Sicilian Dragon
The most aggressive Sicilian. Fianchetto the bishop to g7, castle, and race White in opposite-wing attacks where the sharpest player wins.
Let's begin.
Press Learn to start, then play the moves yourself.
Play pawn to c5.
Variations in this course
Every line runs to a middlegame position with coach commentary at each fork. Playing Black, you'll meet:
- 1
Yugoslav Attack
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3
- 2
Classical Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2
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The sharpest, most respected answer to 1.e4. Black grabs space with ...a6 and plays for a full-blooded fight from move one.
Sicilian Kan
A flexible, low-theory Sicilian that surprises opponents and consistently creates unbalanced, winnable positions.
Accelerated Dragon
A refined Dragon for Black. Play ...g6 early and delay ...d6, gaining the fast ...d5 break and sidestepping the dangerous Yugoslav Attack.
Sicilian Sveshnikov
A dynamic, deeply-analyzed Sicilian. Accept a backward d-pawn and a hole on d5 in exchange for active piece play and the bishop pair.