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Accelerated Dragon 3. Qxd4, 7. Qb3

February 4, 2017 5 Comments

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Recently, the 7. Qb3 line has gained popularity in the 4. Qxd4 variation of the Accelerated Dragon. Normally, white goes for 7. Qe4, but Qb3 is actually a tricky move. Instead of Nb6 as against Qe4, here the correct response for black is to go Nc7-e6. In this video, GM Perelshteyn explains how to face both 8. Bc4 and 8. Bf4.

Download the PGN of Accelerated Dragon 4. Qxd4, 7. Qb3

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  1. James Glenton says

    March 27, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    The sound quality on the video is very low, and I am finding it difficult to listen to due to being hearing impaired. I have set the volume to 100% and I can just about hear the commentary.

    Is there a way to increase the volume further?

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  2. Dan Williams says

    April 23, 2017 at 5:56 pm

    Great video!!!

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  3. Toy Kwan says

    July 14, 2017 at 12:17 am

    shouldn’t it be 3.d4 cxd4 and then 4.Qxd4 (rather than 3.Qxd4 as per title)?

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    • eperel1 says

      July 15, 2017 at 6:24 pm

      Fixed!

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      • a2Brute says

        September 3, 2018 at 9:55 pm

        Three more fixes are needed (S/B 4. Qxd4):

        Important Line in the Accelerated Dragon: 3. Qxd4, 7. Qb3
        7. Qb3 has gained popularity in the 3. Qxd4 variation of the Accelerated Dragon. Here is the best plan!

        Accelerated Dragon 3. Qxd4, 7. Qb3

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