Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXXVII

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 Qc7 11 Bb3 Rfc8 12 g4 Na5 13 g5
13 ... Nh5 14 Nd5 Nxb3+ 15 axb3 Qd8 16 Ne2
16 ... e6 17 Ndf4 Nxf4 18 Bxf4 Qb6 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 ... Qc7



10 ... Rc8
10 ... Ne5
10 ... Qb8
10 ... Rb8
10 ... Na5
10 ... Nxd4

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 Bf1
11 Be2
11 Ncb5

11 ... Rfc8



11 ... Na5
11 ... Rfe8
11 ... Ne5

12 g4



12 Kb1
12 h4
12 Nxc6

12 ... Na5



12 ... Kf8
12 ... Qd8

13 g5



13 Bh6
13 Rhe1
13 h4

13 ... Nh5



13 ... Nxb3+

14 Nd5



14 Bd5

14 ... Nxb3+



15 axb3



15 Nxb3

15 ... Qd8



16 Ne2



16 f4
16 Kb1

16 ... e6



16 ... Rc6
16 ... Be6
16 ... Bc6

17 Ndf4



17 Ndc3

17 ... Nxf4



17 ... Rc6

18 Bxf4



18 Nxf4

18 ... Qb6



18 ... d5

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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