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Originally Posted by Deathblow
Very interesting indeed. Technically I like blacks positioning better with the knight poised to cause continual consternation, but looks like white is emboldened for a decisive attack. Very interesting :hmm:  |
Its a difficult position to play for white, I don't think I've played it the best so far but we'll see. This actually started out a Pirc before becoming a Sicilian Dragon (I mislabelled it a Grand Prix Attack, but that's incorrect since in the GPA white doesn't play d2-d4); however its a minor Dragon sideline as the mainline, and by far most common way for white to play against it, is with the Yugoslav Attack. Since we reached the Dragon from a Pirc, rather than directly (1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 etc), the Yugoslav Attack isn't possible. One of the most subtle and difficult things I find to master in chess is
transposition and how to use it to steer the game into positions you prefer. Me and Skybird have very different playing styles though, he prefers the hypermodern approach whereas I'm generally happier in classical openings, which makes transposition particularly important.