page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 408  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Marco vs Maroczy   0-1 31 1903 R24 3/14 Monte Carlo B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 2. Spielmann vs Dus Chotimirsky   1-0 41 1909 11, St.Petersburg B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 3. Spielmann vs O Bernstein 0-1 25 1909 19, St.Petersburg B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 4. S Mlotkowski vs E W Gruer   ½-½ 37 1918 Off-hand Game B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 5. A G Conde vs M Marchand   1-0 50 1919 Hastings B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 6. A Larsson vs M Marchand   0-1 61 1920 Goteborg B B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 7. A Larsson vs M Marchand   0-1 61 1920 Gothenburg-B B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 8. W Schlage vs Samisch   1-0 29 1921 21. DSB Kongress B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 9. Ahues vs M Marchand   1-0 40 1922 Match GER-NED B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 10. Alekhine vs M Pinkus   1-0 43 1924 New York 1of26 B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 11. Reti vs Tartakower 1-0 74 1924 New York B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 12. Samisch vs Bogoljubov   ½-½ 67 1928 It BSG B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 13. L Steiner vs K Richter   0-1 40 1928 It Cafe Koenig B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 14. J Torres Caravaca vs Menchik 1-0 27 1929 Barcelona B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 15. Roedl vs L Engels   1-0 38 1930 Match B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 16. Yates vs Tartakower   0-1 41 1930 Hamburg B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 17. Yates vs W Winter 1-0 27 1930 Hastings 3031 B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 18. Rellstab vs B Koch   ½-½ 31 1931 27. DSB Kongress B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 19. B Moritz vs L Engels   0-1 33 1931 27. DSB Kongress B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 20. B Kostic vs Noteboom   1-0 39 1931 Prague ol (Men) B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 21. M Walter vs Spielmann 1-0 73 1932 12, Bad Sliac B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 22. Alekhine vs Bianchi JHK   1-0 42 1933 Semmering B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 23. Rauzer vs Chekhover   ½-½ 45 1933 URS-ch08 B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 24. L Steiner vs V Petrov   1-0 39 1935 Olympiad B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 25. B Kostic vs Dake   ½-½ 25 1935 Olympiad B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical  page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 408    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Secrets of Opening Surprises

Sep-15-04    Knight13: This opening is a well defender but not a good position for attacking. Sep-16-04    OneArmedScissor: This is about the most passive way to take on the Dragon Sicilian. Sep-16-04    Giancarlo: Easy to see by the scores. Pretty even statistics. To me Black looks like he has the more active position. I would think 9.nB3 isn't the best option. It takes away centralization of the knight. Sep-17-04    Helloween: 9.Nb3 is a good solid move, preserving the Knight and controlling a5 and c5 while clearing the d-file. Svidler has espoused the Classical Dragon. The variation was quite popular decades ago, back when 9...Be6 was played instead of 9...a5!. A main continuation is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3 Be6 10.f4 Na5 11.f5 Bc4 12.Bd3! / , which this database shows has 7 wins for White and 2 draws out of 9 games. Nowadays, Black usually prefers to play 9...a5 and find a Knight outpost on b4 after that square is weakened by 10.a4. Usually, Black gets equality and nice winning chances, although the positions are not too well-tested, and White's position is not entirely without any electricity, even against strong competition: for example Tseshkovsky vs Azmaiparashvili, 1985 Jan-14-05    redbullion01: "The Classical Variation gives rise to very much more strategic play than the Yugoslav Attack.... .....The Classical appeals to more positionally minded white players." -GM John Emms from the book Starting Out: The Sicilian Jun-23-05    waddayaplay: I think that the Yugoslav attack is sounder for white, reflecting itself in the stats also, but as someone who prefers playing the opocensky variation of the Najdorf this feels more at home. Dec-28-07    Cactus: Actually, 9.Nb3 is neccasary because otherwise, black plays ...d5!, a very useful move.

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