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SICILIAN DEF. - Accelerated Dragon
(The) Maroczy Bind

White's Queen's Bishop's Pawn advance to QB4(c4) restricts Black's options in the centre. The Maroczy Bind pawn formation (also playable in Paulsen and in Dragon lines) was once thought to give White a significant advantage. W-Alt.
     White  Black	White  Black
 1.  P-K4   P-QB4    5.	P-QB4
 2.  Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
 3.  P-Q4   PxP
 4.  KtxP   P-KKt3

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