As a beginning/intermediate player I have come up against the Dragon Sicilian in many encounters and decided that I needed to find a way to tackle it. At first I looked at the Yugoslav Attack, but realized that against a Dragoneer who knew not to let me open the h-file I was hard pressed to find a devastating attack. About 3 months ago I came across the Levenfish variation and have found that I am able to use it to effect against those same Dragoneers with whom the Yugoslav failed. The Levenfish turns the board into a minefield of tactical traps along with chances to sacrifice material for an overwhelming attack like you will see in my game. If someone is playing the Dragon and is unprepared to meet this attack he should think twice.
As a beginning/intermediate player I have come up against the Dragon Sicilian in
many encounters and decided that I needed to find a way to tackle it. At first I
looked at the Yugoslav Attack, but realized that against a Dragoneer who knew not
to let me open the h-file I was hard pressed to find a devastating attack. About
3 months ago I came across the Levenfish variation and have found that I am able
to use it to effect against those same Dragoneers with whom the Yugoslav failed.
The Levenfish turns the board into a minefield of tactical traps along with chances
to sacrifice material for an overwhelming attack like you will see in my game. If
someone is playing the Dragon and is unprepared to meet this attack he should think
twice.
Sicilian Levenfish Variation
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