Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nf6/5. Nc3/5...g6/6. Bc4/6...Bg7

Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation rd nd bd qd kd rd pd pd pd pd bd pd pd nd pd bl nl pl nl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl bl ql kl rl Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation Black continues with the regular plan of fianchettoing the dark squared bishop. Both sides will continue by castling and entering the middlegame. White will try to play actively in the center and try to eliminate the bishop on g7, whereas black will use that bishop to pressure the center and the queenside. Alternatively, black can try to transpose into the Yugoslav attack with f3, Qd2, O-O-O and launching a pawn storm at black's king. However, black can prevent this since Bc4 is premature in this position and should be played later on. References Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation