The Dragon without ...d6: the bishop goes to g7 at once, and ...d5 in one move becomes possible. Against the Maroczy Bind (c4) Black plays solid, trade-minded chess. This is a advanced opening course for Black (ECO B35), written for players rated around 1700. Each move is explained and then drilled on a board; it is free.
Key ideas of Accelerated Dragon
Skipping ...d6 lets Black answer some set-ups with ...d5 in one go.
The g7 bishop is the soul of the Dragon: keep it, it pins the c3 knight to a1.
Against the Maroczy Bind (c4) trade knights on d4 and play ...Bg7, ...O-O, ...Be6, ...a5.
Against Bc4 and Be3, ...Qa5 and ...Ng4 are typical tactical resources.
The line trainer
The line trainer for Accelerated Dragon has 50 lines that grow out of 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6, learned a few new ones a day with spaced-repetition review.
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