advanced·Plays as black
Sicilian Dragon (Advanced)
Black fianchettoes the king's bishop and slugs it out with White's Yugoslav Attack — opposite-side castling, race to the king.
The Sicilian Dragon is one of the sharpest weapons in chess. Black aims the long diagonal at White's queenside while both sides castle long and short, then race pawn storms toward each other's king. This advanced course walks you through every modern try — Yugoslav 9.Bc4 Soltis, the Chinese Dragon, the ...d5 break, Topalov's 9.g4, Levenfish, Fianchetto, Sozin 6.Bc4 and more — with the exact moves, ideas, and tactics you need to play either color with confidence.
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