ThrillerFan wrote:
1.e4 Nf6? 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 - Problem Solved
The Dragon is not busted. The Dragon is for players that like to play Checkers. In other words, if you want to play a game that's already been completely figured out to a forced draw, then play the Dragon. If you want any hope of winning at the higher levels, throw the Dragon in the trash!
Thanks for the info on the Alekhine's, but is White winning in that position? Also, my record against the Dragon is something like 90%. It may be a forced draw, but the Yugoslav is far, far easier to play as White.
1. The Benko Gambit is in serious trouble theoretically
2. The Sicilian Dragon is alright, but extremely hard for both sides to play
3. idk what the deal is with the lack of paragraph breaks
Maybe at GM level, but at the A class level, the Benko is working just fine :-)