This was an exciting game I played recently, where I steered the course of a d4 game into dragon territory.
Enter the Dragon
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kings indian defense
I know it's the King's Indian Defense, but by trading off my c-pawn, my position was like a sicilian dragon, just where white has a clumsy setup. This allowed me to launch a strong queenside attack like one would hope to do in a normal dragon.
the analysis where you take on c3 and win on e4 can't work, surely, because the knight on g5 takes it. So you would need to preface it with h6, kicking it away.
The queen is pinned to the king on the long diagonal.
bicmac26- the analysis is correct b/c its a double check from the bishop on g7
Yeah, that dark-squared bishop is capable of a lot.
My point is, although the position has a lot in common with lines sprouting from the dragon, in reality there are subtle nuances that prevent it from lining up with any book opening.
I also agree with the computer that 7....e5 was better than 7....c5, in that after the trade occurs c5 can be played later, and will be more effective.
You're exactly right ehchessmaster. I think c5 was a little bit of a gamble, but I felt like taking it, and it happened to work this time. And I couldn't agree more with your point that it isn't like any other dragon. You don't see c4 in any dragon books (aside from accelerated), but you do see queenside attacks, tactics involving the dragon bishop, and the b5 push. So although being totally different, I could use previous experiences to give me a powerful attack and a solid goal.