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The Accelerated Dragon - a sharp weapon against 1.e4

Name: The Accelerated Dragon - a sharp weapon against 1.e4
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by Nadezhda Kosintseva

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A sharp weapon vs. 1.e4!

After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6! leads to the so-called “Accelerated Dragon Defense” of the Sicilian, which is characterised by the idea to achieve the thematic central break d7-d5 in one move (in contrast to the “Dragon Variation”, in which Black plays d7-d6). On this DVD the Russian grandmaster and top women player Nadezhda Kosintseva reveals the secrets of her favourite opening. Kosintseva has played the Accelerated Dragon for many years and achieved a lot of success with it. You too can accelerate your opening – with this complete repertoire for Black against 1.e4!

Languages:

English

Level:

Advanced , Tournament player , Professional

System:

Windows 10 or higher

Delivery:

Download, Postal Delivery

Published:

Jun 2018

Sample video

01: Introduction [06:13]
02: Move orders [13:22]
03: Traps - Trap-1; Trap-2; Trap-3; Trap-4; Trap-5; Trap-6; Trap-7; Trap-8; Trap-9 [17:39]
Chapter 2: Maroczy Bind 5.c4
01: Maroczy Intro [10:25]
02: 5...Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Qd2/Rc1/f4 - Video notation [16:20]
03: 5...Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Nc2 - Video notation [22:10]
Chapter 3: 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4
01: Intro 7.f3/Qd2 - Video notation [11:45]
02: 7.Bc4 0-0 8.Bb3/f3 - Video notation [11:32]
03: 7.Bc4 0-0 8.Bb3 d5 9.exd5 Na5 10.0-0/Nde2/Nf3/Qd2 - Video notation [20:47]
04: 7.Bc4 0-0 8.Bb3 d5 9.exd5 Na5 10.Qf3 - Video notation [10:57]
05: 7.Bc4 Qa5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nb3 - Video notation [19:04]
06: 7.Bc4 Qa5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bb3 - Video notation [11:27]
Chapter 4: The Classical Be2
01: 5...Bg7 6.Nb3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.0-0 d6 9.Bg5/Kh1/f4/Re1 - Video notation [20:01]
02: 5...Bg7 6.Nb3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.0-0 d6 9.Re1 - Video notation [09:35]
03: 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 0-0 8th move alternatives - Video notation [20:50]
04: 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 0-0 8.Nb3 d6 9.0-0 Be6 - Video notation [08:20]
Chapter 5: Sidelines
01: 5.Nxc6 or 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 - Video notation [14:06]
02: g3 setups - 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Nde2 Nf6 7.g3/5.Be3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.g3 - Video notation [16:25]
Chapter 6: Test section
01: Test 1 [03:05]
02: Test 2 [01:10]
03: Test 3 [03:24]
04: Test 4 [01:42]
05: Test 5 [02:47]
06: Test 6 [04:01]
07: Test 7 [01:53]
08: Test 8 [02:30]
09: Test 9 [01:00]
10: Test 10 [02:25]
11: Test 11 [02:00]
12: Test 12 [03:00]
13: Test 13 [02:12]

Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Windows 7 or 8.1, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet access for program activation.

Accelerated Dragon

In addition to the sequence of moves 2...d6 and 5...g6, which lead to the normal Dragon, Black can also try the Accelerated Dragon. The idea is to reach, after 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6, a position in which …d7-d5 can be played in a single move. A concession is made in this move order: White can play 5.c4 and set up the socalled Maroczy Structure, which gives him very good control of the squares d5 and b5.

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On move five White has basically two continuations. First, 5.c4 – the popular Maroczy system, against which Kosintseva has a number of strong recommendation in store. Second, the “Open Variation” 5.Nc3, against which the grandmaster offers no less than two promising systems: the modern dynamic treatment with a quick d7-d5, which is a firm part of the repertoire of top grandmaster Boris Gelfand from Israel, who employed this line successfully on a number of occasions in 2017 which made it very popular. And the quieter, strategic approach with …d6 and … Qa5, which gives the game an entirely different character. Kosintseva explains the theoretical main lines and side lines of the Accelerated Dragon, but also the many strategic finesses of this opening with its typical plans and pawn breaks (such as d7-d5 and b7-b5), and of course she also shows clever tactical stratagems such as the classical Sicilian exchange sacrifice ...Rxc3 followed by ...Nxe4. The material learnt can be practised with interactive tasks with video feedback which makes you fit for the practical game – and helps you to make your opponent sweat!

• Video running time: 4 h 51 min(English)
• With interactive training incuding video feedback
• Extra: Database with model games
• Including CB Reader

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