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Annotated by emtogsdia (1910): I ran across this amazing game recently and had to share it with my friends on GameKnot. If you are not familiar with Rashid Nezhmetdinov you will be after this game. I have seen quite a few other amazing games that I will post here. He is not all that well known. But he was an honored trainer of the USSR. He was also one of Tal's trainers, with an amazing 3 wins and 1 lose record against Tal.… |
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Annotated by ybrevo (1200): The major theme of this game is the strength of the Bishop pair in an open position. The Accelerated Dragon ... Not the most common way to play the Sicilian at present, but a player like Bent Larsen have used it quite often throughout his career. One big difference from the "normal" Dragon is, that Black hasn´t played his pawn to d6 yet. In some lines this gives the opportunity to play it… |
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Annotated by emres (1200): I usually play e4. But sometimes I play Nf3 if I want flexibility. Especially, in OTB games black uses a lot of time to think in their development plan. I am white. Sicilian defence. Until move 6 I won't annotate as it is just theory. I have played dragon with black and white a lot of time. But, I have never faced accelerated dragon. So, I checked most of the opening moves from the… |
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Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): Here's a mini in from the fast ladder just finished this morning. There is quite a disparity in ratings, and White deviates pretty early, but starts off with a line that Kasparov has used against the Accelerated Dragon. Having played 1...e5 for about 10 years and 1...e6 for 3 years, I have become a lifelong devotee of the Sicilian. Most lower rated players will try and keep the position… |
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Annotated by minital (1766): This is a miniature with a good lesson about how not to play the sicilian dragon. So far this is standard Sicilian Dragon play. ? This is a novelty in my database. Most usual is nf6. Now I have the center with a tempo on his rook. Three pieces in the center. Black has none. The threat is Bxe6. ? Why not bring another piece into the attack. ?? He resigned understandably. My… |
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Annotated by goldaxe2006 (1619): I nearly always start with e4 as it gets the pieces out quickest the sicilian defense. Used by black players who want to achieve a win at all costs. We have now reached the main line of the dragon variation. Alternatives are
0-0-0 and g4. completing development.The next stage is to attack black's kingside with h4, h5
opening the h file for the rook black disputes… |
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Annotated by topazg (1717): Because everyone loves the dragon ... Pinning the knight. Developing and creating space for the black bishop and hoping to create strong counterplay. Seems strong. After the exchange my rook is hanging, and both white bishops are preventing it from escaping. The check is required to save the rook. Qa7 is not the threat that Ba7 would have been, now I have to get the… |
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Annotated by guy04 (1200): Une partie avec des hauts et des bas, des erreurs, un débusquage comme à la chasse à courre!
On part! Comment une telle erreur est-elle possible? J'avais décidé de prendre le pion (avec le pion évidemment) et à la dernière minute je me suis dit : Et si je prenais avec le cavalier, ce serait la même chose. Et de prendre sans réflléchir. Conclusion : il faut toujours bien… |
