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1. e4 c5   2. Nf3 d6   3. d4 cxd4   4. Nxd4 Nf6   5. Nc3 g6   6. Be3 Bg7   7. f3 O-O   8. Qd2 Nc6   9. Bc4 
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1,735 games · 1938-2013
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 move gameswhite wins - draws - black wins %
9...Bd7 1,532

44.6%

24.5%

30.8%
9...Nd7 74

41.9%

29.7%

28.4%
9...Nxd4 67

43.3%

41.8%

14.9
9...a5 27

51.9%

33.3%

14.8
9...a6 26

76.9%


15.4
9...Qa5 22

50%

27.3%

22.7%
9...Na5 17

52.9%

29.4%

17.6
9...Ne5 9

55.6%

33.3%

9...Qc7 5

60%

20%

20%
9...e5 H Gross vs W E Kaiser, 1961 1-0
9...Kh8 A Jacobs vs M Rojas, 2010 1-0
9...e6 G Valenti vs A Samartsev, 2011 1-0
9...d5 Geller vs D Losev, 1994 1-0
9...Rb8 B Adhiban vs E Blomqvist, 2011 1-0
9...Qd7 W Kobese vs A Simutowe, 2001 1/2-1/2

EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES:
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 (1-0)
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958 (1-0)
Tal vs NN, 1988 (1-0)
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 (0-1)
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 (0-1)

DEBUT: K Plater vs H Ropstorff, 1938 (0-1)
RECENT: R Freuler vs A Mastrovasilis, 2013 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
kinginmind01's B77 Dragon 9Bc4 by kinginmind01
Destructive dragons by Chathurang1
sicilian dragon soltis variation by jefegoode

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B78: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (948)
B77: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (752)
B79: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (35)

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