk/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII8b5.gif)
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Nc6
8 ... O-O
9 Nd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueOKf22zRX_uZ_vNdcVS-yA8yV2Cysyu7kddiNMG7STkLBHz5XB4fCSyMkz0bERbkX_csybsaVPwcxb-idg05AXvS8EGr0p0meeu992Jn4bg3er7O1TxEKm0THwbXFnwMnfS5/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII9Nd5.gif)
9 Bh6
9 a4
9 Bd3
9 ... Nxd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO43uVdnqh8FH5IzAmPYCyZ6OAqY4WTZVM5WoEnt2GEA-_y9xdfh_A2jU2f_XUcrzEbuVNsihm60xDb8FesbrhqnPQ1yZOXVK4uK3Qyq0C3-on9Py07Rx0Dwdt1fOgX9Q2Vd4/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII9Nxd5.gif)
9 ... O-O
10 exd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP-Bf8QC66bDqRyWJNpOWzgaGgCH5pw8zuY-u5SIz4rfzbfVdIc5wAExY94P_Y0ta2CjbOYtzC7znWLCAIVdFZF66AX5CaR3RL2RkPGE1IZp1zKDiKBerP9k1PCFgiystnGn7/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII10exd5.gif)
10 ... Bb7
10 ... O-O
11 a4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bT4pmkeiddLOVqozpYzT1uN9c6U6g46h2-X96o1DCpH86R2YXuQpXA9KcTaBRtzhBOoHm4Qz69z9Hy3lK0J3TMciDsHrUar-M5_YX8mLqXPn3ofwDperIixIdJylJyhCC8uq/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII11a4.gif)
11 c4
11 ... bxa4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhiMKRnXpv6pE5YGR0_jjPLAkJdQTckKAHfNg88xzB1hMPQjLouNdDOZ7346Lntth0r8CEZhcGQ8mNl5KZxxvH-vM7xbYVD17tS2gx2-3G88VbzyfC91rQdQ-GHiUDvkGSjoo/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII11bxa4.gif)
11 ... b4
12 Rxa4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GnOaKGmIFkhv3EkvZ81gCgKaW9p2JdsgbOihgEpqUOQ4NsSLrFq4XK9a6uX5168NcgTIsLw1plazbxx_HMJTFfjDc7AmZhiOmrGv7aiHMI3_x2P5bW6lRy8VE24CVGB2bS31/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII12Rxa4.gif)
12 Bc4
12 ... O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxJxHRUHGAI3lrSUYF0FqtLAq0wjy3FC1Rgrlrh5Tzrfjc2qWwC0LlzNAuoDkFj44ZDuiuwJ00lyc0brt7caQYBR_7hAQe1MEjaIK4Y4SezqlHAF9gvF1lHvyHiKVnHnOfZO7/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII12O-O.gif)
12 ... Bxd5
13 Qa5
13 h4
13 Ra5
13 Bc4
13 ... Qxa5+
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2gDpwbCQ7AXwsBuylTMwFrVW5OrM1MRSWZ0hgvdIBVnle6FeqqiFgKjFsfM1Vd4sFSIA7X0QuJNaKZe8_3LyzgPuT4P2PxgcFMq31wTIzEVe_l4clLNDzA6D7FMgBY3gx6Zw/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII13Qxa5.gif)
13 ... Nd7
13 ... h6
14 Rxa5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jhSOnuTJi8uMo6U6m6rXsPPMwhvEjVnRCgHx7KvEb707XUa3YLZtU_FkYVH1z9rS-pDcpJjRtyAfz2QeQjzS6Ese4y-z4ntugyBmIEeERIzf143EOOtQ3POTH0TBJqBn1AYU/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII14Rxa5.gif)
14 ... Nd7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTYoxiv2UsBDCruZICUVPQWcc_-3fp4fgcviU4-urSCC88vLSoprf7zqwPbk8mivuT8-wNBFcuUpNFFLEAULnZZumFbo2NtsjY3p0ic3iNwmkXVnYIdzY-YqlHmjKbspF4B4N/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII14Nd7.gif)
14 ... Rc8
15 Bd3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSnhcd5mZ3JLHrnhjheCBg6URpkp2HYxI_6EGCnFzFufh_w5ilBQ7ztPEDWGUtL2iLofzjyeySxU09mDVpca6F0CPujVWrAQIolxpI0F-QgSTTjtdR6YlsXkvgGoLbr2dJfbo/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII15Bd3.gif)
15 c3
15 Be2
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6 f3 Bg7 7 Be3 a6 8 Qd2 b5 9 Nd5 Nxd5
10 exd5 Bb7 11 a4 bxa4 12 Rxa4 O-O
13 Qa5 Qxa5+ 14 Rxa5 Nd7 15 Bd3 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSnhcd5mZ3JLHrnhjheCBg6URpkp2HYxI_6EGCnFzFufh_w5ilBQ7ztPEDWGUtL2iLofzjyeySxU09mDVpca6F0CPujVWrAQIolxpI0F-QgSTTjtdR6YlsXkvgGoLbr2dJfbo/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII15Bd3.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R1Qrx8EY0CCKpFX-Bhr9f1Xh1bVEzvIfGEdKu4-RsWdlke_OtwU5bcrBvNHpNq65tmk-4_ZEN5VLzL3mhK57dMkyTC7y9kmWPZ5MV4ypp85VTNy4SZFceixSCAXjOx0EodDd/s320/AardnaaaSicilianDragon5g6.gif)
6 f3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPqhEGkZDyMmNTj8lgMPRwV_J6729wfW99gCe_crLA6DXxHRoJz9k8RssdfAcgMQQOkJ77HLd9xP1HJsbPDbuPI9p4ALNXGK9BlLJAlLopsYtpFHVF-FPuSQv4alu86g1oayK/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII6f3.gif)
6 Be3
6 Be2
6 g3
6 Bc4
6 f4
6 Bg5
6 h3
6 h4
6 ... Bg7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKHS3_5LN_NMEoRxdX6QWbhFhs8W0qMkhjK-R8V8VSinRcw9S980jTztyewGht1ArOUEs9rArdOi5qcw8FTGplnQWzie1bKo1xUX5Q0TkBptMoYduy_yhFS_KW4wo2YaSfqaU/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII6Bg7.gif)
6 ... Nc6
6 ... Qb6
6 ... e5
6 ... Nbd7
7 Be3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXQMG50xRjxinGo22tflnR6Ny_iKHApon84IUf9WXGgjG9-AWXlPi9dqE88sP0cXLTkJ8Sm-Ieup7DrVMWfipI4atMbrd-aAvoc3jkbGrhaFp2VYLBOipUBpYZLcoZ-_3EiPy/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII7Be3.gif)
7 Be2
7 ... a6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aADMwoiokCTahEK2sbg8LDzeNOR8Ru6kHxmiI_FAdhhjJZmk8vn3eJb6HIM2KmjgDdEZDh1RvXFpYBcyNTyCpEtpMxJHq6aaLNQX3gjmAUkhH40pFBZJkWYxPN3QR6HkzUn6/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII7a6.gif)
7 ... O-O
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... Bd7
8 Qd2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvbM75o9GUqPHHuDHjolJFJtakuSLqpCnT905tI7giE5VZCbKMqFxXQGzy2LGDbJs0xqviYXb3fdMKUNs19T2PYYQQkX8kjjf69nORlFe3rc64QFSYYgrdsmKwhCGFypCxGYJ/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII8Qd2.gif)
8 Bc4
8 ... b5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SEkDzuyXH3MQ4eUDz2l67QkCz1PGonztkx54AWoIKAjshHIagMPHjh7qFiowpVc90Inr05wkS9PtAgYyJb_2mNJUshRt2w2kK9ocFe1HJqXCgDqwB27X7qGgXSwX877kJ0Zk/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII8b5.gif)
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Nc6
8 ... O-O
9 Nd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueOKf22zRX_uZ_vNdcVS-yA8yV2Cysyu7kddiNMG7STkLBHz5XB4fCSyMkz0bERbkX_csybsaVPwcxb-idg05AXvS8EGr0p0meeu992Jn4bg3er7O1TxEKm0THwbXFnwMnfS5/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII9Nd5.gif)
9 Bh6
9 a4
9 Bd3
9 ... Nxd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO43uVdnqh8FH5IzAmPYCyZ6OAqY4WTZVM5WoEnt2GEA-_y9xdfh_A2jU2f_XUcrzEbuVNsihm60xDb8FesbrhqnPQ1yZOXVK4uK3Qyq0C3-on9Py07Rx0Dwdt1fOgX9Q2Vd4/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII9Nxd5.gif)
9 ... O-O
10 exd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP-Bf8QC66bDqRyWJNpOWzgaGgCH5pw8zuY-u5SIz4rfzbfVdIc5wAExY94P_Y0ta2CjbOYtzC7znWLCAIVdFZF66AX5CaR3RL2RkPGE1IZp1zKDiKBerP9k1PCFgiystnGn7/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII10exd5.gif)
10 ... Bb7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWh7W5FWx6VYrINuoQ1yMfhdbFYUJwwxdGFld1hJmlgj77HdwlO8Toj9q4l9PESSc0JAULGMdcEKxTpSpEfm6pMIVwbIzOEA695eOStsZQpoCOGGL03pTk1zgTzsFHT3c85hgx/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII10Bb7.gif)
10 ... O-O
11 a4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bT4pmkeiddLOVqozpYzT1uN9c6U6g46h2-X96o1DCpH86R2YXuQpXA9KcTaBRtzhBOoHm4Qz69z9Hy3lK0J3TMciDsHrUar-M5_YX8mLqXPn3ofwDperIixIdJylJyhCC8uq/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII11a4.gif)
11 c4
11 ... bxa4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhiMKRnXpv6pE5YGR0_jjPLAkJdQTckKAHfNg88xzB1hMPQjLouNdDOZ7346Lntth0r8CEZhcGQ8mNl5KZxxvH-vM7xbYVD17tS2gx2-3G88VbzyfC91rQdQ-GHiUDvkGSjoo/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII11bxa4.gif)
11 ... b4
12 Rxa4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GnOaKGmIFkhv3EkvZ81gCgKaW9p2JdsgbOihgEpqUOQ4NsSLrFq4XK9a6uX5168NcgTIsLw1plazbxx_HMJTFfjDc7AmZhiOmrGv7aiHMI3_x2P5bW6lRy8VE24CVGB2bS31/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII12Rxa4.gif)
12 Bc4
12 ... O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxJxHRUHGAI3lrSUYF0FqtLAq0wjy3FC1Rgrlrh5Tzrfjc2qWwC0LlzNAuoDkFj44ZDuiuwJ00lyc0brt7caQYBR_7hAQe1MEjaIK4Y4SezqlHAF9gvF1lHvyHiKVnHnOfZO7/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII12O-O.gif)
12 ... Bxd5
13 Qa5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw27FIaVeJa5Pdar3vqwVahI8Lg3XxQj6NyvHpWSr_m6r3kx7s9TNXK4oqZ_5ksGl0dTOtTs2GIaXABI4_31JlujJMs62TNtL9Y6GreQGzMAuu57HLoa4rlAZWCYri-QE_TouP/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII13Qa5.gif)
13 h4
13 Ra5
13 Bc4
13 ... Qxa5+
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2gDpwbCQ7AXwsBuylTMwFrVW5OrM1MRSWZ0hgvdIBVnle6FeqqiFgKjFsfM1Vd4sFSIA7X0QuJNaKZe8_3LyzgPuT4P2PxgcFMq31wTIzEVe_l4clLNDzA6D7FMgBY3gx6Zw/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII13Qxa5.gif)
13 ... Nd7
13 ... h6
14 Rxa5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jhSOnuTJi8uMo6U6m6rXsPPMwhvEjVnRCgHx7KvEb707XUa3YLZtU_FkYVH1z9rS-pDcpJjRtyAfz2QeQjzS6Ese4y-z4ntugyBmIEeERIzf143EOOtQ3POTH0TBJqBn1AYU/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII14Rxa5.gif)
14 ... Nd7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTYoxiv2UsBDCruZICUVPQWcc_-3fp4fgcviU4-urSCC88vLSoprf7zqwPbk8mivuT8-wNBFcuUpNFFLEAULnZZumFbo2NtsjY3p0ic3iNwmkXVnYIdzY-YqlHmjKbspF4B4N/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII14Nd7.gif)
14 ... Rc8
15 Bd3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSnhcd5mZ3JLHrnhjheCBg6URpkp2HYxI_6EGCnFzFufh_w5ilBQ7ztPEDWGUtL2iLofzjyeySxU09mDVpca6F0CPujVWrAQIolxpI0F-QgSTTjtdR6YlsXkvgGoLbr2dJfbo/s320/AardiaaaSicilianDragonPVII15Bd3.gif)
15 c3
15 Be2
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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