PAWN RIOT VS The Forum Move 6

This is a continuation of thread Thread 101976

PAWN RIOT has submitted 6.Be3, leading to the following position.



This is the beginning of the Yugoslav Attack in the Sicilian Dragon.

Feel free to consult your opening manuals/databases.

I really don't have much to say myself. I'll just vote.

6. ... Bg7

6. ... Bg7

6...Bg7

6. ... Bg7

You should really just play ...Bg7, and if he plays f3, play ...0-0 or ...Nc6 to speed up the process.

whats wrong with Ng4 attacking his dark bishop? He will eventually play f3 making this impossible. If we can trade a knight for his dark bishop won't our fianchetto be that much stronger? My apologies if this falls into an opening trap, I never play this opening. This is not a vote, simply a request for an explanation.

Originally posted by dzhafner
whats wrong with Ng4 attacking his dark bishop? He will eventually play f3 making this impossible. If we can trade a knight for his dark bishop won't our fianchetto be that much stronger? My apologies if this falls into an opening trap, I never play this opening. This is not a vote, simply a request for an explanation.

Bb5+ attacks the knight on g4, after a piece goes to d7 to block the check.

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
You should really just play ...Bg7, and if he plays f3, play ...0-0 or ...Nc6 to speed up the process.

I would like to, but I don't want to rub anyone the wrong way. I get a lot of protests when I try to speed it up.


P.S. I know someone's going to repeat that first sentence with a joke on me, but I'll leave it in anyway. 🙂

Originally posted by dzhafner
whats wrong with Ng4 attacking his dark bishop? He will eventually play f3 making this impossible. If we can trade a knight for his dark bishop won't our fianchetto be that much stronger? My apologies if this falls into an opening trap, I never play this opening. This is not a vote, simply a request for an explanation.

You got the Yugoslav after all....
Ng4 is a bad move! After Bb5+ say bye bye to the game.
7...Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Bxa8
or 7...Bd7 8. Qxg4 (Bd7 is pinned).
I vote to stick on the main line for a while
Bg7.

And by the way. You are not mistaken Paul. Sicilian Dragon is named after the Draco constellation. The black pawn structure from h to d resembles the Draco stars. But I have to admit that I must have a lack of imagination because I cannot spot the resemblance.🙂

6...Bg7

Main line Yugoslav attack. Just out of interest, the Rybka 3 opening book really does not like 6...Bg7 for some reason.

Figuring out how this thing works is part of the first run.

I'd suggest that if a move receives at least 75% of the first 20 or so votes, then it moves along. I just made up those numbers as ballpark figures. How does that sound for such typical book moves?

I vote for 6...a6

Originally posted by ketchuplover
I vote for 6...a6

6..a6 7.Qd2 and the dragon bishop is going to get traded off without a chance of saving it unless you want to forgo castling.

This illustrates how the loss of tempo affects the game.

6...Bg7