Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon

Black fianchettoes quickly and holds back the d-pawn, aiming for the freeing ...d5 break in one move. It avoids the sharpest Yugoslav Attack lines of the normal Dragon, giving a sounder, more positional flavour.

• Fianchetto early and target the freeing ...d5 break
• Pressure White's centre and the c-file with the g7 bishop and rooks
• Be ready for the Maroczy Bind (c4) and play against White's space
• Trade down into comfortable positions when White overextends