Accelerated Dragons

Many players are attracted to the Dragon Sicilian, but are put off by the fierce mating attacks that White can launch. In the Accelerated Dragon, Black aims for an improved version, saving a move with his queen's pawn. If White tries to ignore the difference, Black's instant detonation of the centre will come as an unwelcome cold shower! The authors show that White's main reply, the Maroczy Bind, is not so fearsome as was once thought Black has many ways to break out, while quite often it is possible to manoeuvre around White's 'binding pawns' and show that they imprison White's pieces as much as they do Black's.

Author: John Donaldson

Publisher: Everyman Chess

Publication Date: Apr 01, 1998

Number of Pages: 320 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1857442083

ISBN-13: 9781857442083