Accelerated Dragons - Donaldson / Silman "Colorful Chess Set Combo" Pieces are approximately 3 1/4"

Pieces are approximately 3 1/4" x 3 3/4"

The Pirc is an ambitious counter-attacking weapon against 1 e4

Chess players sometimes wonder if they have what it takes to become a chess master

with links to the Scheveningen

but it contains many independent lines too

Accelerated Dragons - Donaldson / Silman "Colorful Chess Set Combo" Pieces are approximately 3 1/4"Many players are attracted to the Dragon Sicilian, but are put off by the fierce mating attacks that White can launch. In the Accelerated Dragon, Black aims for an improved version, saving a move with his queen's pawn. If White tries to ignore the difference, Black's instant detonation of the centre will come as an unwelcome cold shower! The authors show that White's main reply, the Maroczy Bind, is not so fearsome as was once thought Black has many