Originally posted by !~TONY~!I agree, I have a copy of it with me right now. I even got it personally (well not literally, but I know a guy who knew eddie and he got me the copy before it came out in the shops).
I've played it for quite a while now, and score incredibly well with it. If you decide to take up the opening, buy Eddie Dearing's "Play the Sicilian Dragon"
I still havent learned it all yet though, there are so many little variations that dont get seen so often that I find later in the book and think "oh yeah, that is a good idea".
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschexthe only way I know how to approach the dragon is to shove pawns down the kings side. Open up his king and with little space to move it works pretty well.
I agree, I have a copy of it with me right now. I even got it personally (well not literally, but I know a guy who knew eddie and he got me the copy before it came out in the shops).
I still havent learned it all yet though, there are so many little variations that dont get seen so often that I find later in the book and think "oh yeah, that is a good idea".
Originally posted by DaBearsFan08Send over a game or two (if you want to try more than one move) and see how well it works against someone who knows what the hell he's doing. 😀
the only way I know how to approach the dragon is to shove pawns down the kings side. Open up his king and with little space to move it works pretty well.
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexI agree with this. My copy is browning on the pages from me working through it so many times, but it's still incredibly difficult to keep all the variations straight, especially since there are variations that Black plays differently with h4 ..h5 inserted, and Kb1 and ..Re8 inserted.
I agree, I have a copy of it with me right now. I even got it personally (well not literally, but I know a guy who knew eddie and he got me the copy before it came out in the shops).
I still havent learned it all yet though, there are so many little variations that dont get seen so often that I find later in the book and think "oh yeah, that is a good idea".
Originally posted by !~TONY~!Not just that, but I have spent time learning some variations and I might not see them over the board for months at a time so have forgotten them by that point.
I agree with this. My copy is browning on the pages from me working through it so many times, but it's still incredibly difficult to keep all the variations straight, especially since there are variations that Black plays differently with h4 ..h5 inserted, and Kb1 and ..Re8 inserted.
Luckily, I play alot of blitz, so I get to use it often then but mostly my opponents fall for one of the many traps black has to offer before I get too far out of theory so I dont get a real test of the opening.
Originally posted by !~TONY~!Ha...like YOU know what you're doing! 😉
Send over a game or two (if you want to try more than one move) and see how well it works against someone who knows what the hell he's doing. 😀
Ha, no, I'm just kidding...You are about as pro with the Dragon as anybody could ever hope to be.
Originally posted by sannevssrActually those are of the Hyper Accelerated Dragon, although sometimes his games transpose into regular Dragon lines. They are 2 very different openings - one very solid and positional, the other razor sharp and dangerous for both sides.
chessvideos.tv has some real nice videos on different variations of the dragon. They are at the masters hang out.