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The Sicilian Dragon is is an opening for for players who want to go all out in battle, looking to take home the spoils. It’s sharp, and aggressive and isn’t for the faint of heart. There’s no better person to teach you how to emerge victorious than American GM Ron W. Henley.
GM Henley, aside from being a strong player in his own right, acted as second, analyst and trainer for former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov in many of his matches in the 1990s. Ron also trained 7-time US Women’s Champion, GM Irina Krush.
This is the second of three webinars from GM Ron Henley on the Sicilian Dragon. In part 1, he took a look at various Accelerated Dragon setups with the help of games that have been played by his students.
Now, Ron will focus on dealing with the Yugoslav attack. As GM John Emms said, “the Yugoslav Attack is the ultimate test of the Dragon. White quickly develops his queenside and castles long before turning his attentions to an all-out assault on the black king. To the untrained eye, this attack can look both awesome and unnerving.”
The Yugoslav Attack with 9. Bc4 results in extremely tactical and decisive battles. White keeps a firm grip on the center while advancing aggressively towards the enemy king with f3–f4–f5 and even g2–g3–g4. However, danger exists in overextending and allowing Black to gain the initiative with a deadly counterattack.
Black has to get counterplay at all costs and uses the half-open c-file to do this. Both sides usually don’t shy away from sacrifices of all kinds to keep the attacks going. To the unprepared, the Yugoslav Attack can appear daunting and overwhelming, but Ron Henley is here to make sure you know how to handle it.
Ron’s suggested line revolves around 7…Qa5, as played by Vasily Ivanchuk and Viktor Korchnoi.
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