Monday, February 26, 2007

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

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 Nc5 11 Qg3 h6 12 Bh4 0-0 13 Rhe1 Nh5
14 Qg4 Bxh4 15 Qxh4 Nxf4 16 Qxf4 e5 17 Qh4
17 ... exd4 18 Nd5 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 ... Nc5




10 ... b5
10 ... 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 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 exd6 Bxd6
22 Bxd6 Qxd6 23 Ne4 Bxe4 24 Bxe4 Nf4 25 Qf3
25 ... O-O-O 26 Bxb7+ Kc7.

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.


11 Qg3



11 Rhe1
11 f5
11 Kb1
11 Qh3


11 ... h6



11 ... b5
11 ... Nh5


12 Bh4



12 Qh3

12 ... 0-0



12 ... Bd7
12 ... Nh5


13 Rhe1



13 Rhf1

13 ... Nh5



13 ... b5

14 Qg4



14 Qf2

14 ... Bxh4



14 ... Nf6

15 Qxh4



15 ... Nxf4



15 ... Nf6

16 Qxf4



16 ... e5



16 ... Nxd3+

17 Qh4



17 Qe3
17 Nd5
17 Qg3


17 ... exd4



17 ... Nxd3+

18 Nd5



18 Ne2

By ChessCoach@care2.com



















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