Grandmaster and well-known Sicilian Dragon expert Simon Williams takes a totally fresh look at this famous opening. Concentrating on his favourite Dragadorf Variation, Williams constructs a cutting-edge repertoire for Black, one which is perfect for the modern Dragon player who wishes to cause his opponents maximum problems in the opening. Drawing upon his considerable experience and using illustrative games, Williams covers the key tactical and positional ideas for both players, and highlights crucial modern day themes such as the importance of move orders.

The Sicilian Dragon is a highly popular opening, ideal for players of all levels. It enjoys such a great appeal because it leads to fascinating and fun-to-play positions in which both players regularly attack each other's kings with a complete lack of inhibition.

• A repertoire for Black in the Sicilian Dragon
• Provides answers to all of White's options
• Packed with exciting games, and original ideas and analysis

004 Bibliography

005 Introduction

015 1 The Main Line: An early Bc4

044 2 The Main Line: Queenside Castling with g4 and h4

070 3 The Main Line: Queenside Castling and a quick Bh6

05 4 The Main Line: Positional Tries and Early Deviations

114 5 The Accelerated Dragadorf

157 6 Classical Lines for White

191 7 Less Common Lines for White

220 Index of Variations

223 Index of Games