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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 O-O-O b5
10 Bd5 exd5 11 exd5 Ne5 12 Qe1 b4 13 Nc6 Qc7
14 Nxb4 Be7 15 Bxf6 gxf6 16 f4 Ng6 17 Nc6 O-O
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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 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 O-O-O b5:



10 Bd5



10 Bb3
10 Nb3
10 Nxe6
10 Bxe6? fxe6 11 Nxe6 Kf7 12 Nxf8 Rxf8 13 Qxd6 b4
14 Nd5 Qxa2.

10 ... exd5



10 ... b4

11 exd5



11 Nc6
11 Qe1
11 Rhe1

11 ... Ne5



11 ... b4
11 ... Nc5

12 Qe1



12 Bxf6

12 ... b4



12 ... Be7
12 ... Kd7

13 Nc6



13 Nb3

13 ... Qc7



13 ... Qb6

14 Nxb4



14 Bxf6

14 ... Be7



14 ... Nfd7

15 Bxf6



15 f4

15 ... gxf6



15 ... Bxf6

16 f4



16 ... Ng6



16 ... Qc4
16 ... Qb7

17 Nc6



17 Rd2

17 ... O-O



17 ... Rg8

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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