Don't? Seriously, the Dragon is an extensively analyzed very tactical opening (which is why it is popular) that cannot be played "on general principles". You have to know moves and variations and subvariations, unless you can make black play what you want, in order to successfully play it.
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The Yugoslav attack is the critical test.
Happily, it's philosophically simple. Bishop to e3, Queen lined up behind it on d2. Pawn at f3. Other bishop on c4 if you feel so inclined. Castle queenside and shove your kingside pawns up the board.
The pawns pry things open near the enemy king, and then you've got two rooks, a bishop, the Queen, and probably a knight pointed in the general vicinity, with an open file or two to work with.
Of course, because it's so critical, there ARE about 500 pages of theory you need to know to succeed with it if you want to play it at a high level. Because while you're doing all this, black is attacking your king, too, and when you commit all your pieces to the attack, there aren't many around for defense.
But again, the philosophy is simple. Which seems to be what you were asking for.
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Would endorse the ideas put forward by kope' as a useful method for enjoyable games. This is loosely referred to in the UK as the 150 attack, 150 (approx elo 2000, uscf 2100) being the grade of players fond of using this 'system' in weekend congresses and considered patzers by some.
Any opening 'system' which seeks to exchange off a fianchettoed bishop in front of the castled black king and attack down the wing files
The dragon is my usual choice with black, with white its the morra.
>:)
I am a 1600 player, and I was hoping for some advice on how to play against the dragon variation of the sicilian. Can anyone give me a simple version (not lots of gibberish with hundreds of variations) of the best defense/attack?