Return of the Dragon

I recently played a game on Uchess that went:

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2

Starting with an Accelerated move order, I played... 7. ...d6 transposing to a pleasant line in the Dragon (see, I don't hate the Dragon, I just hate the Yugoslav Attack)

EDIT: The book move, 7. O-O is better according to IM J. Silman as it threatens the immediate d7-d5 push

anyways, middlegame position that resulted:



Black to move, enjoy

So many interesting options!

In the end i would have gone with Qb6 though .. it doesn't win outright unless white plays badly but it is a won endgame

cmon, it's the Sicilian Dragon, you're not being crazy enough

How about Knxb2 KXKn Qb6 check Thanks Kevin

Originally posted by Kevin Mcfarland
How about Knxb2 KXKn Qb6 check Thanks Kevin

Originally posted by idioms
Nb3

Black should still win but its not a forced win

Originally posted by YUG0slav
after Nb3 is Bxc3+ when black has won a pawn and still has the stronger attack

I would still play 1..Qb6!, since 2. b3 is met by 2..Qa5, and Black is winning pretty easily. A line:

..Qb6!
2. b3 Qa5
3. bxc4 Qxc3

And the c-pawn falls, with Black still maintaining a lot of pretty down the c-file and on the a1-h8 diagonal.