Why is the bishop fianchettoed in Sicilian Dragon?

Straight to the point.

Why is g6 an acceptable move. Why do we plan to fianchetto the bishop?

I mean sit and wait is no solution either.

@Sarg0n said in #2:
> I mean sit and wait is no solution either.

Every move has a purpose. What is the purpose of g6? THANKS (CM)

You see, a fianchetto bishop is sometimes called "a sniper" because it shoots from a very long range and is very valuable because the sniper can also shoot whoever enemy next too him with his gatling gun and at the same time use his Ak-47 to snipe any unfortunate victim in his range.

g6 has the purpose of placing the Bishop on g7.

Placing pieces on good squares is what the big game players do.

@Kdrocks said in #3:
> Every move has a purpose. What is the purpose of g6? THANKS (CM)

Because if you played e6 it'd be the Scheveningen.

@Sarg0n said in #5:
> g6 has the purpose of placing the Bishop on g7.
>
> Placing pieces on good squares is what the big game players do.

In addition to that, by fianchettoing your bishop, you are pretty good covered against a backrank mate.

Have fun!

So in the Dragon Black is looking for the d5 break, but often ends up with a pawn on d6 for a bit (the hyper-accelerated is another matter, though the DSB is a thing of beauty there) so the best way to develop the bishop in that structure is on g7. Assuming White plays the Open Sicilian, it's a great piece - to the extent that White will often try and trade it.

If you don't play g6, of course, you'd aim for a different structure (and a different opening variation entirely) which is also fine for Black - it's just a choice.

Umm... I play fianchetto because that shape is strong

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