1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... d7d6  3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... g8f6  5. b1c3  5... g7g6 The Dragon is a rare guest at elite tournaments, but it's always fun to see it in action. 6. c1e3  6... f8g7  7. f2f3  7... e8g8  8. d1d2  8... b8c6  9. e1c1 Nowadays, this is the main line, surpassing 9.Bc4 in popularity. 9... d6d5  10. e4d5  10... f6d5  11. d4c6  11... b7c6  12. e3d4  12... e7e5  13. d4c5  13... c8e6  14. c3e4 All this is standard opening theory. 14... f8e8  15. f1c4  15... d8c7  16. c4b3 The bishop is well placed on b3, protecting the king from the dangers on the b-file. 16... e8d8  17. d2f2  17... d5f4  18. c1b1 The first new move. Playing Kb1 at the right moment is essential in the Sicilian. 18... e6b3  19. a2b3  19... h7h6 This is a good prophylactic move, giving the king some air. Of course, it's not forced, and Black has playable alternatives. 20. g2g4 [%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A difficult move to play as a reply. Although it looks strange to play g4 when the opponent has a knight on f4, it turns out that avoiding the f7-f5 advance is more important. 20... f4e6  21. c5e3 Black achieves equality after this move. 21... a7a5 Preparing the break on a4, leaving the white king in danger. 22. d1d8  22... c7d8  23. e4c3  23... e6d4  24. f3f4  24... e5f4 A good practical decision. 25. f2f4  25... c6c5 The knight is firmly placed at d4. 26. h1d1 