Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation) Part LV
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 h6 9 Bh4 Qc7
10 0-0-0 Nbd7 11 Bd3 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5
13 Qe2 Nfg4 14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Nxf3
16 gxf3 Ne5 17 Qf2 Bd7 18 h4 gxh4
19 Bxh4 Qc5 20 Qxc5 dxc5 21 Bxe7 Nxd3+
22 cxd3 Kxe7 Line

For explanations of moves 1 through 8 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:

8 ... h6

8 ... Qc7
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Qa5
8 ... Qb6
8 ... O-O
9 Bh4

9 Bxf6
9 ... Qc7

9 ... Nbd7
9 ... g5
9 ... Qa5
9 ... O-O
10 O-O-O

10 Be2
10 Bd3
10 ... Nbd7

10 ... Nxe4
10 ... O-O
11 Bd3

11 Qg3
11 g4
11 Bf2
11 Be2
11 Qh3
11 Re1
11 f5
11 Bg3
11 Rd2
11 Bxf6
11 ... g5

11 ... Qc5
11 ... b5
11 ... Nc5
11 ... Nxe4
11 ... Rg8
12 fxg5

12 e5
12 Bg3
12 Be1
12 ... Ne5

12 ... hxg5
13 Qe2

13 Qg3
13 Qf2
13 Qf1
13 ... Nfg4

13 ... Nfd7
13 ... Nh7
13 ... Ng8
14 Nf3

14 h3
14 Qd2
14 Bg3
14 Kb1
14 ... hxg5

14 ... Nxf3
15 Bg3

15 Bxg5
15 Be1
15 Nxe5
15 ... Nxf3

15 ... Bd7
15 ... Rg8
15 ... Qc5
15 ... Qa5
16 gxf3

16 Qxf3
16 ... Ne5

16 ... Nf6
17 Qf2

17 f4
17 h4
17 ... Bd7

17 ... b5
17 ... Qc5
18 h4

18 Be2
18 ... gxh4

18 ... O-O-O
19 Bxh4

19 f4
19 ... Qc5

19 ... Bxh4
20 Qxc5

20 Bg3
20 Qg2
20 ... dxc5

20 ... Nxd3+
21 Bxe7

21 Bf2
21 ... Nxd3+

21 ... Rxh1
21 ... Kxe7
22 cxd3

22 Kd2
22 ... Kxe7

22 ... Rxh1
By ChessCoach@care2.com
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 h6 9 Bh4 Qc7
10 0-0-0 Nbd7 11 Bd3 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5
13 Qe2 Nfg4 14 Nf3 hxg5 15 Bg3 Nxf3
16 gxf3 Ne5 17 Qf2 Bd7 18 h4 gxh4
19 Bxh4 Qc5 20 Qxc5 dxc5 21 Bxe7 Nxd3+
22 cxd3 Kxe7 Line

For explanations of moves 1 through 8 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:

8 ... h6

8 ... Qc7
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Qa5
8 ... Qb6
8 ... O-O
9 Bh4

9 Bxf6
9 ... Qc7

9 ... Nbd7
9 ... g5
9 ... Qa5
9 ... O-O
10 O-O-O

10 Be2
10 Bd3
10 ... Nbd7

10 ... Nxe4
10 ... O-O
11 Bd3

11 Qg3
11 g4
11 Bf2
11 Be2
11 Qh3
11 Re1
11 f5
11 Bg3
11 Rd2
11 Bxf6
11 ... g5

11 ... Qc5
11 ... b5
11 ... Nc5
11 ... Nxe4
11 ... Rg8
12 fxg5

12 e5
12 Bg3
12 Be1
12 ... Ne5

12 ... hxg5
13 Qe2

13 Qg3
13 Qf2
13 Qf1
13 ... Nfg4

13 ... Nfd7
13 ... Nh7
13 ... Ng8
14 Nf3

14 h3
14 Qd2
14 Bg3
14 Kb1
14 ... hxg5

14 ... Nxf3
15 Bg3

15 Bxg5
15 Be1
15 Nxe5
15 ... Nxf3

15 ... Bd7
15 ... Rg8
15 ... Qc5
15 ... Qa5
16 gxf3

16 Qxf3
16 ... Ne5

16 ... Nf6
17 Qf2

17 f4
17 h4
17 ... Bd7

17 ... b5
17 ... Qc5
18 h4

18 Be2
18 ... gxh4

18 ... O-O-O
19 Bxh4

19 f4
19 ... Qc5

19 ... Bxh4
20 Qxc5

20 Bg3
20 Qg2
20 ... dxc5

20 ... Nxd3+
21 Bxe7

21 Bf2
21 ... Nxd3+

21 ... Rxh1
21 ... Kxe7
22 cxd3

22 Kd2
22 ... Kxe7

22 ... Rxh1
By ChessCoach@care2.com
2 Comments:
I'm just getting into chess with my fiance, and wanted to let you know that your blog is very helpful!
-ML
Thank you for the feedback Mandy. It's good to know I'm not the only one who is getting some use out of it.
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