page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Timperley vs A Hollis   ½-½ 23 1966 corr B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 2. Hartston vs H Westerinen 0-1 37 1966 Havana Olympiad B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 3. Matulovic vs L Crepinsek   1-0 31 1967 Maribor B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 4. Cherepkov vs Vasiukov   0-1 38 1967 URS-chT B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 5. R C MacDonald vs S Gill   0-1 31 1969 BCCA corr B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 6. F Blatny vs J Lechtynsky   1-0 40 1970 CSR-ch Havirov B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 7. Janosevic vs Velimirovic   0-1 38 1972 YUG-ch B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 8. B Ivanovic vs O Riedler 1-0 41 1972 WchT U26 19th prel-C B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 9. H Ottevaere vs K Falleyn 0-1 33 1973 BEL corr B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 10. Ribli vs H Ree   1-0 71 1973 IBM B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 11. R Byrne vs O Yepez Obando   1-0 32 1974 Nice ol (Men) qual-B B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 12. B Burchardt-Hofman vs M Muresan   ½-½ 41 1974 Halle (Women) 08th B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 13. Matulovic vs J Dueball   ½-½ 66 1975 Vraca zt B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 14. L Kokkinos vs A Avgoustianos   1-0 57 1975 Wch U20 B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 15. A Planinc vs Velimirovic   0-1 44 1976 Majdanpek B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 16. B Ivanovic vs Velimirovic 0-1 51 1976 Skopje B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 17. Adorjan vs Velimirovic   1-0 31 1976 Arandjelovac zt playoff B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 18. G Welling vs W Van De Zandt   ½-½ 45 1977 Eindhoven,club B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 19. Beliavsky vs Velimirovic   1-0 35 1987 Szirak Interzonal B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 20. J McCarty vs D Fleetwood   0-1 24 1991 First National Team Championship corres. B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 21. A Kovacevic vs N Ristic   1-0 46 1997 YUG Cup B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 22. D Fischer vs A Caoili   0-1 27 1997 Gran Canaria op B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 23. I Rausis vs C Ward ½-½ 53 1998 Hastings Premier 9798 B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 24. E Hossain vs Z Rahman   0-1 52 1999 Calcutta Millenium op B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 25. M Tauber vs T Gelashvili 0-1 57 1999 Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 3rd B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Jun-17-04    SicilianDragon: I had some amazing games with this system, it's too bad that it's pretty much refuted Aug-20-04    d4Nf6Bg5: refuted? give a line please Aug-20-04    d4Nf6Bg5: I think that the best white can do is 15.h5 Rxc3 16.Qxc3 Qxa2 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Qa3 Qc4 19.Kb1 when white may have a slight edge. Not much of a refutation though. Aug-23-04    Dee Jay: Hey, what??? I definatly think that this line is not refuted. White may get a SMALL edge but that's it. I've played this variation since i first started and i love it. After 15. h5, black simply plays Nxh5! Aug-23-04    Lawrence: Hi <Dee Jay>, a warm welcome from all of us on this fascinating site. Aug-25-04    Dee Jay: I play this line 2 win all the time and i've had heaps of success with it. Ne1 know ne thing interesting about it? Aug-28-04    Dee Jay: ne1 know why this line isn't played ne more? Sep-28-04    SicilianDragon: Okay, since nobody bothered to do any research in the 3+ months I was away, I guess I'll hand-feed you guys (just kidding, I don't mind!). The main lines runs 12. h4 Ne5 13. g4! (13. h5 Rxc3! 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Nxh5 is at least equal, probably even slightly better for black. 13...Nxh5 is playable, but 14. Nd5 Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Kf8 16. g4 Nf6 17. Rdh2! gives white an edge). 13...b5 (13...Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 Qa6 or 15...c7 16. e5! is very strong, eg. 16...dxe5? 17. g5! and the Bd7 falls) 14. h5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Nf5 Re8 18. Qg5 Qb6 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Bg7!! wins for white, Nunn-Ward, 4NCL, 1998. While I certainly don't mind giving you guys these lines, anyone who plans to play either side of this opening really needs to know their theory and be well-prepared. Sep-28-04    dafish298: hi, siciliandragon..you provide great analysis on the sicilian dragon lol obviously..any chance i could get your email to talk more about it? ive been extensively studying it for acouple months and am 1-0 with it in rated games as i beat a 2200 Sep-28-04    Dee Jay: <SicilianDragon> Your 14. Nxd5 Line is completly playable for black and leads 2 a drawish endin for example... 14. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Kf8 16. g4 Nf6 17. Rdh2 e6! 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. Rxh7 a5! 20. g5 Bg7 21. a4 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Nc5 23. Nf5! exf5 24. Rxg7!! Nxb3 25. Rhh7 Be6 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Rxf7 with a draw. I disagree with ur ....Rxc3 on move 13 because simply I believe Nxh5 is much better. After: 13. g4 Rc4 is very interesting but 13...Nc4 is also good. I have a absolute love for this variation and I believe I know alot about it! Sep-29-04    OneArmedScissor: The exchange sacrafice Rxc3 is very common in this opening. I use to play this line a lot, and Rxc3 did wonders. I still play it occationally, but usually I stick to the Najdorf. Sep-29-04    SicilianDragon: <Dee Jay> In the line you give 21. a3 has been suggested as a big improvement, bearing in mind 21...Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Nc5 23. Bc4 (23. Ba2 is also playable)left white with a definite edge in Nyvit-Camaratta, 1999. 13. g4 Rc4 might be interesting if white was forced to play 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. Qd3 Qb4! 16. Nb3 Nxe4! which wins for black. Instead, 14. g5! Nh5 16. f4 Rxd4 17. Qxd4 Ng4 18. e5 Ng3 19. Rhe1 Nf5 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21. Bg1! exd5 22. Bxd5 gives white a better endgame. Lastly, 13...Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. h5 Rac8 16. Nb3 Qa6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. e5! is better for white. Also, as a side note, I play on gameknot.com as MarxIsGod21 and anyone who wishes to play some Dragon Yugoslav Attack games as white or black is free to challenge me. :) Dec-31-05    YugoslavForever: Sicilian Dragon, i have a question. If one plays h5 at some point after white plays h4 in this Ward variation of Sicilian Dragon, what happens? I tried to go over it myself, but it was just full of tactical mayhem and sacrifices. I would appreciate your well-informed opinion on black's h5. Dec-31-05    blitzjamendoza: black now will play 12...Ne5 , white will gain a slight advantage in this line after 13.Kb1 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Nb3 Feb-08-07    Shajmaty: <blitzjamendoza: black now will play 12...Ne5 , white will gain a slight advantage in this line after 13.Kb1 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Nb3> Yes, after 15...Qc7, both 16. Bd4 and 16. g4 give White a slight edge. Jun-13-07    cyruslaihy: David Bronstein vs Bruno Parma Moskva 1971 · Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (B79) · 1-0 is a nightmare for black's Qa5 variation is black not supposed to take the pawn in that variation?

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