Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack

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Guolin

Okay, I played the Sicilian Dragon as Black yesterday, and White responded with a (modified - it was slightly different)) Yugoslav Attack. White later played the annoying move Bh6, and I did not have time to move the Rook from its castled position, so I could not retreat my bishop to h8. After I finally decided to exchange bishops (with the Queen coming it to take my Bishop), White won the game with an h-pawn push and the Queen lodged nicely at h6, before I could even work on the Queenside! So, how should I defend against this threat? Should I leave it alone and let Bxg7 Kxg7 happen? Should I have moved the Rook earlier?

Here's what I mean:

 

Actually, in this case, I could have done Ng4, attacking the Queen, but my Kingside would still be weak.

Agent-Carlos-1470

Try moving the rook to e1 and then when your opponent tries the bishop trade to weaken your kingside, you can move the bishop to h8.

Remember, even if you don't have time to "move the Rook from its castled position" It is better to waste a little time to secure your kingside and keep your king safe instead of losing the game completely.

I hope I was of help to you.

Guolin

Well, the Bishop came down right after I castled, so I literally had no time.

shoop2

Moving the rook in the yugoslav is generally not a good idea - you simply lose too much time, plus you might need the rook to defend f7.  However, in this game white didn't play f3.  As such, after you have played nc6, you should play ng4 to harass the bishop, forcing white out of his normal Yugoslav setup.

In that position, you should allow white to capture on g7, thus bringing your king to g7 and preventing Qh6.

p4wn3dd

i normally use 2 responses to Bh6, if the rook has already moved to e1 i prefere to keep my bishop moving it to h8, otherwise i'll just keep developing my pieces waiting for him to capture on g7 (...Bxg7 - Kxg7) it's safer and sometimes it gets you a tempo.

If the queen lands safely on h6 it will be a permanent menace for the rest of the game

Conquer15

yugoslav attack this one he left to many holes in it u should won that game but it new i guess i can get mad at that but i am upset on yugoslav opening that this person use it holes where it hurt yugoslav player badly

vik9612
Michael-G

The position you give is the real position or just an example diagramm?

Because black is better after 2...Qb6 (and I think much better)  so if you did that exchange you didn't lose because of it but because of later mistakes.

The general question you ask is impossible to be answered.In some cases black must exchange at h6, in other cases must let white exchange at g7 , in other cases even sacrifices the exchange playing ...Bh8 with the rook still at f8.

Conquer15

c3 stop tht knight from coming n attk ur bishop

radhasundar

After Bg7 the correct move is f3