Pre-order, expected in February 2026. When 1975 dawned, the Sicilian Dragon, the most ferocious and exciting of openings the chess world had ever known, was on its knees begging for mercy. Anatoly Karpov had just slain Viktor Korchnoi and Fischer’s contemptuous approach - “open the h-file, sac, sac, mate!” - seemed to have spelled the Dragon’s end. But already in the background there were acolytes attempting to repair the damage, to replace the beast’s scales and recharge its fiery breath. DragonMasters 2 overs the tempestuous two decades that followed, pitting the world’s deadliest attackers against each other: tactical brutes such as Planinc and Velimirovic, Miles and Mestel, Short and Tiviakov - all choosing sides in the greatest opening debate of all. 2 pictures.