 For several decades, it was generally considered tantamount to a blunder for Black to allow the Maróczy Bind.For example, Harry Golombek, in "Capablanca's 100 Best Games of Chess" (1947), gave a to Black's fourth move in the line 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6, a form of the Accelerated Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defence, stating that 4...Nf6 was "necessary" to make White block his with 5.Nc3 and thus avoid the Bind.Golombek gave an to 5.c4, establishing the Bind, explaining "This strong move gives White control of the centre and Black must grovel about to find a counter-attack."