Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf (Poisoned Pawn Variation) Part LI

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Qb6 8 Qd2 Qxb2 9 Rb1 Qa3
10 f5 Nc6 11 fxe6 fxe6 12 Nxc6 bxc6 13 e5
13 ... dxe5 14 Bxf6 gxf6 15 Be2 h5 16 Ne4
16 ... Be7 17 c4 f5 18 Rb3 Qa4 19 Nd6+ Bxd6
20 Qxd6 Qa5+ 21 Qxc6+ Kf7 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 7 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:



7 ... Qb6



7 ... Be7
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... b5
7 ... Qc7
7 ... h6
7 ... Bd7
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Qa5
7 ... Qb6 8 Nb3 Be7 9 Qf3 Nbd7
10 O-O-O Qc7 11 Bd3 b5 12 a3 Bb7 13 Rhe1
13 ... O-O-O 14 Qe2 h6 15 Bh4 g5 16 Bg3
16 ... gxf4 17 Bxf4 Ne5 18 Kb1
7 ... b5 8 e5 dxe5 9 fxe5 Qc7 10 exf6 Qe5+
11 Be2 Qxg5 12 Qd3 Qxf6 13 O-O-O Be7
14 Rhf1 Qh6+ 15 Kb1 O-O 16 Qg3 Qg5.
7 ... b5 8 e5 dxe5 9 fxe5 Qc7
10 exf6 Qe5+ 11 Be2 Qxg5 12 Qd3 Qxf6 13 Rf1
13 ... Qe5 14 O-O-O Ra7 15 Ndxb5 Qg5+ 16 Rd2
16 ... Rd7.

8 Qd2



8 a3
8 Qd3
8 Nb3
8 Bxf6
8 f5
8 Rb1

8 ... Qxb2



8 ... Nc6

9 Rb1



9 Nb3
9 Rd1

9 ... Qa3



9 ... Nxe4

10 f5



10 Be2
10 Bxf6
10 e5
10 Rb3
10 Bd3

10 ... Nc6



10 ... b5
10 ... Be7
10 ... Qa5
10 ... e5
10 ... Qc5

11 fxe6



11 Nxc6

11 ... fxe6



11 ... Bxe6

12 Nxc6



12 Bc4
12 Be2
12 Rb3

12 ... bxc6



13 e5



13 Be2
13 Bxf6
13 Rb3

13 ... dxe5



13 ... Nd5
13 ... Nd7

14 Bxf6



14 Be2

14 ... gxf6



15 Be2



15 Ne4
15 Rb3

15 ... h5



15 ... Bb4
15 ... Ra7
15 ... Qd6

16 Ne4



16 O-O
16 Bf3

16 ... Be7



16 ... Qe7
16 ... f5

17 c4



17 Rb3
17 O-O
17 Bf3

17 ... f5



17 ... Rh7
17 ... Ra7
17 ... Bd7

18 Rb3



18 ... Qa4



19 Nd6+



19 O-O
19 Ng3
19 Nf2

19 ... Bxd6



19 ... Kf8

20 Qxd6



20 ... Qxa2



20 ... Qa5+

21 Qxc6+



21 Qxe5
21 Rd3

21 ... Kf7



21 ... Ke7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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