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"This is the structure we will examine in this article:
It typically arises from the Dragon Sicilian, when White plays Nd5 and Black exchanges it. With reversed colours, it is typical for the English reversed Dragon.
I will distinguish this structure from a similar one that is typical of the Maroczy bind. In that case, White has their queen's bishop pawn on c4, strengthening the centre and reducing Black's possibilities for counterplay. The strategic and the tactical fight resulting from this structure centres around a few important questions:
1) Is the d5-pawn strong or weak?
2) Can White use the relative weakness of the backward e7-pawn?
3) Which are the consequences of ...e7-e6/e5?
4) Can White launch a kingside attack? Or is the resolute advance of the pawns just a weakening of White's own kingside?
5) How dangerous is Black's minority attack based on the advance of the a- and b-pawns, pressure along the c-file and the activity of a knight on c4? Can White use the c6-square for their knight, or take advantage in any other way of the weaknesses left behind by the pawns? 6) Which of the players benefits from the queens' exchange?
I have created the following chapters:
As we move forward through the chapters, you may notice that in each of them, previously examined themes are still present, as an amplification of the strategic battle. For instance, the queenside counterplay can be effective only if everything is in order with the backward pawn and the whole kingside. Moreover, the relative weakness of the d5-pawn can be an advantage if the queenside counterplay is successful. ..."
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This sample features an abridged version of Mihail Marin’s article, including just one training question for each of chapters A) through D), as well as the introductory video. The original article in ChessBase Magazine #231 includes a total of 12 training examples plus two interactive training videos!
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