Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation

About this opening

In the Dragon Variation, Black fianchettoes the bishop to g7, whose action on the long diagonal gives the line its mythical name. The two sides often castle on opposite wings: White launches the Yugoslav Attack (Be3, Qd2, f3, O-O-O, h4-h5) while Black attacks down the c-file. It is one of the sharpest lines in chess, a true attacking race where every tempo counts.