This course presents a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6: the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon. In recent years, this dynamic line has grown significantly in popularity, with several of the world’s top players adding it to their repertoires. It is a highly practical choice: straightforward to learn, strategically coherent, and offering excellent chances to seize the initiative from the very beginning.
One major advantage of this move order is that the Rossolimo Variation (3.Bb5) loses its sting, unlike in lines arising after 2…d6 or 2…Nc6, where it poses a genuine challenge for Black.
This first volume explores all critical main lines of the Open Sicilian in depth, including important transpositions to the razor-sharp main lines of the Dragon as well as the positional Maroczy Bind (5.c4).