(Chinese) Dragon Variation

Originally posted by streetfighter
I am (unless you are the IRS/taxman/police etc, in which case I am Chandler of Chandler Cornered 😉

cool 🙂

want to play a game?
if you beat me i will (should) buy your book 🙂 (as long as i figure out the exchange rate etc)

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
I've never bothered to learn this variation because I always thought playing the normal ...Ne5, ...Rc8 variation would reward the better prepared and was better, but I think that the main line goes something like 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bh6 b5! but that's about all I got.

I was able to dig up some high level games though:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess ...[text shortened]... out of commission) 15...b4!?, when 16. bxc4 bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qc7! is critical, and very unclear.

The second game you quoted called it the Yugoslav Attack. Is that the R-b8 that makes it so?

No, the Be3, f3, Qd2 makes it so. White has 3 choices on move 9, 9. Bc4, 9. 0-0-0, and 9. g4 (not played very often).

Originally posted by irontigran
cool 🙂

want to play a game?
if you beat me i will (should) buy your book 🙂 (as long as i figure out the exchange rate etc)

Sure-i'm always up for a challenge! Will sort it out a little later today : )

Originally posted by irontigran
cool 🙂

want to play a game?
if you beat me i will (should) buy your book 🙂 (as long as i figure out the exchange rate etc)

Hi iron, tried to challenge you but it appears my rating is too low 😳

Originally posted by streetfighter
Hi iron, tried to challenge you but it appears my rating is too low 😳

well the same thing happened to me! 😕

Originally posted by irontigran
well the same thing happened to me! 😕

Just put each other on your respective buddy lists.



Edit: and if you're really in Seattle we should meet up for a couple games seeing as I live in Bellevue.