GM Christopher Ward Amazing Immortal Sicilian Dragon Game - vs Philip Morris - Lloyds Masters 1983

Instructive game tags: Sicilian defence brilliance, Chris Ward Sicilian dragon expert, guru, Morris vs Ward, Magnus carlsen read one of Chris Ward's sicilian dragon books and found some mistakes, Dragon regarded as risky because of h-file attack plan can lead to getting mated quickly, important to be well prepared, early h5 by white, Ne5-c4 plan to try and get rid of c4 bishop which pins f7 pawn, Nd5 was supposed to be about equal encouraging exchange of queens, Nde2 retreat to try and reinforce c3 knight, g4 as though knight would retreat, amazing knight sac deflection to weaken defence of c3 knight, c3 focus, intense c3 piece pressure after knight sacrifice, doubling rooks on c file, bishop sac, bishop sacrifice, rook sac possibility to mate on a1 in one variation, one small inaccuracy and white got obliterated, sicilian dragon brilliancy Brilliant Game quality tags: amazing, awesome, astonishing, brilliant, classic, crushing, dynamic, elegant, exceptional, excellent, exciting, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fascinating, finest, flashy, greatest, iconic, immortal, important, impressive, incredible, instructive, incredible, interesting, magnificent, marvellous, memorable, mind-blowing, must see, outrageous, prize, remarkable, scintillating, sparkling, stunning, sweet, superb, thrilling, top, unbelievable, wonderful, worlds greatest [Event "Lloyds Bank"] [Site "?"] [Date "1983.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Philip Morris"] [Black "Christopher Ward"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B77"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2002.07.08"] {Chris G Ward (26 March 1968) is a British chess Grandmaster (GM), chess coach, and author. He won the British Championship in 1996, earning the GM title in the process. He is the author of two well-received books on a variation of the Sicilian Defence known as the Dragon Variation, in addition to a number of other books on chess. He is also the author of the book Starting Out: Rook Endings, published by Everyman Chess (see Chess endgame literature). He also authored the "It's your move" series, the most challenging being the third book called "It's your move: Tough Puzzles", which was published by Everyman Chess. Chris Ward teaches chess to many different schools. Outside chess, Chris Ward is also a keen Salsa dancer.[1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Qa5 11. h4 Rfc8 12. h5 Nxh5 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. Nde2 Be6 15. Kb1 (15. Nd5 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rc7) 15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. g4 Ng3 (17... Nf6 18. Bh6) 18. Nxg3 (18. Rh2 Nxe2 19. Nxe2 (19. Qxe2 Rxc3) 19... Rb4) (18. Bh6 Rxc3 19. Nxg3 ( 19. Nxc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 21. Kc1 Ne2+ 22. Kd2 Nxc3) 19... Qxa2+ 20. Kc1 Qa1#) 18... Rxc3 19. b3 Rac8 20. Rc1 Bxb3 21. cxb3 (21. axb3 Rxb3+ 22. cxb3 Qa1#) 0-1 â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºKingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://goo.gl/447QLb â–ºFREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq