Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
The Accelerated Dragon (or Accelerated Fianchetto) is a chess opening variation of the Sicilian Defence that begins with the moves:
- 1. e4 c5
- 2. Nf3 Nc6
- 3. d4 cxd4
- 4. Nxd4 g6
The Accelerated Dragon features an early ...g6 by Black. An important difference between this line and the Dragon is that Black avoids playing ...d7–d6, so that he can later play ...d7–d5 in one move, if possible. Black also avoids the Yugoslav Attack, but since White has not been forced to play Nc3 yet, 5.c4 (the Maróczy Bind) is possible.
The Accelerated Dragon generally features a more positional style of play than many other variations of the Sicilian.
Main line
One of the main lines continues:
- 5. Nc3 Bg7
- 6. Be3 Nf6
- 7. Bc4
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Position after 7.Bc4
At this point the most important Black continuations are 7... 0-0 and 7... Qa5. White should not castle queenside after 7...Qa5, unlike in the Yugoslav Attack.
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