The Accelerated Dragon

By GM Eugene Perelshtyen

Presented by International Grandmaster Eugene Perelshtyen for ChessLecture.com

The Accelerated Dragon is when Black adopts the Dragon formation without 2...d6, White must watch out for ...d5 which often immediately equalizes. Lines where Black does this include the (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6)..

Content: 1.7 hours of chess theory and discussion, with example games, over a series of 4 lectures.

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GM Eugene Perelshtyen earned his third GM norm after sharing first place in the 2006 Foxwoods Open, giving him the official GM title. He won the Samford Chess Fellowship in 2002, an award that amounts to $64,000, which is awarded to the top American player under 25 years old. Eugene also led the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to several Pan American championships from 1998-2002. Eugene also won the highly prestigious US Junior Championship in 2000. Eugene recently co-authored the books Chess Openings for Black, Explained and Chess Openings for White, Explained.

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