This is a Sicilian Dragon, so-called because the analysis tends to drag on.
The Dragon variation gets its name from the resemblance of Black's pawn structure to the constellation Draco.
I think he was joking. But that's a cool trivia.
This is a Sicilian Dragon, so-called because the analysis tends to drag on.
The Dragon variation gets its name from the resemblance of Black's pawn structure to the constellation Draco.
I think he was joking. But that's a cool trivia.
I enjoy playing in thematic tournaments. It helps me better understand my favorite openings.
Here are two games from two different Fried Liver tournaments.
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Originally, it was thought the Fried Liver would give White a perpetual advantage. However, that is not the case.
I've always liked the Scotch Gambit despite not having a great record with it. But it is fun, so I persist. This was against a chess app on my phone, which even on level 10 would play some very questionable moves sometimes but I'll take what I can get
Attack, attack, and attack
How do you make the squares different colors (you made some orange and some green)
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The exchange of g pawns after g4, in general favors White, that should have control of the file and the long diagonal.
Attack, attack, and attack
How do you make the squares different colors (you made some orange and some green)
It's by using keyboard while drawing arrows (either the Ctrl, Shift, or Alt key for 3 different colors)
A super dubious opening gets properly punished
Pretty funny. Since this was bullet, I'm guessing white had some surprise idea behind the foolish 3.Bxf6? that backfired. Nice game!
This is a Sicilian Dragon, so-called because the analysis tends to drag on.
The Dragon variation gets its name from the resemblance of Black's pawn structure to the constellation Draco.