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Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation

One of the sharpest openings in chess! Black fianchettoes the bishop on g7 (the 'dragon'), creating a fire-breathing diagonal. The Yugoslav Attack leads to opposite-side castling battles.

Move Sequence

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

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