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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e5 7 Nf5 Bxf5 8 exf5 Nbd7 9 Bc4 Rc8
10 Bb3 Be7 11 0-0 0-0 12 Bxf6 Nxf6 13 Qf3 d5
14 Nxd5 Nxd5 15 Rad1 e4 16 Qxe4 Nf6 17 Rxd8 Nxe4
18 Rxc8 Rxc8 19 Re1 Rd8 20 g3 Line



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:



6 ... e5



6 ... e6
6 ... Nbd7
6 ... Qb6?
6 ... Nc6
6 ... Qc7
6 ... b5
6 ... Nfd7
6 ... h6
6 ... Bg4
6 ... Qa5
6 ... g6
6 ... e5? 7 Nf5 Bxf5 8 exf5 Nbd7 9 Bc4 Rc8
10 Bb3 Be7 11 0-0 0-0 12 Bxf6 Nxf6 13 Qf3
13 ... b5 14 Rfd1.
6 ... e5? 7 Nf5 Bxf5 8 exf5 Nbd7 9 Bc4 Rc8
10 Bb3 Be7 11 0-0 0-0 12 Bxf6 Nxf6 13 Qf3
13 ... d5 14 Nxd5 e4 15 Nxf6+ Bxf6 16 Qxe4
16 ... Bxb2.

7 Nf5



7 Bxf6

7 ... Bxf5



7 ... Nc6

8 exf5



8 Bxf6

8 ... Nbd7



8 ... Be7

9 Bc4



9 Qf3

9 ... Rc8



9 ... Qc7
9 ... Be7

10 Bb3



10 Bd5

10 ... Be7



10 ... h6
10 ... Nc5

11 0-0



11 Qf3
11 Qe2
11 Nd5
11 Bxf6

11 ... 0-0



11 ... Nc5

12 Bxf6



12 Re1
12 Qe2
12 Bxf6

12 ... Nxf6



12 ... Bxf6

13 Qf3



13 Re1
13 Qd3

13 ... d5



13 ... b5
13 ... Qb6

14 Nxd5



14 Rfd1
14 Rad1

14 ... Nxd5



14 ... e4

15 Rad1



15 Rfd1

15 ... e4



15 ... Bf6
15 ... Qc7
15 ... Bc5

16 Qxe4



16 ... Nf6



16 ... Bf6

17 Rxd8



17 Bxf7+

17 ... Nxe4



17 ... Bxd8

18 Rxc8



18 Rd7

18 ... Rxc8



19 Re1



19 ... Rd8



19 ... Kf8

20 g3



20 g4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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