Dragondorf
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Dragondorf proper
Posted by kirill57 on 6/1/10 at 3:05 PM
Now another important point for a "proper" Dragondorf is that black is going to play Nbd7. If black plays Nc6 it will transpose to the "Swiss" system and not a Dragondorf. Hopfully it will help to play a proper dragondorf in game 2. Since this is a tournament about this variation, I also want to repost here a quick overview of this variation, taken from chesspublishing.com website:
| TD: kirill57 |
Started on May 31, 2010 8:15 AM |
| Players: |
42 |
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Time Control: |
3 days/move |
| Max Group Size: |
6 |
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Rating Range: |
>1400 |
| # Advance: |
2 |
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Tie Breaks: |
Yes |
| Points Available: |
528 |
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Games Rated: |
Yes |
TOURNAMENT FINISHED! |
| Tournament Stats |
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| Starting Players: |
42 |
Completed Games: |
266 (tournament is 100% complete) |
| Eliminated Round 1: |
28 (66% of field) |
Games in Round 1: |
210
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| Eliminated Round 2: |
7 (16% of field) |
Games in Round 2: |
44
|
| Eliminated Round 3: |
5 (11% of field) |
Games in Round 3: |
12
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| Players Withdrawn: |
2 (4%) |
# Timeouts: |
61 (22%) |
| Remaining Players: |
3 (7%) |
Remaining Games: |
0 (current round) |
| Average Rating: |
1723 |
Biggest Upset: |
1487 defeats 2674 |
Hi, this is a tournament to learn new and exciting variation , which is called "Dragondorf" Please notice, in starting position black has to play 7...a6. This variation is a "hybrid" of a Dragon and Najdorf variation, leading to unusual positions. If you want to learn more about this variation, the best resources are: http://www.chesscentral.com/The_New_Sicilian_Dragon_E_Book_p/ev-50.htm and http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/3/index.htm (which is devoted to different versions of the Dragons and not just to Dragondorf)