Sicilian Dragon vs Fianchetto
Intro: I’m afraid the readership will have to bare with my obsession for pawn structures. I realised I had problem with my openings because I tend to mistreat and compromise pawn chains. Last couple of weeks, as time allows, I’m trying to examine them closer, the first result being series on hanging pawns. Nowadays I’m researching Accelerated Dragon. At the same time, my good friend IM Miodrag Perunovic sent me couple of articles on Sicilian Dragon sidelines and I decided to share some of them. First comes the Nde2 retreat in Fianchetto, please be aware the article is “cheering” for Black 
Article by IM Miodrag Perunovic
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.g3 Nc6 7.Nde2
This retreat is the most promising continuation after White enrolled with g3 against Dragon. White’s main idea is to play in the center with moves like Bg2, 0-0, Nd5 and Bg5; or Be3, Qd2 in some lines. Of course, White will remain flexible to switch between the setups depending on Black’s reaction. So, lets see…
7…Bg7
An early 7…Rb8!? might be possible, but there aren’t many games were it was actually played. The continuation enjoyed brief popularity when Veselin Topalov employed it some 5-6 years ago, but German Grandmaster Kristofer Lutz suggested correct setup where White gets slight positional advantage. 8.Bg2 b5 9.0-0 Bg7 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.c3 a5 12.Nd4! Nxd4 13.cxd4 When White has built a strong center… 13…e6 14.Nf4 b4 15.Be3 Ba6 16.Re1 0-0 17.Qd2 Nb6 18.b3 Lutz - Topalov 1994;
