Fernando: I do not feel that now I know so much about the 10...Qa5 lines. I do not remember when I worked on them for the last time. Here, as I saw, was a very long discussion about 12.h4, 13.g4. Of course, 12.Kb1, 13.h4 is also a problem. And recently there were discussions about 12.Kb1, 13.Bg5 (TWIC Theory, etc). I just wonder if people now really consider 10...Qa5 to be so hopeless.

About Sozin: thank you. It was a big work. I hardly will repeat something like this. The content is highly transpositional, what creates serious difficulties for author (and also for the readers of course).

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Mikhail:

First of all thanks a lot for your wonderful book on the Sozin.

As regards to the verdict, I think nothing was definitely posted but Dearing's book gives a convincing line after 15.Nce2 Nc4 16.Bc4 Rc4 17.Kb1 Rac8 18.hg6 (18.Rc1 Bg4 was my game with Prada, I believe white is better there too, although position is complex) fg6 19.Rc1 (Nf4 is not so good IMHO) Even though Dearing quotes a Rogozenko analysis of 19...Qe5, after the line he gives ending with 23.Nf4 things don't look so good for black, but of course no practical tests.

15.Nd5 seems to be a concern too....


I lost interest when the 12.Kb1, 13.g4  14.h4 line with Nb3 Qc7, and now instead of 17.h5? Bg4 as given by Ward in WWTD2 was convincingly busted with 17.e5. This all looks depressing.

I feel as you know all this inside out, but then, why ask?

Regards,

Fernando

Good luck in those upcoming tournaments Eric, I hope hope you make the norms and I eagerly look forward to seeing some of your Dragon battles.  

That is if your opponent allows it, as Chris Ward once said many Yugoslav Attack players are all talk but no trousers. Translation many Yugoslav Attack players chicken out at the board.

Regards

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1.e4 c5 2. nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nd4 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 Nc4 13. bxc4 rxc4 15. h5 Nxh5 15. g4  Nf6 16. kb1! after that move white has very good results.
It looks like it's the only critical move. I will post my results  as soon as possible.

OK, refuted is a bit strong - but the Soltis is clearly looking better than it at the moment, and it's under quite a lot of pressure. Other than that, I agree with you about the conceptual grasp - and like you say, looking at the critical stuff first is the most logical way to approach opening theory.

I remember that it was a long discussion here, but I did not follow everything. 
10.h4 Qa5 11.0-0-0 Rfc8 12.Bb3 Ne5 13.g4 and now 13...b5 14.h5 b4 - was it refuted as well? What was a verdict?

In dragon always study critical lines first if not happy then you mioght want to look at another line. rc8 line has been under pressure for a while but please post what u think is critical and maybe I can save u some time happy to share ideas.