Monday, February 26, 2007

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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 Qc7 9 0-0-0 Nbd7
10 Bd3 h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe2 Nfg4
14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Bd7 16 h3 Nxf3 17 hxg4 Rxh1
18 Rxh1 Nh4 19 e5 Bc6 20 Rf1 Nxg2 21 exd6 Bxd6
22 Bxd6 Qxd6 23 Ne4 Bxe4 24 Bxe4 Nf4 25 Qf3
25 ... O-O-O 26 Bxb7+ Kc7 Line




For explanations of moves 1 through 10 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 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 Qc7
9 O-O-O Nbd7 10 Bd3:




10 ... h6



10 ... b5
10 ... Nc5
10 ... O-O
10 ... Qc5

10 ... h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe2 Nfg4
14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Bd7 16 h3 Nxf3 17 hxg4 Rxh1
18 Rxh1 Nh4 19 e5 Bc6 20 Rf1 Bxg2 21 Rf2 Bc6
22 Qf1 d5 23 Rxf7 O-O-O.

10 ... h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe2 Nfg4
14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Bd7 16 h3 Nxf3 17 hxg4 Rxh1
18 Rxh1 Nh4 19 e5 Bc6 20 Rf1 Bxg2 21 Rf2 Bc6
22 Qf1 dxe5 23 Rxf7 Ng2 24 Rh7 Nf4 25 Bxf4 exf4
26 Rh8+ Bf8.

10 ... h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe2 Nfg4
14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Bd7 16 h3 Nxf3 17 hxg4 Rxh1
18 Rxh1 Nh4 19 e5 Bc6 20 Rf1 Bxg2 21 Rf2 Bc6
22 exd6 Bxd6 23 Bxd6 Qxd6 24 Qe3 Qe7 25 Ne4.

10 ... h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe2 Nfg4
14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Bd7 16 h3 Nxf3 17 hxg4 Rxh1
18 Rxh1 Nh4 19 e5 Bc6 20 Rf1 Bxg2 21 Rf2 dxe5
22 Rxg2 Nxg2 23 Qxg2 O-O-O.

10 ... h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe2 Nfg4
14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Bd7 16 h3 Nxf3 17 hxg4 Rxh1
18 Rxh1 Nh4 19 e5 Bc6 20 Rf1 Nxg2 21 Qf2 Nf4
22 Bxf4 gxf4 23 Qxf4 O-O-O.

10 ... h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe2 Nfg4
14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Bd7 16 h3 Nxf3 17 hxg4 Rxh1
18 Rxh1 Nh4 19 e5 Bc6 20 Rf1 Nxg2 21 Qf2 O-O-O
22 Qxf7 Nf4 23 Bxf4 gxf4 24 Qxe6+ Kb8.


11 Bh4



11 Qh3
11 h4
11 Bxf6


11 ... g5



11 ... Qc5
11 ... b5
11 ... Nc5
11 ... Nxe4
11 ... Rb8
11 ... Rg8
11 ... O-O


12 fxg5



12 e5
12 Bg3
12 Be1


12 ... Ne5



12 ... hxg5

13 Qe2



13 Qg3
13 Qf2
13 Qf1
13 Qe3


13 ... Nfg4




13 ... Nfd7
13 ... Nh7


14 Nf3



14 h3
14 Qd2
14 Bg3
14 Kb1


14 ... hxg5



14 ... Nxf3

15 Bg3



15 Bxg5
15 Be1
15 Nxe5


15 ... Bd7



15 ... Nxf3
15 ... Rg8
15 ... Qa5
15 ... Qc5


16 h3



16 Rdf1
16 Rhf1
16 Nxe5
16 Kb1


16 ... Nxf3



16 ... Nf6
16 ... Nh6


17 hxg4



17 gxf3
17 Qxf3


17 ... Rxh1



17 ... Nh4

18 Rxh1



18 ... Nh4



18 ... Ne5

19 e5



19 Rf1
19 Qf2


19 ... Bc6



19 ... d5

20 Rf1



20 exd6
20 Rh2
20 Kb1


20 ... Nxg2



20 ... Bxg2
20 ... d5


21 exd6



21 Qf2
21 Bh2


21 ...Bxd6



22 Bxd6



22 ... Qxd6



23 Ne4



23 Be4

23 ... Bxe4



24 Bxe4



24 Qxe4

24 ... Nf4



24 ... Nh4

25 Qf3



25 Qc4

25 ... O-O-O



25 ... Qb6

26 Bxb7+



26 Rh1
26 Kb1


26 ... Kc7



26 ... Kb8

By ChessCoach@care2.com



















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