The Sicilian Dragon: Move by Move


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This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. The Sicilian Dragon is a famous chess opening and is popular with players of all levels. The main lines often lead to ultra-sharp positions in which both players attack their opponent’s king. Seemingly inconsequential mistakes may punished severely, and a good knowledge of the theory and strategies is absolutely vital for success. In this book, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen invites you to join him in studying the Sicilian Dragon and its many variations. Using illustrative games, he explains the main positional and tactical ideas for both sides, provides answers to all the key questions and tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Sicilian Dragon. Essential guidance and training in the Sicilian DragonImportant ideas absorbed by continued practiceUtilizes an ideal approach to chess study




Starting Out


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Andrew Martin studies this famous opening in a simplistic way, introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something that has sometimes been neglected or taken for granted.




Winning with the Dragon


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Play the Sicilian Dragon


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Gambit Chess: books for chess enthusiasts The most uncompromising Sicilian system A perennial favourite of aggressive players The Dragon variation of the Sicilian is one of the key battlegrounds of modern chess, and a perennial favourite of ambitious chess-players of all standards. In the Dragon, many Sicilian themes are seen in their clearest form, with the...Rxc3 exchange sacrifice particularly important. Even Dragon endgames tend to be very sharp, with Black often possessing a swathe of mobile pawns in return for an exchange, a piece, or even a whole rook. Edward Dearing explains at length the all-important general themes, and advises on how to choose plans and methods. included are many new ideas and suggestions to help the reader tailor his Dragon repertoire to suit his own preferences.




The Dragon


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The Dragon is one of the most thrilling chess openings and a favorite of attacking players. But can this sharp and provocative system still be played in the modern era? GM Gawain Jones says "Yes!" In this two-volume work, the world's strongest Dragon specialist guides you through the Black repertoire he has played successfully against world-class opposition. Drawing on his deep understanding as a lifelong Dragon exponent, Jones explains the key concepts and supports his recommendations with cutting-edge analysis. This volume deals with the 9.Bc4 and 9.g4 variations of the Yugoslav Attack.




Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon


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The mighty Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense is one of the most exciting openings in chess, and one of the most popular for action players. The authors introduce the Dragon by tracing its history and then providing strategies and tactics with detailed examples of the most brilliant games of the most famous Dragoneers.




Chess Developments


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Opening expert David Vigorito examines the most important and instructive Sicilian Dragon games in recent years. This book is packed with key new ideas and critical analysis.




Starting Out - The Accelerated Dragon


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Starting Out: The Accelerated Dragon is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series, which has been acclaimed for its original approach to tackling chess openings. International Master Andrew Greet, an Accelerated Dragon expert, revisits the fundamentals of the opening, elaborating on the crucial early moves and ideas for both sides in a way that is often neglected in other texts.




The Sicilian


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This is an updated and largely expanded edition of the highly acclaimed Starting Out: The Sicilian. John Emms goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Sicilian and its many variations.




Mastering the Sicilian


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Most books on the Sicilian Defense give thousands of moves and variations the reader is expected to memorize. Here instead Professor Danny Kopec teaches the principles of Structure.