What's new in November 2003
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Hi guys! Things (including the new eBook chapter!) are changing in the 'Chinese Dragon' and this month I have no less than 3 games involving that popular line: |
To download the November '03 Dragon Sicilian games directly in PGN form click here: 
Johansson - Tan: White goes with the h-pawn:
            
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and Black nets a pawn!
Kovacevic - Markovic: White abandons a kingside attack in favour of a spot of centralisation.
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Black gets the upper hand.
Anon - Ward: A Ukranian mystery man tries all sorts of things to defeat this trendy line but fails on all counts!
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Predojevic - Jones: A very important line of 9 0-0-0 d5:
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Interesting stuff in a previously unexplored line.
Wittman - Taylor: More Yugoslav Attack, this time of the 9 0-0-0 Bd7 variety.
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11 Nb3 is not a very common move and frankly a little unnecessary. Crumbs this has been a good Dragon month for Black!
Emms - Tan: John employs the allegedly quiet 6 Bc4 but things heat up and the game could have gone either way!
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12 Nd5 - a standard idea for White.
Krnan - Brkic: So we have the Levenfish! Could it be that to get anything White needs to push his f-pawn that one square further. Surely not!?
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The position after 9 Qe2 - previously on this site we have looked at 9 e6 but this seems more promising for White.
Keep reading and I'll be back next month. Oh in case I don't make it in time....
HAPPPY CHRISTMAS!!!
Regards, Chris
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