Hyper accelerated dragon vs najdorf

hypostarts e4 c5 nf3 g6

Both have their pluses and minuses.  Najdorf has a ton of theory to learn.  You have to be prepared against 6. Bg5, Be3, Be2, h3, and also possibly a little bit of f3 and f4.  Najdorf is considered the "best" but you have to take a lot of time to learn it.

Hyper Accelerated Dragon has a lot less theory, but you must be prepared to play against the Maroczy Bind where white plays c4.  I personally prefer the Hyper Accelerated Dragon and have had some good wins with it.  There are also some ways to fight against the Maroczy Bind, so you have to decide which kinds of positions you like better.

Hope this helps you!

I played the Hyper - Accelerated for the first time the other day. You can find the game here.

I never had any thoughts of playing the Sicilian but the Hyper-Accelerated has alot in common with the English so I gave it a try with no understanding of the opening at all.

Since that game I have done some research and I think I will learn the Hyper Accelerated Dragon - Why.

At some levels - not at any level I am playing at - players like to use something called "Rossomilo Defense" - something like that, sorry for spelling - this means that you have to learn alot of theory for the 3.Bb5 - I beleive is what it is.

Several players use the Hyper Accelerated and the accelerated to avoid this Anti-Sicilian. Again not a problem at my level, but I am more interested in learning the principles and ideas, so I figure start with the least amount of theory and variations and build from there.

TCA

Actually the hyper accelerated move order was made partly to avoid the Rossolimo Attack.  Ordinarily it would go e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6.  Black would play g6 later.  Bb5 doesn't do much if black's knight is not on c6.  If you want to learn Hyper Accelerated Dragon, then you should watch the video series on YouTube by a guy called weaksquare.  His videos are very good and helped me learn the defense.  Just make sure you watch them in order.

"Generally speaking, 'Starting Out' and 'Sicilian Najdorf' are not exactly words that one envisions in the same title, because anyone who is just starting out should not dive into the vast ocean of theory that is the Najdorf. For beginners, the time invested in studying even minor lines can be more productively used solving tactical puzzles and basic endgame technique.
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... In some lines, a good understanding of basic principles will take you far, while in others, such as the Poisoned Pawn (6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Qb6!?), memorization is a must, as one wrong move can cost you the game in the blink of an eye. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626175558/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen87.pdf
"... one simply cannot play the [Najdorf Sicilian] safely without studying the complications and remembering a lot of concrete variations. If you are averse to doing this, or you have a poor memory, you are better off avoiding such lines." - FM Steve Giddins (2003)

"As a professional player, I participate in many opens. I need at least 7.5/9 for the first place so I have little margin for mistakes. ... It suffices to mention the 6.Bg5-attack with forced variations all the way up to move thirty or more, to understand my reluctance to use the Najdorf. ..." - GM Alexander Delchev (2006)
"... The main consideration for Black between choosing the 'normal' Dragon and the Accelerated Dragon is that White can employ the so-called Maroczy Bind against the Accelerated Dragon. This restraining setup ... ensures White a solid space advantage, but Black has a number of ways to deal with it. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
"[1 e4 c5 2 Nf3] g6 is an alternative route to the Accelerated Dragon ... Black steers clear of the Rossolimo Variation (2...Nc6 3 Bb5), but he has to be prepared for some other lines, most notably [3 d4 cxd4] 4 Qxd4 and 3 c3. ..." - GM Paul van der Sterren (2009)
"[The Hyper Accelerated Dragon is] not much better, or worse than the regular Accelerated Dragon. The c3 systems after 2...g6 is nothing to worry about, and the same goes for the 4.Qxd4 line. You do avoid Yugoslav attack mainlines with both systems (and there are several good ways to do that), but the major headache is (of course) the Maroczy." - IM pfren (~5 days ago)
"Active plans against the Maroczy are quite risky, positonally- so Black has to meet white's clear space advantage with a lot of patience, and proper handling of the so-called 'dark squared strategy'. Most class players are not very good handling either of these requirements." - IM pfren (March 24, 2017)
"... the Maroczy Bind ... requires quite sophisticated positional understanding to play well. What I've noticed is that even if club players are aware of this line they tend to play it badly for White, ..." - GM Nigel Davies (2010)

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