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Andrew Brett Guest	Re: Where does the dragon name come from? Reply #7 - 10/09/05 at 03:24:59	Post Tools	Print Post
	[color=Red][/color] IM Bill Hartson wrote in the 70s that it was so named because the theory tended to drag on and on !! Best wishes Andrew


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kriegerstein YaBB Newbies Offline I love ChessPublishing .com! Posts: 23 Location: canada Joined: 09/04/05	Re: Where does the dragon name come from? Reply #6 - 10/05/05 at 12:27:42	Post Tools	Print Post
	the g6 pawn is the head and the d6 pawn the tail. And the influence of the g7 bishop on the long diagonal is the fire breathed out by the dragon. But this is a funny dragon cuz it's breathing fire backwards


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tafl Senior Member Offline Posts: 380 Location: Norway Joined: 05/27/05 Gender:	Re: Where does the dragon name come from? Reply #5 - 08/02/05 at 12:23:55	Post Tools	Print Post
	You can find some information here: http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=11 But the Gufeld book is actually worth its price.

	A computer once beat me at chess but it was no match for me at kick boxing - Emo Philips
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Ben_Hague Full Member Offline I'm always happier when I'm a pawn down. Posts: 157 Location: Oldham Joined: 06/20/03 Gender:	Re: Where does the dragon name come from? Reply #4 - 08/02/05 at 11:55:00	Post Tools	Print Post
	The Cambridge University Chess Club magazine, Dragon, used to have (and may well still have) an image on the cover which showed the Dragon pawn formation with a picture of an actual dragon overlaid on top of it. Basically the g6 pawn was the head, the d6 pawn was the wing, and there was a pawn on a6 for the tail. If there is any interest I could try and put up an image somewhere, but frankly it wasn't very convincing.


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eric_moskow Junior Member Offline I love ChessPublishing.com! Posts: 70 Location: usa Joined: 05/04/05	Re: Where does the dragon name come from? Reply #3 - 08/02/05 at 10:35:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	And I thought it was the bishop?????


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CHK Guest	Re: Where does the dragon name come from? Reply #2 - 08/02/05 at 09:45:35	Post Tools	Print Post
	Thanks tafl! This is what I was looking for.. (though I must admit that fitting the constellation with the pawn formation was a bit difficult..)


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tafl Senior Member Offline Posts: 380 Location: Norway Joined: 05/27/05 Gender:	Re: Where does the dragon name come from? Reply #1 - 08/02/05 at 05:53:15	Post Tools	Print Post
	The Dragon is only indirectly named after the serpent. The name was given by the strong player and amateur astronomer Dus-Chotimirsky and refers to the resemblance between Black's kingside formation (pawns and bishop) and the star constellation Dragon. That star constellation in turn was once named after a mythical beast, but probably by men with an imagination more vivid than is commonly found today.

	A computer once beat me at chess but it was no match for me at kick boxing - Emo Philips
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CHK Guest	Where does the dragon name come from? 08/02/05 at 05:20:36	Post Tools	Print Post
	Hi all, a silly question really, but I couldn’t help asking: Why is this opening named as the “dragon”? I’ve read once that black’s pawn formation looks like a serpent, but I cannot see how.. (I mean, the Pirc, etc. looks almost the same way).


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