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Today I played a training game in a setup I know quite well and which I have played numerous times, both online and in In rated otb tournament games – the Accelerated Dragon vs the Maroczy Bind (me being on the white side).
The setup with e4 and c4 for white, trying to put the breaks on d5 is, in my opinion, the best way for white to fight for an opening advantage against dragon setups in the Sicilian. My opponent went for a plan I’ve never seen before: early exchange of knights on d4, and immediate pressure on c4 with Be6 and Rc8. I managed to defend against it and later on gained the initiative, but I learned a valuable lesson and saw a new, (for me), and very dangerous setup black could use against me.
Here is the game:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Qd1 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. f3 Rc8 12. Qb3 Qb6+ 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nd7 16. Rb1 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Nf6 18. a4 Nd7 19. b3 e5 20. Ba3 Bc5 21. Bb2 f5 22. Bc3 Be3 23. Rbe1 Bg5 24. Bd1 Be7 25. Bb4 Rfe8 26. Bc2 Bf8 27. Re2 Red8 28. g4 f4 29. Kg2 Re8 30. Rh1 Be7 31. h4 Kg7 32. h5 Rf8 33. Kf1 Nc5 34. Bxc5 bxc5 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Reh2 Rh8 37. Rxh8 Rxh8 38. Rxh8 Kxh8 39. Bxg6 Bd8 40. Ke2 Kg7 41. Bc2 Kf6 42. Kf2 Kg5 43. Kg2 Ba5 44. Be4 b6 45. Kh3 Bb4 46. Bf5 Bc3 47. Be4 Ba5 48. Bf5 Bb4 49. Be4 Ba5 50. Bf5 Bb4 51. Be4 Ba5 1/2-1/2
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