Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation) Part XIII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Qe2 e6 8 O-O-O b5 9 a3 h6 10 Bh4 Bb7
11 f4 Qc7 12 g4 Be7 13 Be1 g6 14 f5 e5 15 Nb3 O-O-O
16 Bg2 Nc5 17 Nxc5 dxc5 18 Bg3 Rhe8 19 h4 b4
20 axb4 cxb4 21 Rxd8+ Rxd8 22 Nd5 Nxd5 23 exd5
23 ... Bxd5 24 f6 Bc4 25 Qf3 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 6 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Sicilian
Defense (Najdorf Variation) Part I

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7:



7 Qe2




7 Bc4
7 f4
7 Qf3
7 Qd2
7 Be2
7 a4
7 Bd3 Qb6 8 Nb3 e6 9 O-O Be7 10 Be3 Qc7.
7 Bd3 e6 8 O-O Nc5 9 Qf3 Be7 10 Rfe1 O-O.


7 ... e6



7 ... h6
7 ... g6

8 O-O-O



8 f4

8 ... b5



8 ... Be7
8 ... Qc7

9 a3



9 Qe3
9 f4
9 Nb3

9 ... h6



9 ... Bb7
9 ... Qb6

10 Bh4



10 Be3
10 Bd2

10 ... Bb7



10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qb6

11 f4



11 Qe1
11 g4
11 Rd3
11 Qe1
11 Qf3

11 ... Qc7



11 ... Be7
11 ... Qb6

12 g4



12 f5
12 Re1

12 ... Be7



12 ... d5
12 ... Rc8
12 ... O-O-O

13 Be1



13 Bg2
13 Rg1

13 ... g6



13 ... Rc8
13 ... Qc4

14 f5



14 Bg2
14 Kb1

14 ... e5



14 ... Nc5
14 ... gxf5

15 Nb3



15 Nf3

15 ... O-O-O



15 ... gxf5

16 Bg2



16 Bd2
16 Nd5

16 ... Nc5



16 ... gxf5
16 ... Rdg8

17 Nxc5



17 Kb1

17 ... dxc5



17 ... Qxc5

18 Bg3



18 Nd5

18 ... Rhe8



18 ... Rd4
18 ... Bd6
18 ... Rxd1+
18 ... Rhg8
18 ... Kb8

19 h4



19 fxg6

19 ... b4



19 ... Rxd1+
19 ... Bd6
19 ... Rd4

20 axb4



20 Rxd8+

20 ... cxb4



20 ... Rxd1+

21 Rxd8+



21 Nd5

21 ... Rxd8



21 ... Bxd8

22 Nd5



22 Nb1

22 ... Nxd5



22 ... Qd6

23 exd5



23 ... Bxd5



23 ... Bd6
23 ... Qa5

24 f6



24 fxg6

24 ... Bc4



24 ... Bxf6

25 Qf3



25 Qe4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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