Ideas in the Accelerated Dragon
Idea #1 - Black wants to play
...d5 in one move
In the Sicilian Defense, ...d5 is
generally an important freeing move for Black. With ...d5 and the
resulting open lines in the center, White's plans of king side attack
(with f3, g4, h4, h5 as in the Yugoslav Attack, or 0-0, f4, f5 as in
the Classical Dragon) invite more risk for the first player.
In the standard Dragon move order,
black plays an early ...d6, which means that ...d5 costs another
tempo later. To illustrate the impact of this difference, we will
compare two common Dragon strategies (the Yugoslav Attack, and the
Classical Dragon) with the Accelerated Dragon.
Note: Of course, White does not have to allow Black to play the Accelerated Dragon. In particular, the Maroczy Bind and the Rossolimo Variation would derail Black's plans. But that is for another chapter.
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