Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Stockholm Attack
- 1.e4c5
- 2.Nc3d6
- 3.f4Nc6
- 4.Nf3g6
- 5.d4cxd4
- 6.Nxd4Bg7
- 7.Be3Nf6
- 8.Be2O-O
- 9.Nb3Be6
- 10.O-ONa5
- 11.f5Bc4
- 12.Nxa5Bxe2
- 13.Qxe2Qxa5
- 14.g4
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A sharp Classical Dragon line in which White trades on a5 and follows with g4, using the f5 pawn to storm Black's castled king.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Stockholm Attack
The Stockholm Attack is a sharp branch of the Maróczy Line of the Classical Dragon, here reached through 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4. After 9. Nb3 Be6 10. O-O Na5 11. f5 Bc4, White removes the knight with 12. Nxa5, and after 12...Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxa5 adds 14. g4. With f5 already in place, White uses the g-pawn to open lines against Black's kingside, while Black's queen sits actively on a5 and Black looks to the half-open c-file for counterplay.
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