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Against the Dragon: 6.g4 gives away a pawn
Against 5…g6, you play 6.g4 in 36 games. The engine sees it as your costliest recurring move in the whole Sicilian: after 6…Bxg4, it gives about -1. You score 51% in blitz, but you start a pawn down.
Recall: in the 6…h5 7.h3 g6 line, which move instead of 8.g4?