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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Bd7 7 Bc4 e6 8 f4 Nc6 9 Qd3 h6 10 Bh4 Qc7
11 Bxf6 gxf6 12 Bb3 Na5 13 f5 Nxb3 14 axb3 Qc5
15 Na4 Qa5+ 16 Qd2 Qxd2+ 17 Kxd2 O-O-O
18 g4 h5 19 gxh5 Rxh5 20 Nb6+ Kc7 21 Nxd7 Bh6+
22 Ke2 Kxd7 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:



6 ... Bd7



6 ... e6
6 ... Nc6
6 ... Nbd7
6 ... Qb6
6 ... Qc7
6 ... Nfd7 7 Bc4.
6 ... g6 7 Bxf6 exf6 8 Bc4.
6 ... b5 7 Bxf6 gxf6 8 Qh5.
6 ... h6 7 Bxf6 gxf6 8 Bc4.
6 ... Qa5 7 Qd2 Nc6 8 Nb3.
6 ... Bg4 7 f3 Bd7 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 O-O-O Nxd4 10 Qxd4.

7 Bc4



7 Qd2
7 f4
7 Be2
7 Bd3

7 ... e6



7 ... Qa5
7 ... Qc7

8 f4



8 O-O
8 Qf3

8 ... Nc6



8 ... Qb6
8 ... h6
8 ... Qc7

9 Qd3



9 f5
9 Nxc6
9 Nb3

9 ... h6



9 ... Qb6
9 ... Be7
9 ... Rc8

10 Bh4



10 Nxc6

10 ... Qc7



10 ... Be7

11 Bxf6



11 Bb3
11 Nxc6

11 ... gxf6



11 ... Nb4

12 Bb3



12 O-O-O
12 Nxc6

12 ... Na5



12 ... Nxd4
12 ... O-O-O
12 ... Rg8
12 ... Be7

13 f5



13 O-O-O
13 O-O

13 ... Nxb3



13 ... Qc8
13 ... e5

14 axb3



14 cxb3

14 ... Qc5



14 ... h5
14 ... Qb6
14 ... Rg8
14 ... Qc8
14 ... Qd8
14 ... Be7

15 Na4



15 Rd1
15 O-O-O
15 Ra2
15 Nce2
15 Rc1

15 ... Qa5+



15 ... Qa7
15 ... Qb4+
15 ... Qc7

16 Qd2



16 Qc3
16 Kf2
16 c3

16 ... Qxd2+



16 ... Qc7

17 Kxd2



17 ... O-O-O



17 ... Bxa4

18 g4



18 h3
18 Kd3
18 Rhd1
18 c4
18 Raf1

18 ... h5



18 ... Kc7
18 ... Kb8

19 gxh5



19 h3

19 ... Rxh5



19 ... Bxa4
19 ... Kc7

20 Nb6+



20 Ke2
20 h3

20 ... Kc7



20 ... Kb8

21 Nxd7



21 fxe6

21 ... Bh6+



21 ... Kxd7

22 Ke2



22 Kc3

22 ... Kxd7




22 ... Rxd7


By ChessCoach@care2.com

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