Starting Out Accelerated Dragon Oct 13, 2025 + PGN

How to Pick Apart 1.e4 in Just
89 TMI-Free Sicilian Lines

Do you love how hard the Sicilian fights for the win, but hate how all the theory drowns you with “Too Much Information”? Enter Starting Out: Accelerated Dragon by Grandmaster Benjamin Bok. Inside, you’ll build pressure against 1.e4 fast using a repeatable fianchetto setup. All while dodging the sharp, theory-heavy lines White throws at traditional Sicilians.

You can practically play your first 4 moves on auto-pilot.

You grab the long diagonal with …c5, …Nc6, …g6, and …Bg7. Now no matter what White does, you’re exerting pressure against their center and queenside.

The majority of your games will start
this way, ensuring your plans and
counterattacks stay consistent

The standard attacks notorious for wrecking other Sicilians? You beat them to the punch — thanks to your rapid, no-nonsense development.

Against the classic Dragon, the Yugoslav Attack
sure looks terrifying. But against your Accelerated
Dragon? It’s too slow!

Watch how fast your pawns
strip White’s king naked!

White may try to blindside you with one of the 12 sidelines and anti-Sicilians played in half of all online and club games. The Closed Variation, Grand Prix Attack, Bowlder Attack… the usual suspects.

But outside obvious recaptures and threats, your first 4 moves stay consistent!

The Alapin is the one exception. But only because you’re given bold, concrete ways to seize the initiative… or even an outright advantage!

Against the Alapin:
We set aside the fianchetto setup, so
we can seize the initiative PLUS the
advantage with …b5 and …Ba6-f1

And you can count on reaching these lines in your games, because they’ve been handpicked by GM Benjamin Bok.

Bok is a tough competitor. One with major tournament titles under his belt, such as the 2023 European Pairs Championship and the 2015 London Chess Classic Open. Off the board, he has built a strong following as a chess streamer and teacher.

He also won Chessable’s 2023 Best New Author Award… backed by nearly 200 glowing reviews from students who’ve seen results.