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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10758 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: Question about ch 1 in SO Pirc/Modern Reply #5 - 02/11/11 at 19:59:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	Dunno. It seems to be the reason that the Dragon is not that popular on the highest level. You asked a basic question, got a basic answer from me. If it's valid to you, how should I decide?

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Jay Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Location: USA Joined: 04/18/09 Gender:	Re: Question about ch 1 in SO Pirc/Modern Reply #4 - 02/11/11 at 19:46:34	Post Tools	Print Post
	MNb wrote on 02/11/11 at 17:39:59: To avoid the Yugoslav Attack. After 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 Black will try something else than ...c5. Should I really fear the Yugoslav attack?


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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10758 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: Question about ch 1 in SO Pirc/Modern Reply #3 - 02/11/11 at 17:39:59	Post Tools	Print Post
	Jay wrote on 02/11/11 at 03:11:09: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 It's rather basic. Gallagher gives this as a response to 1.e4, but why would black take the effort to play c5 on move five when he can claim a Sicilian like structure on move 1? To avoid the Yugoslav Attack. After 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 Black will try something else than ...c5.

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Holzkopf YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 2 Location: Munich Joined: 02/11/11 Gender:	Re: Question about ch 1 in SO Pirc/Modern Reply #2 - 02/11/11 at 10:04:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	Maybe black realizes that he has made a mistake on move 1, and now tries to reduce the damage


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Stigma God Member Offline There is a crack in everything. Posts: 3274 Joined: 11/07/06 Gender:	Re: Question about ch 1 in SO Pirc/Modern Reply #1 - 02/11/11 at 03:30:28	Post Tools	Print Post
	Let's say Black wants to play a Sicilian Dragon structure (i.e. an Open Sicilian with a bishop on g7). The Levenfish attack (with an early f4) is not normally considered a critical line against the Dragon. So in the Pirc after 5...c5 Black plays a Dragon structure while avoiding both the Yugoslav Attack and the Maroczy Bind! Of course it's not that simple either: Many different pawn structures apart from a "Sicilian" can arise. White should not allow Black to simply exchange on d4, but instead play 6.dxc5, the very sharp 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5, or the Benoni-like 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nfxd7 8.d5. Only the first of these is likely to lead to a Dragon structure. All considered, the Austrian Attack is still a dangerous and critical response to the Pirc.

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Jay Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Location: USA Joined: 04/18/09 Gender:	Question about ch 1 in SO Pirc/Modern 02/11/11 at 03:11:09	Post Tools	Print Post
	1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 It's rather basic. Gallagher gives this as a response to 1.e4, but why would black take the effort to play c5 on move five when he can claim a Sicilian like structure on move 1? I would understand if the game began 1.d4, 2.e4 when black aims for a Sicilian like structure, but 1.e4? What am I missing here?


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