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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Be2 g6 7 a4 Bg7 8 O-O O-O 9 Be3 Nc6
10 f4 Bd7 11 Nb3 Be6 12 g4 Rc8 13 f5
13 ... Bxb3 14 cxb3 Nd7 15 g5 Nc5
16 Rf4 Be5 17 Rh4 Nb4 18 Bc4 Qc7
19 a5 Line



Also available: Chess: Understanding the
Sicilian Najdorf Part II

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 a6 6 Be2:



6 ... g6



6 ... Nc6
6 ... e5
6 ... Bd7
6 ... Qc7
6 ... b5

6 ... e6 7 O-O Be7 8 f4 O-O 9 Kh1 Qc7 10 a4 Nc6
11 Be3 Re8 12 Bf3 Rb8 13 Qd2 Bd7 14 Nb3 b6 15 g4
15 ... Bc8 16 g5 Nd7 17 Bg2 Bf8 18 Qf2 Bb7 19 Rad1
19 ... g6 20 Bc1 Rbc8 21 Rd3 Nb4 22 Rh3 Bg7 23 Be3
23 ... Re7 24 Kg1 Rce8.

6 ... Nbd7 7 f4 e5 8 Nf5 Nc5 9 Ng3 Qb6 10 f5 Bd7
11 Rb1 Bc6 12 Bf3 Be7 13 Be3 Qc7 14 O-O b5 15 Bg5
15 ... Ncd7 16 a3 a5 17 Qd2 O-O 18 Nd5 Bxd5 19 exd5.

7 a4



7 g4
7 O-O
7 h4
7 f4
7 Be3
7 Bg5

7 ... Bg7



7 ... Nc6

8 O-O



8 Be3
8 f4
8 Qd2
8 a5

8 ... O-O



8 ... Nc6
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Qc7
8 ... Bd7

9 Be3



9 Bg5
9 f4
9 Nb3
9 Kh1
9 Re1
9 a5

9 ... Nc6



9 ... Nbd7
9 ... Qc7

10 f4



10 Qd2
10 Nb3
10 Kh1
10 Nxc6

10 ... Bd7



10 ... Qb6
10 ... Bg4
10 ... Rb8
10 ... Nxd4
10 ... h6

11 Nb3



11 Kh1
11 Rb1
11 Nxc6
11 Qd3

11 ... Be6



11 ... Rc8
11 ... b5
11 ... Rb8
11 ... a5

12 g4



12 Bf3
12 Nd4
12 Kh1
12 Qd2
12 Rc1
12 Rb1

12 ... Rc8



12 ... h6

13 f5



13 g5

13 ... Bxb3



13 ... gxf5

14 cxb3



14 g5
14 Ra3

14 ... Nd7



14 ... gxf5
14 ... h6

15 g5



15 Rc1

15 ... Nc5



15 ... a5
15 ... Re8

16 Rf4



16 Kh1
16 Bg4
16 Rc1

16 ... Be5



16 ... Nd7
16 ... a5

17 Rh4



17 Rf1
17 Rf3

17 ... Nb4



17 ... e6
17 ... a5

18 Bc4



18 a5

18 ... Qc7



18 ... a5
18 ... Nc6
18 ... Nd7

19 a5



19 Qf3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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