Sunday, March 29, 2009

Sicilian Defence (B70-B79) - Dragon - Opening Theory

 Sicilian Dragon Chess Resources

Sicilian Dragon Defence Wikipedia Page 
General Knowledge about this opening
   
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6


Bishops Bounty Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack Page (B75-B79)
Bunch of Stuff below on Yugoslav (Made this other page awhile back)

BOOKS (Free)

The Sicilian Dragon (New and Revised) - 244 pg PDF
Chess Developments: The Sicilian Dragon by David Vigorito - 323 Page PDF 
Dismantling the Sicilian: A Complete Repertoire for White by Jesus de la Villa - 336 page PDF


Chessable   ( Free Sicilian Dragon Courses)

The Sicilian Dragon- Tournament Edition - 28 Variations (10 to 15 Moves Deep)
Short & Sweet: The Sicilian Dragon - 21 Trainable Variations
Short & Sweet: Dragon Sicilian - 24 Variations (41 Min Video) GM Anish Giri
     (Learn The Variations through the Course then Use the Move-trainer to practice them)


Sicilian Dragon Chess Articles

Sicilian Defense: How to Play the Sicilian Dragon - Article with a few Embedded Videos
Sicilian Dragon - Simplify Chess - How, Why , Every Move Explained and Variations.
The Sicilian Dragon Opening and Theory - Another Nice article with Embedded Videos.
Sicilian Dragon: Complete Guide - WGM Raluca Sgîrcea, IM Renier Castellanos
Dragon Sicilian Defense Guide! -  Simple Guide By IM Alberto Chueca
Basic Sicilian Dragon Lesson - Lesson with a few example games
How to Bust the Sicilian Dragon Sidelines - Article by IM Miodrag Perunovic 
Sicilian Dragon vs Fianchestto - Article by IM Miodrag Perunovic Chess.com Articles 
The Deadly Dragon - by GM Prasad and GM Panchanathan  & Silman 
Chess Opening Basics: The Sicilian Dragon - In-Depth guide Chessable Blog
Sicilian Dragon Theory - Website with Annotated games and Chessbase Downloads of Book. 


Sicilian Dragon LiChess Studies

Sicilian Dragon Quickstarter - 7 Chapter Study
Sicilian Dragon (The Complete Study) - 24 Chapter Study (329 hearts)
SicilianDragon/Yugoslav Attack: Variation -  10 Chapter Study
Sicilian Dragon  - 10 Chapter Interactive Study (6400+ Hearts)


Games Database

B70 - B79 Sicilian Dragon Page - 365Chess.com  (List of Variations and Links to games)
Sicilian Dragon Annotated Games -  28 Games - Chessgames.com
Annotated Games 
Shahade,G vs Mezentsev V. (B77) - Annotated by Boris Schipkov 
Polgar J vs Kaidanov - Annotated by Susan Polgar C


Sicilian Dragon Chess Video Lessons

Sicilian Defense Theory - 22 Video Playlist - Hanging Pawns (10 hrs Video)
Dragon Playlist - 9 Video Playlist  - Japanese Tutor
Sicilian Dragon Masterclass - 9 Video Playlist - Chessgeek

Sicilian Defense Series - 22 Videos from Hanging Pawns (around 10 Hrs Worth)

Sicilian Dragon Chess Traps

EVERYONE falls for this opening TRAP in Sicilian Dragon - 12 Min


St Louis Chess Club

Ultra-Aggressive Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack - Chess Openings Explained - 45 Min
Unleash the Dragon | Kids' Class - IM Vitaly Neimer - 27 Min
Tame Your Dragon! | Chess and Psychology - IM Dorsa Derakhshani - 2 hr


Sicilian Dragon Game Videos (w/Analysis)

Sicilian Defense: Dragon  - 116 Video Playlist - Kingscrusher
Sicilian Dragon Chess Games - 38 Video playlist - Chess with Suren

  
 Games PGN Mentor Downloads 
SicilianDragonOther6.pgn
Sicilian, Dragon
Other 6th moves
4829 games
1.e4 c5 2.Knightf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Knightxd4 Knightf6 5.Knightc3 g6 6.g3, f4, f3, Bishopg5
SicDragon6Be2-6Bc4.pgn
Sicilian, Dragon
6.Bishope2 and 6.Bishopc4
5423 games
1.e4 c5 2.Knightf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Knightxd4 Knightf6 5.Knightc3 g6 6.Bishope2, Bishopc4
SicilianDragonYugoslav.pgn
Sicilian, Dragon
Yugoslav Attack
20738 games
1.e4 c5 2.Knightf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Knightxd4 Knightf6 5.Knightc3 g6 6.Bishope3 Bishopg7 7.f3



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