The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon Improve Your Results with New Ideas in This Dynamic Opening

by Heine Nielsen, Peter; Hansen, Carsten

• ISBN13: 9780713479867
• ISBN10: 0713479868
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-30
• Publisher: Batsford

Summary

The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon succeeds by focusing attention on how Black can break the Maroczy Bind and create dynamic possibilities. Studying these general principles can enhance any player's game. Intermediate.

Table of Contents

Bibliography and Abbreviations	4	(1)
Preface	5	(2)
Introduction	7	(3)
Part One: Maroczy Bind (1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 g6 5 c4)
Maroczy Bind: 7...g4 System	10	(27)
Maroczy Bind: Double Fianchetto System	37	(17)
Classical Maroczy: Introduction and Early Deviations	54	(20)
Classical Maroczy: White Exchanges the Dark-Squared Bishops	74	(12)
Classical Maroczy: White Avoids the Exchange of Dark-Squared Bishops	86	(29)
Maroczy Bind: Systems with an Early...h6!?	115	(5)
Maroczy Bind: 6 b3 and 6 c2	120	(12)
Maroczy Bind: Gurgenidze Variation	132	(55)
Part Two: Classical (1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 g6 5c3)
Classical with e2	187	(13)
Main Lines with 7 c4 a5	200	(39)
Main Lines with 7 c4 0-0	239	(24)
Lines in which White Captures with xc6	263	(24)
Part Three: Odds and Ends
Semi-Accelerated Dragon	287	(8)
Hyper-Accelerated Dragon	295	(14)
Guide to Transpositions	309	(7)
Index of Complete Games	316	(3)
Index of Variations	319