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Annotated by hityerclock (1200): My third Maroczy bind game here on GK. In this one, my 2400+ opponent shows how to to play against black's setup. This is where the action starts in this variation. Black's plan is to play on the dark squares and generate counter-play on the Q-side. ! Note how this opponent keeps the pawn on f2 until the black DSB is neutralized. White won't find an advantage trying to… |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): So here it is, I lose to someone who was rated exactly half my rating! He is a rapidly improving 12 year old. He also attends the school that I attended, so in a way it was nice to see another chess star from King's School, Chester! I start with the usual He replies with my favourite defence I continue with the main line And he responds with a fianchetto - the accelerated Dragon (Classes as… |
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Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I am White in this game I played at my chess club. It shows how only a couple of free developing moves can be worth more than just a measly pawn. The Sicilian Defense. Just about the only opening played at my club. Black commits to a plan too early in the game. I haven't shown exactly what my plans are, so Black shouldn't either. Gaining more central space and opening lines to develop my… |
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Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I am white in this fast time control game. It shows how having more mobility for development is more important than a stupid pawn. This is the most popular response in Grandmaster games, but 1...e5 is the most popular amongst amateur games. Accurate developing move. Committing to a plan too early in the game can be dangerous. Black is committing to fianchettoing his kingside bishop on only the… |
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Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This was the first game I ever played against my teammate alabamaboy at the Southern Chess Fall 2006 Invitational.
Black plays the sicilian dragon, but underestimates the strength of the white pieces on the kingside. The important thing to remember when playing the sicilian is that black's major strength and source of counterplay will be on the queenside, while white will rule the kingside.… |
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Annotated by yellowlab (2033): 1. e4 often leads to open games, characterized by pawn exchanges in the center and freedom of movement for the pieces. Notice that two lines have been opened already, one for the bishop on f1 and one for the queen. The Sicilian defense. Only one line is opened (for the queen) and black may fall behind in development. The main idea is to trade a wing pawn (black's c-pawn) for a center pawn… |
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Annotated by yellowlab (2033): 1. e4 is the most popular first move in chess. It siezes space in the center and opens lines for the queen and bishop. Space and Development are two of the primary elements of chess. The Sicilian defense. 1. ...c5 seeks to prevent White from establishing a center pawn duo (on d4 and e4), while avoiding the symmetry established after 1. ...e5. Developing and centralizing. The knight benefits… |
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Annotated by desertfoxxx (1200): This annotation is about my favorite attack against the Sicilian Defense-Dragon Variation.. It's called the Yugoslav attack.. I think it is the strongest line against the Sicilian Dragon which many consider as black's sharpest and most aggressive defense.. In this game my opponent played the Sicilian Hungarian Variation (also called the hyper-accelerated dragon) but it has some similarities with… |
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Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This game features an open Sicilian and the variation 7. f3, which is a very popular line at club level. If Black acts quickly in the center, then the position is dead even, however, in this game, White doesnt respond accurately and Black gets a winning attack. The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon, as in this game, will most often times transpose into a full-fleged Accelerated Dragon. However, there … |
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Annotated by yellowlab (2033): The hyper-accelerated dragon Sicilian defense. The main idea of these lines versus the usual dragon is that black wants to play d5 in one move. In the regular dragon, black plays d6, and then sometimes a later d5 costing an important tempo. 4. Qxd4 is played often enough, but I think it isn't as challenging. The most challenging line in this variation of the Sicilian is 7. Bc4 0-0 8. … |
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Annotated by yellowlab (2033): Fischer once said of 1. e4 "Best by test." The Sicilian defense is one of the most popular choices for black. The open Sicilian (the closed would be 2. Nc3) is the most challenging continuation. The hyper-accelerated dragon. In the accelerated dragon black plays 2. ...Nc6. The principled continuation. Black will try and control the dark squares along the h8-a1 diagonal, especially d4 and e5.… |
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Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a game from insuk's Sicilian Defense mini-tournament -- I have the white pieces and Reubenfine (a player who will surely be moving up in the ratings world) has the black pieces.
After an interesting accelerated dragon opening, white gets a little edge, and black's attempt to maintain material equality results in a fight over the black bishop... The starting position for the… |
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Annotated by icehawk (1200): This game was perhaps not the most exciting from an artistic point of view, but there was a lot of tension and fighting spirit. The quality of play was higher than in most of my games, with no side making any serious mistake. The accelerated dragon is understandably very popular nowadays. 5.c4, heading for a Maroczy bind is also an interesting try. White has good practical results with… |
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Annotated by tigerzrul88 (1905): This game comes from a tournament that I hosted based around the Accelerated Dragon. So I'll start after move 6 where the position was set.
As always any logical or spelling errors should be reported to me so I can fix them. Ok, so here we are, this is a typical Accelerated Dragon set up.
White has a few ideas here. He can play the main line with 7. Bc4, he can play for an extremely… |
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Annotated by fiercequeen (1200): this one goes out to player ellisbell: he even likes me so much, he paid for a renewal of my Premium Membership at Gameknot; I wish, I had more sponsors like him... now, taking d4 is forced... business, as usual... as always... preparing b5... making d4 possible... to no avail... touching multiple problems, in the White… |
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Annotated by fiercequeen (1200): also dedicated to ellisbell... whatever taste they come in: always d5... enforcing the pressure on Nf3... why not pin the Bishop? the Bishop was already dead meat: why not attack it twice? piece, in the pocket... leaving White one option: taking Rd8, or else Bf6... forced... but Black forgot this one... pick up the pieces... hard headed... … |
