Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXXIII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 0-0 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 Bc4 Bd7
10 O-O-O Ne5 11 Bb3 Rc8 12 Qe2 a6 13 f4
13 ... Neg4 14 h3 Nxe3 15 Qxe3 Nh5 16 Rhf1
16 ... Bh6 17 Nd5 e6 18 g4 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 O-O 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 Bc4 Bd7 10 O-O-O:



10 ... Ne5



10 ... Rc8
10 ... Rb8
10 ... Na5
10 ... Qc7
10 ... Nxd4
10 ... Qb8

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 b5 21 Nxb5 Qc4 22 Nc3 Qc6.

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 b5 21 Nxb5 Qc4 22 Rdh1 Rxa4 23 Qg5 Qc6.

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 b5 21 Nxb5 Qb7 22 Rdh1 Rxa4 23 Nc3 Rb4 24 Nd5.

10 ... Qa5 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 h4 Ne5 13 Kb1 Nc4 14 Bxc4 Rxc4
15 Nb3 Qc7 16 Bd4 Be6 17 h5 a5 18 a4 Rb4 19 hxg6 hxg6
20 Rh4 Rc8 21 Rdh1 Bc4 22 g3 e5 23 Be3 Nh5 24 Qh2.

11 Bb3



11 Be2

11 ... Rc8



11 ... Qa5
11 ... a5
11 ... Qc7

12 Qe2



12 Kb1
12 Rhe1
12 Bh6
12 Bg5
12 h4
12 Nb1
12 g4
12 h3

12 ... a6



12 ... Qa5
12 ... Nc6

13 f4



13 h4
13 g4

13 ... Neg4



13 ... Nc6
13 ... Rxc3

14 h3



14 Bg1

14 ... Nxe3



14 ... Rxc3
14 ... Bb5

15 Qxe3



15 ... Nh5



15 ... Ne8
15 ... e5
15 ... Kh8
15 ... Rxc3

16 Rhf1



16 Nd5
16 g3

16 ... Bh6



16 ... e5

17 Nd5



17 Nde2
17 e5

17 ... e6



17 ... e5

18 g4



18 Nc3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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