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The sicilian dragon

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19th April 2008, 07:52pm
#1
by Harry07
New Zealand China
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 456

Do u think the sicilian dragon is a good opening for black?


19th April 2008, 07:53pm
#2
by Harry07
New Zealand China
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 456
So i think it is ok only because it is for positional people i like to play aggressive!
20th April 2008, 03:36am
#3
by Nimzo33
Honolulu United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 209
Its depends: yes, if you know what your doing. If not, and the white player does...it won't be pretty for ya. If your talking about the opening in general, I'd say its fine-it aint refuted, and its a good choice for players who like crazy attacking games.
20th April 2008, 03:38am
#4
by Harry07
New Zealand China
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 456
That is true.
20th April 2008, 04:29am
#5
by neneko
Sweden
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1701
I wouldn't say the dragon is very positional. It's a pretty agressive opening.
20th April 2008, 01:45pm
#6
by KillaBeez
Denver, CO United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 796
White usually gets his attack started first.  If Black can delay it, he can get some uncanny pressure down the c file and at the king.
30th May 2008, 10:50pm
#7
by FM Brett-T
Strathfield Australia
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 1266

The sicilian dragon is one of the sharpest sicilian lines. It leads to extremely sharp play when white plays the yugoslav attack against the dragon. This leads to exciting battles where the white team is trying to launch a kingside attack while black is launching a queenside attack.

 In your example you have put blacks knight moving to d7. Normally Black would put his knight on c6 to put pressure on d4

 


31st May 2008, 03:41pm
#8
by mowque
PA United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 42
as a player of the dragon, it can be played well if you keep ontop of the game, but it can get very nasty very quick if you misstep
 

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