Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
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| Moves | 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | B34–B39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Open Sicilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonym(s) | Accelerated Fianchetto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Accelerated Dragon (or Accelerated Fianchetto) is a chess opening variation of the Sicilian Defence that begins with the moves:
The Accelerated Dragon features an early ...g6 by Black. An important difference between this line and the Dragon is that Black avoids playing ...d7–d6 so that ...d7–d5 can be played later in one move, if possible. Black also avoids the Yugoslav Attack, but since White has not yet played Nc3, 5.c4 (the Maróczy Bind) is possible.
The Accelerated Dragon generally features a more positional style of play than in many other lines of the Sicilian.