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Profylax Bc4 Yugoslav
In view of the problems of an early Bb3 by white (se another thread) I have disseded to look at profylaxes in search for new ideas.
In search at some games at Chessbase.com and found one idea but...

Started 07/02/06 at 20:24:43 by bragesjo
1 1719 Last Post 07/07/06 at 16:24:45
By: bragesjo
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Difficult 10 ... Rc8-line for black?!
Salut,
I got played the following
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Re8 13. g4 b5 14. g5 b...

Started 05/07/06 at 19:19:35 by e2e4
1 1344 Last Post 05/07/06 at 20:05:15
By: Bragesjo(Guest) (Guest)
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Charboneau has taken up the Rb8 Dragon
Hi, I notice our very own Canadian GM Pascal Charboneau has started playing the Chinese Dragon. Yet another 'Seal of Approval'!!

Started 04/13/06 at 17:22:30 by krieegersttien(Guest) (Guest)
4 2245 Last Post 05/04/06 at 10:13:22
By: emoskow(Guest) (Guest)
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9.Bc4 Rb8
Has anyone given any thought to:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f3 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Rb8
and were the results interesting?  My database only has a couple of jun...

Started 03/28/06 at 06:19:27 by Scholar
0 1247 Last Post 03/28/06 at 06:19:26
By: Scholar
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Is Qa5 dead?
In Edward's Dearings book I read that "even Chris Ward doesn't play this line any longer". Why is this? Is it because he wanted to try something else or are there new developments that suggest that it...

Started 03/23/06 at 17:18:33 by Guest(Guest) (Guest)
2 1826 Last Post 03/24/06 at 10:55:41
By: parisestmagique(Guest) (Guest)
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Is it allowed being proud of this game?
Rapidchess GM Kozakov - @gewgaw (25´)
Dragon with 9.Bc4
9. Bc4 Bd7 10.Bb3 Rc8 11.000 Ne5 12.Kb1 Re8 13.Bh6 Bh6 14.Qh6 Rc3 15.bc3 Qc7 16.h4 Qc3 17.h5 Nc4 18.Bc4 Qc4 19.hg6 fg6 20.g4 Rc8 21.g5...

Started 03/05/06 at 15:43:21 by gewgaw(Guest) (Guest)
1 1341 Last Post 03/16/06 at 18:00:40
By: parisestmagique(Guest) (Guest)
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Chinese Dragon 11.h4?
Hi Folks
I've been happily playing the Chinese Dragon in postal for some time now.  Here is a nice result agains a very strong Senior Master.  Nearly ran him off the board.  11.h4 is not the way ...

Started 01/24/06 at 17:54:42 by simpsonb
0 1179 Last Post 01/24/06 at 17:54:40
By: simpsonb
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Refutation of Qa5 in Yugoslav Bc4?
Seems that Qa5 is refuted from the Yugoslav Attack Bc4 line...
Can anyone tell me how is it refuted??

Started 12/08/05 at 07:00:10 by taisuen
2 1571 Last Post 01/24/06 at 09:34:54
By: parisestmagique(Guest) (Guest)
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10. ... Qa5 with 13. ... b5 attack
The following line is recommended by various dragon experts:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Bb3 Rfc8 12. Kb1...

Started 10/21/05 at 01:38:47 by Chlodwig
0 1351 Last Post 10/21/05 at 01:38:46
By: Chlodwig
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Defective analysis in Dearing's book?
In Edward Dearing’s “Play the Sicilian Dragon”, he gives a brief snippet of analysis by GM Ward concerning a line in the Chinese Dragon.  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f3 Bg7 7.Be3 ...

Started 08/14/05 at 07:27:27 by lost highway
2 2134 Last Post 08/15/05 at 20:10:51
By: lost highway
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Poll: How's Black doing in the 12.Kb1 line?
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Dear Dragon enthusiasts. Reading the posts from the past months it seems, that White's 12.Kb1 (after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 ...

Started 08/08/05 at 15:19:37 by Swiss_Dragon
6 3110 Last Post 08/15/05 at 06:55:48
By: madhacker
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Dearing's analysis of the Chinese Dragon
In his excellent book “Play the Sicilian Dragon”, Edward Dearing has a line in the Chinese Dragon that goes like this:  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.Bc4...

Started 07/26/05 at 19:41:03 by lost highway
2 1794 Last Post 07/27/05 at 19:52:40
By: lost highway
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topalov line
topalov line whats the best response for white???? I have my idea whats yours after 3 replies my analysis gets posted any interest

Started 07/14/05 at 10:11:16 by eric_moskow
5 2412 Last Post 07/17/05 at 13:23:56
By: madhacker
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Fritz and the 9.Bc4 Yugoslav Dragon
I just did a little test with Fritz 8.  I put in the Yugoslav position after 9.Bc4 and waited 2 minutes.  Fritz was running about 840 kns.  After 2, minutes, he told me 9...Bd7 was his choice, rating ...

Started 06/29/05 at 20:29:38 by lost highway
2 1622 Last Post 06/30/05 at 21:51:58
By: AmateurDragoneer
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Another try against 12.Kb1
I considered the possibility of playing (Aagaard did the same a move later) an early Qa5 in this variation. Namely the moves
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f...
The funny thing is

Started 06/12/05 at 11:21:22 by Fernando Semprun
2 1984 Last Post 06/12/05 at 12:31:10
By: Fernando Semprun
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Another idea against 10. ..Qa5
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Qa5 11.Bb3 Rfc8 12.h4 Ne5 13.Kb1 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.h5 Rxc3 16.h6 N!?
I don`t have the latest theo...

Started 04/22/05 at 13:47:15 by gewgaw
1 1414 Last Post 04/23/05 at 15:34:16
By: TopNotch
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To Soltis or not to Soltis?
The Soltis Variation (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 0-0 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. 0-0-0 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 h5) is all the rage nowadays. But what about the old...

Started 04/20/05 at 13:26:58 by CheckMate (Guest)
8 3320 Last Post 04/22/05 at 15:46:24
By: madhacker
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Slaying the Dragon (Soltis Variation)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0–0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0–0–0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.h4 h5 13.Bg5 Rc5
With best play can White force a win from this position?
Ple...

Started 04/14/05 at 02:15:27 by helicon
1 1659 Last Post 04/14/05 at 04:17:06
By: Edward_Dearing
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11. Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Rhe1 or 14.h4
Hello Dragon experts !  Smiley
What about IM Andrew Martin´s recommendations upon the following dragon line (Yugoslav attack):
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f...

Started 03/20/05 at 23:08:01 by Chlodwig
3 2447 Last Post 03/29/05 at 19:48:44
By: Mark Nieuweboer (Guest)
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Yugoslav attack 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.Bb3 Na5
I already asked the following question in another thread, but either it was overlooked there or no one cared about it. So here it is again in a separate thread Wink
After the moves 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.Bb3...

Started 01/10/05 at 07:21:24 by Mr.A (Guest)
5 3015 Last Post 01/13/05 at 04:54:46
By: Mr.A (Guest)
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