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Jim West Talks Chess: Sicilian Dragon, Soltis Line

Submitted by JimWest on Thu, 07/03/2008 at 7:31am.

Against Andy Soltis's move ...h5 in the Yugoslav Attack, I have enjoyed success with a move order that was introduced by Anatoly Karpov at the Dubai Olympiad in 1986.  Here a couple of examples.


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by j_king - 48 days ago
Toronto Canada
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 9
Nice insight. Thanks for sharing. :)
by TonightOnly - 48 days ago
Phoenix, AZ United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 1165

Thanks for sharing. What is a 2285 doing playing that line? If he plays the Dragon, he should know to avoid 16...Nxh5. Even 15...hxg4 is now seen as a dubious plan, and most know to play the critical 15...a5.

 

In the second game, 21...Nc4 is the correct move. 


by saponaro - 48 days ago
Wilmington Delaware United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 38

I play the soltis variation and against Karpov's move i think black needs to stay flexible as well. If white is going to make a prophalaxis move, so should black, and play Re8. Then after g4, hxg4, h5, Nxh5, Rxh5 gxh5, Qh2 black has Ng6, which uncovers the Rook on c5 onto the g5 bishop and helps to guard the kingside.

 Prophalaxis is always dangerous when white plays it in these lines. Most of the modern theory has Kb1 at some point and it seems to magnify the white attack.


by gdadson - 48 days ago
Aliso Viejo United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 127
I like it... thank you!
 

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