| Jan-31-04 | | spdcoder: I just played this opening with g6 and was looking for a game where black won. All I found is this! This game is hilarious. Is g6 really that bad for black? I like the idea of fianchettoing the bishop. |
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| Nov-03-05 | | Dr.Watson: If You like playing Sicilian with g6, see Sicilian - Dragon variation: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd 4. N:d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6. |
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| Aug-15-06 | | Tommy Jensen: <spdcoder> If you can make white play into the position before black's 8th move in the above game, then you should be very fine indeed; after 8.Ne4 O-O 9.Nxc5 Qc7 there is full compensation for the sacrificed pawn. This would however be too optimistic, since if white plays 8.Bb5+ instead, then things get awkward, as this forces black to move the king and lose the right to castle. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 is a nice trap if you know that your black opponent likes to play the dragon. Black gets into problems after 4.- g6 5.e5! It is better to prepare with 4.- Nc6 and perhaps 5.- Bg4, and, as a rule of thumb, wait for white to play d4 first, before you play g6. |
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| Mar-18-08 | | whiteshark: "On the contrary, Watson, you can see everything. You fail, however, to reason from what you see. You are too timid in drawing your inferences." --Sherlock Holmes |
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| Jul-29-09 | | WhiteRook48: Sherlock Holmes: "This is only elementary school. Try high."
--alternate universe |
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Kibitzing
sac: 8.Ne4