B76

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack

Key moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

The Dragon Variation is one of the sharpest openings in chess. Black fianchettoes the bishop to g7, creating a "dragon" diagonal aimed at White's queenside. The Yugoslav Attack (Be3, Qd2, O-O-O) leads to some of the most violent attacking games in chess.

History & Notable Players

Named because the pawn structure supposedly resembles the constellation Draco. The Dragon has been a battleground for attacking players throughout chess history.

Best Games

Dominguez Perez,L vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2024 • 2024★ Notable
Aronian,L vs Erigaisi,Arjun0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz • 2021★ Notable
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Nguyen Duc Hoa0-1
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 15 • 2020★ Notable
Adams,Mi vs Nakamura,Hi1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 • 2017★ Notable
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Nakamura,Hi1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 • 2017★ Notable
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA • 2012★ Notable
Leko,P vs Radjabov,T1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix • 2008★ Notable
Akshayraj,K vs Le Quang Liem1/2-1/2
WCh-Junior • 2008★ Notable
Shovunov,B vs Ivanchuk,V1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO • 2001★ Notable
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold • 2001★ Notable
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei1-0
Grand Prix de Bordeaux • 1999★ Notable
Grischuk, Alexander vs Tran Ngoc Thach1/2-1/2
Wch U16 • 1998★ Notable
Adams, Michael vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1/2-1/2
Dortmund • 1998★ Notable
Polgar, Judit vs Anand, Viswanathan1/2-1/2
Dortmund • 1997★ Notable
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kasparov, Gary1/2-1/2
PCA-World Championship • 1995★ Notable
Langheinrich, Ferenc vs Aronian, Levon1-0
Wch U12 Disney • 1994★ Notable
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Rosselli, Bernardo1-0
WchT U26 • 1991★ Notable
Anand, Viswanathan vs Jassim, AR.1-0
Wch U20 • 1985★ Notable
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Erigaisi,Arjun1/2-1/2
chess.com SpeedChess 2023 • 2023
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Erigaisi,Arjun0-1
chess.com SpeedChess 2023 • 2023

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