Dragon Variation (withe Queenside Castling), Yugoslav Attack.
This is the dreaded Yugoslav Attack, the only weapon in White's arsenal that poses a serious threat to the Sicilian Dragon. White fortifies the center, castles queenside, and then attacks along the h-file. As Bobby Fischer put it, White.s play was simple, sac and mate! Well, stalwarts of the Black s recent convert Garry Kasparov, have found that Black has plenty of resources in the queenside counterattack, which usually involves the sacrifice of the exchange at c3.
Openings this sharp often find players on both sides of the position, and you will find that playing Black or White is a lot of fun. There is something invigorating about the Dragon, and the debates are a lot of fun too.
The Yugolsav Attack has been subjected to intense scrutiny for many years, but it is still not clear which side gets the advantage. Most of the games are bloody, though draws by perpetual check can be found when one attack or another is about to run out of steam.
While castling Kingside by White can certainly bring about attacking schemes, the sharpest lines of the Dragon Variation occur when White castles Queenside
1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
d6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
Nf6
5.Nc3
g6
6.Be3
White quickly develops his Queenside pieces in order to make way for castling.
[A painful trap would be 6.Be3
Ng4
7.Bb5+
Bd7
8.Qxg4
]
6...Bg7
7.f3
This move initiates the begining of the Yougoslav Attack
0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3
The battle lines have been drawn. With the Kings on opposite wings, it is a given that both armies will go after the other's monarch. White usually plays for h2-h4-h5 in conjunction with be3-h6 to weaken Black's King. Black usually plays for ....Nc6-e6-c4 to block the b3 Bishop and force trades. Black's counterplay is centered down the c-file. This position is know as the YUGOSLAV ATTACK and has provided a bounty of beautiful attacking games. The position is dynamically balanced.