Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon Part XXXXVIII

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 Nxd4 11 Bxd4 Rc8 12 Bb3 b5
13 Bxa7 b4 14 Ne2 Qa5 15 Bd4 Ba4
16 Bxa4 Qxa4 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 ... Nxd4



10 ... Rc8
10 ... Ne5
10 ... Qb8
10 ... Rb8
10 ... Na5
10 ... Qc7

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 Bxd4



11 ... Rc8



11 ... h6
11 ... Qc7

12 Bb3



12 Bd3

12 ... b5



12 ... a5
12 ... Qa5
12 ... Ne8
12 ... Rc6
12 ... a6

13 Bxa7



13 Nd5
13 Qe3
13 e5
13 h4
13 Kb1
13 g4

13 ... b4



13 ... Qa5

14 Ne2



14 Nd5

14 ... Qa5



14 ... Ba4
14 ... Qc7
14 ... Be6

15 Bd4



15 Qe3
15 Bf2
15 Bg1

15 ... Ba4



15 ... Be6

16 Bxa4



16 Kb1

16 ... Qxa4



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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