In the Sicilian Yugoslav attack where white plays the sharp 9.Bc4 (instead of 9.0-0-0), by far the most popular move is 10.Rc8. However, black does have a few reasonable alternatives such as 10…Qa5 and 10…Rb8. The later is called the Chinese Dragon, and has been gaining in popularity in the last decade. The dragon is notorious for its deep forcing continuations, often involving the exchange sac on c3, and the necessity for learning absurd amounts of opening theory in order to survive white’s kingside onslaught.
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