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Thursday, 22 March 2012

Sicilian Dragon: Variation (3)

Here is a more in-depth analysis:





Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 0.23/25 8...  O-O 0.72/25 ( 8... Bd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 0.23/25 Houdini 2.0 x64 ) ( 8... Nxd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 0.44/33 Stockfish 2.2.2 SE ) ( 8... O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 0.24/26 Stockfish 2.2.2 ) 9. O-O-O 0.59/22 ( 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 0.72/25 Deep Fritz 12 ) ( 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 0.40/35 ) ( 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 0.24/30 Houdini 1.5 x64 ) 9...  Bd7 0.68/26 ( 9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 0.59/22 ) ( 9... Qa5 10. Kb1 Bd7 0.51/23 Deep Rybka 4.1 x64 ) ( 9... d5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 0.23/29 Houdini 2.0 x64 ) 10. Bh6 0.77/22 ( 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 0.68/26 Stockfish 2.2.2 ) ( 10. g4 Qa5 11. Nb3 0.39/23 Critter 1.2 ) ( 10. g4 a6 11. h4 0.70/23 Hiarcs 13.2 ) 10...  Nxd4? -/+ 0.77/22 Fritz 13 11. Bxg7 -0.87/21 11...  Nxf3 -0.92/22 ( 11... Nxf3 12. gxf3 Kxg7 -0.87/21 Fritz 13 ) 12. gxf3 ( 12. gxf3 Kxg7 13. f4 -0.92/22 Fritz 13 ) 12...  Kxg7 ( 12... Kxg7 13. h4 Rc8 14. Nd5 -0.79/24 Fritz 13 ) *






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Sicilian Dragon: Variation (2)

I have been trying to analyse the Yugoslav attack in some detail recently. Obviously as a Dragon player I am seeking some equalizing / winning lines for Black. Here is one such variation:





Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Bh6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. h4 h5 10...  Nxd4 11. Bxg7 Nxf3 12. gxf3 Kxg7






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