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Dragon Variation. In chess, the Dragon Variation[1] is one of the main lines of the Sicilian Defence and begins with the moves: 2. Nf3 d6. 4. Nxd4 Nf6. 5. Nc3 g6. In the Dragon, Black's bishop is fianchettoed on g7, castling on the king's side while aiming the bishop at the center and queenside.
B34–B39. Parent. Open Sicilian. Synonym (s) Accelerated Fianchetto [1] The Accelerated Dragon (or Accelerated Fianchetto) is a chess opening variation of the Sicilian Defence that begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5. 2.
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: . 1. e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. The opening 1.d4 is a statistically more successful opening for White because of the high success rate of the Sicilian defence against 1.e4.
Sicilian Dragon. In chess, the move 9.Bc4 is one of the main options in the chess opening called the Yugoslav Attack, which is an attack in the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence. Also known as the Rauzer System or the St George Attack, the Yugoslav Attack begins with the following moves: e4 c5. Nf3 d6.
In chess, the Maróczy Bind (Hungarian: [ˈmɒroːt͡si]) is a term alternately used to refer to an opening or its associated pawn structure, named for the Hungarian grandmaster Géza Maróczy. When the Bind is discussed as an opening, it is defined as 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The Maróczy Bind opening is a ...
Barnes Opening – 1.f3 – named after Thomas Wilson Barnes [ 17 ] Basman Defence – 1.e4 g5 – named after Michael Basman [ 18 ] Becker Defense of the King's Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 h6 – named after Albert Becker [ 10 ] Bellon Gambit – 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 b5 – named after Juan Manuel Bellón López.
I propose merging Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon into this article. The article is somewhat short. Mast303 ( talk) 02:58, 4 January 2023 (UTC) They are fundamentally different openings, with very different styles of play. The traditional accelerated dragon also comes from 2.
March 24, 1946 (1946-03-24) (aged 53) Estoril, Portugal. World Champion. 1927–1935 1937–1946. Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine[ a ][ b ] (October 31 [ O.S. October 19] 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already ...