[Event "Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line (Black): Opening Position"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/gh5vnQFH/a4QeWP78"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B76"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Coldfield1994"] [UTCDate "2022.02.26"] [UTCTime "16:45:13"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/gh5vnQFH/a4QeWP78"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 { [%csl Ge4,Gc5][%cal Gc7c5] } 1... c5 { [%csl Ge4,Gc5,Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 2. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3,Ge4,Gc5,Gd6][%cal Gd7d6] } 2... d6 { [%csl Gf3,Ge4,Gc5,Gd6,Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 3. d4 { [%csl Gf3,Ge4,Gc5,Gd6,Rd4][%cal Rc5d4] } 3... cxd4 { [%csl Gf3,Ge4,Gd6,Rd4][%cal Rf3d4] } 4. Nxd4 { [%csl Ge4,Gd4,Gd6,Gf6][%cal Gg8f6] } 4... Nf6 { [%csl Ge4,Gd4,Gd6,Gf6,Gc3][%cal Gb1c3] } 5. Nc3 { [%csl Gf6,Ge4,Gd4,Gc3,Gg6,Gd6][%cal Gg7g6] } 5... g6 { : The opening position of the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense. } { [%csl Gg6,Gf6,Ge4,Gd4,Gc3,Gd6,Be3][%cal Bc1e3] } 6. Be3 { [%csl Be3,Bg7,Gc3,Gd4,Ge4,Gg6,Gf6,Gd6][%cal Bf8g7] } 6... Bg7 { [%csl Be3,Bg7,Bd2,Ge4,Gd4,Gc3,Gd6,Gf6,Gg6][%cal Bd1d2] } 7. Qd2 { [%csl Bd2,Bg8,Bf8,Be3,Bg7,Gc3,Gd4,Ge4,Gg6,Gf6,Gd6][%cal Be8g8] } 7... O-O { [%csl Bg8,Bf8,Bg7,Be3,Bd2,Bf3,Gc3,Gd4,Ge4,Gg6,Gf6,Gd6][%cal Bf2f3] } 8. f3 { [%csl Bf3,Be3,Bd2,Bg7,Bg8,Bf8,Bc6,Gc3,Gd4,Ge4,Gg6,Gf6,Gd6][%cal Bb8c6] } 8... Nc6 { : The opening position of the Yugoslav Attack of the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense. The Yugoslav Attack is white's strongest response to the Sicilian Dragon, black's 2nd most common response to the Open Sicilian. It is an aggressive response that aims to castle queen's side and pawn storm black's king's side fianchetto structure. It has already formed a battery on h6, threatening to trade dark-squared bishops when convenient, and it can take advantage of black's weak d5 square, again, when convenient. Black, in return, has a strong king's side fianchetto defensive structure, aiming its bishop at both of white's knights and queen's side, where white will castle. Theoretically, white has maintained its opening advantage and now has several options: } { [%csl Bc6,Be3,Bd2,Bf3,Bg7,Bg8,Bf8,Gc3,Gd4,Ge4,Gg6,Gf6,Gd6] } 9. O-O-O { Modern Line. White's most common, strong response. Please see other studies by Coldfield1994 for analysis of this variation. } (9. Bc4 { Main Line. White's 2nd most common, strong response. This study will analyze this variation. Bc4 develops the bishop, pinning black's f7 pawn to the king, preventing it from moving. This makes white's future pawn attack on black's fianchetto structure stronger, as black cannot recapture g6 with f7, opening up the rook. }) (9. g4 { Panov Variation. White's 3rd most common response. Please see other studies by Coldfield1994 for analysis of this variation. }) (9. Nb3) (9. h4) (9. Nxc6) (9. Be2) *