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Annotated by yoshark (1409): My opponent was crushing me toward the middle of the game when he saw a chance to snatch a pawn. The down side was it cost him the game. Thought I would try I different type of dragon than I'm used to. The c3 knight is forced to guard the b5 bishop leaving the e4 pawn exposed. Only way I could find to not lose quickly. here my opponent removes the defender of the f4 pawn.… |
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Annotated by saccopterigio (1200): the start position (tematic tournament) an inusual move. 6...Nxe4?? 7.Nb5!
6...Nxd5 let white a good center 9. f3 it's no bad :P lose only a bishop with Nxd5 exd5 Bxd4 or Nxd5 Bxd7 Nxd7 exd5 Qb6 Bxb5 let Ra1 to work; b5 is a good block for black pieces with a change white gain a good center Qb6? black want pressure on white center but b6 is a big problem: b7 is blocked… |
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Annotated by orangutan (1947): This was a fairly ordinary Sicilian Dragon which developed into a long but quite interesting endgame win for black, and it is primarily for this that I have decided to annotate it. The Dragon, my main defence against 1.e4 if I am allowed to play it. White opts for the classical variation rather than the Yugoslav Attack. Ng4 would also have been possible here, taking advantage of… |
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Annotated by scottyad (1200): This is the beginning of my "Amateur Dragon Series." I want to show some of sample games on both sides of the Dragon that illustrate key ideas in the opening. This is instructive for me as well as anyone interested in the Dragon. I will restrict my notes to key concepts and ideas, with a tilt towards those I have not yet discussed. Hope you enjoy!
This simple game illustrates the "bite" in the… |
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Annotated by stringplayer92 (1200): The game start with a fairly normal Dragon Sicilian. I played this to get into less known territories than the Yugoslav attack which in some lines is 20 moves long. I don't really want to get into a theory debate with my opponent. I must build up my central post e4 as the normal Sicilian break will be at d5. Here black deviates from the book lines. Nc6 is given as the main line. … |
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Annotated by l-d-j (1747): This is a game I played a few months ago in a mini-tournament. Although it's far from mistakeless, I think it shows very well how an attack in the Sicilian dragon is played (as Black) and what White should be ready for. This was part of the mini-tournament "Drman's Sicilian XXI", just like my previous annotated game ("The power of a queen"). This was the starting position. The Sicilian often… |
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Annotated by scottyad (1200): This game features the somewhat rare 6.Bc4 setup against the Dragon. Black adopts a Najdorf-like setup that Dragadorf fans will be familiar with, and ultimately breaks through with central pressure and a ...Rxc3 combination. White will meet the Dragon with a simple plan of Bc4, h3, Be3, and 0-0. With both kings tucked away on the kingside, the game takes on a more positional character… |
