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Yes: https://chessbook.com/courses/sicilian-dragon.pgn?band=1400-1600. Pick your rating first to download the version for your level. It imports into Lichess studies, ChessBase and other tools.

Why does it depend on my rating?

The main Black choices stay the same, but opponents at different ratings play different moves. Each rating's version prepares for the replies you will actually face, using millions of games between players at that level.

How much does it cover?

Every opponent reply that comes up in at least 1 game in 200 at your rating, picking lines that score well and are easy to remember.

Sicilian Dragon repertoire for Black

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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 79 moves.

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[Event "Chessbook Sicilian Dragon repertoire (1400-1600)"]
[Site "https://chessbook.com/courses/sicilian-dragon"]
[Annotator "Chessbook"]
[Result "*"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 ( 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nf3 ( 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nc3 ( 5. Bg5 Be7
6. Nc3 O-O ) ( 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O ) ( 5. c3 Be7 ) 5... Be7 6. O-O ( 6. Bg5 )
) ( 3. Nc3 e6 ) ( 3. Qf3 Nf6 ) 3... Nf6 4. d3 ( 4. Nc3 e6 5. d3 ( 5. d4 cxd4
6. Nxd4 a6 ) ( 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 ) ) ( 4. Ng5 e6 ) ( 4. O-O Nxe4 ) ( 4. e5 dxe5
5. Nxe5 e6 ) ( 4. d4 Nxe4 ) ) ( 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 ( 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. cxd4
d6 ) ( 3. Nf3 e5 ) 3... Nc6 4. Qd1 g6 ) ( 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 ( 3. f4 d5 ) ( 3. Bc4
a6 ) 3... a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 ) ( 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 ( 3. e5 d4 ) ( 3. d4
dxe4 ) 3... Qxd5 4. d4 ( 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 e6 ) 4... Nf6 5. Nf3 ) ( 2. f4 e6
3. Nf3 ( 3. Nc3 ) 3... d5 4. e5 ( 4. exd5 exd5 ) 4... Nc6 ) ( 2. d3 g6 ) ( 2. c4
e6 ) ( 2. Qf3 Nc6 ) 2... d6 3. d4 ( 3. Bc4 ) ( 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 ( 4. d3 e6 ) (
4. e5 dxe5 5. Nxe5 Nbd7 ) ( 4. Be2 e6 ) 4... Nxe4 ) ( 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 ( 4. d4
cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Bg5 ( 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 ( 7. Qd2 Ng4 ) ( 7. Bc4 Nc6 ) 7... O-O
8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 ) ( 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O ( 7. Be3 ) ( 7. Bg5 O-O ) 7... O-O
) ( 6. Bd3 Bg7 ) ( 6. Bb5+ Bd7 ) ( 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 ) ( 6. Be2 Bg7 ) 6... Bg7
7. Qd2 ( 7. Bc4 ) 7... h6 ) ) ( 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 ) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 (
4. Qxd4 a6 ) 4... Nf6 5. Nc3 ( 5. Bd3 g6 6. Nc3 ) *

About this repertoire

The Dragon Sicilian, with answers to every anti-Sicilian you will meet.

Chessbook's Sicilian Dragon repertoire for Black, built from millions of games between players at your rating. It covers the moves your opponents actually play, to a 1-in-200 coverage target, and picks lines that score well and are easy to remember.

It's free: study it on Chessbook with spaced repetition, or download the PGN.