How To Beat The Sicilian?
Steer the board toward positional or tactical lines
For example, against the Sicilian Dragon
If you are better tactically, choose lines that aggressively attack your opponent
For example, in a Yugoslav Attack (the most aggressive attack)
For example, in a Yugoslav Attack (the most aggressive attack)
You put your bishops in aggressive squares
Then launch your h-pawn as a battery ram
To break open Black’s Kingside Pawn Formation
And then use the Queen and Bishop
To exchange bishops and Weaken Black’s Dark Square Control
Keep in mind:
If your opponent is playing a Dragon, they are probably very tactical
Since the Sicilian Dragon is the sharpest defense in chess
So if you play tactical lines against someone worse than you...
You could just make one mistake and lose the game
So you may want to choose to play more positional games...
To avoid board positions with tactics
So against the same Dragon...
You can choose to play classically
And castle on the same side as your opponent
This avoids opposite side attacks
Now ideas are retreating the Knight to b3
Which lets the Queen control the d5 square
And launching a less aggressive Kingside Attack
Now let’s say you are playing against an Accelerated Dragon
This line leads to games that are extremely positional
Now White, instead of trying to attack aggressively...
White will keep a Maroczy Bind over Black
A Maroczy Bind is white pawns on c4 and e4
Where Black doesn’t have control over d5
If you are playing someone more positional than you
Or you are better tactically than positionally
You could launch a Yugoslav Attack
This aggressive tactical attack
Is not normally used against an Accelerated Dragon
And could put your opponent in uncomfortable positions
