The Sicilian Dragon Vol. 1: Main Line with 9.Bc4
Volume one of the DVD deals with 9.Bc4, White's sharpest option, and shows how Black can counter this ambitious try by White with the main lines of the Soltis variation (12.h5), which was played by Magnus Carlsen regularly as well.
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Facing the Sicilian Dragon is not automatically an easy task, but tonight we'll see how we can deal with this notorious tactical opening by strictly positional means. At the Staufer-Open I won an instructive game that I'm glad to share with you.
As a warm-up question: What would you play with White in this position?
White to move
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