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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Qe2 e6 8 O-O-O b5 9 a3 h6 10 Bh4 Bb7
11 f4 Qc7 12 g4 Be7 13 Be1 g6 14 f5 e5 15 Nb3 O-O-O
16 Bg2 Nc5 17 Nxc5 dxc5 18 Bg3 Rhe8 19 h4 b4
20 axb4 cxb4 21 Rxd8+ Rxd8 22 Nd5 Nxd5 23 exd5
23 ... Bxd5 24 f6 Bc4 25 Qf3 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 Nbd7:



7 Qe2




7 Bc4
7 f4
7 Qf3
7 Qd2
7 Be2
7 a4
7 Bd3 Qb6 8 Nb3 e6 9 O-O Be7 10 Be3 Qc7.
7 Bd3 e6 8 O-O Nc5 9 Qf3 Be7 10 Rfe1 O-O.


7 ... e6



7 ... h6
7 ... g6

8 O-O-O



8 f4

8 ... b5



8 ... Be7
8 ... Qc7

9 a3



9 Qe3
9 f4
9 Nb3

9 ... h6



9 ... Bb7
9 ... Qb6

10 Bh4



10 Be3
10 Bd2

10 ... Bb7



10 ... Qc7
10 ... Qb6

11 f4



11 Qe1
11 g4
11 Rd3
11 Qe1
11 Qf3

11 ... Qc7



11 ... Be7
11 ... Qb6

12 g4



12 f5
12 Re1

12 ... Be7



12 ... d5
12 ... Rc8
12 ... O-O-O

13 Be1



13 Bg2
13 Rg1

13 ... g6



13 ... Rc8
13 ... Qc4

14 f5



14 Bg2
14 Kb1

14 ... e5



14 ... Nc5
14 ... gxf5

15 Nb3



15 Nf3

15 ... O-O-O



15 ... gxf5

16 Bg2



16 Bd2
16 Nd5

16 ... Nc5



16 ... gxf5
16 ... Rdg8

17 Nxc5



17 Kb1

17 ... dxc5



17 ... Qxc5

18 Bg3



18 Nd5

18 ... Rhe8



18 ... Rd4
18 ... Bd6
18 ... Rxd1+
18 ... Rhg8
18 ... Kb8

19 h4



19 fxg6

19 ... b4



19 ... Rxd1+
19 ... Bd6
19 ... Rd4

20 axb4



20 Rxd8+

20 ... cxb4



20 ... Rxd1+

21 Rxd8+



21 Nd5

21 ... Rxd8



21 ... Bxd8

22 Nd5



22 Nb1

22 ... Nxd5



22 ... Qd6

23 exd5



23 ... Bxd5



23 ... Bd6
23 ... Qa5

24 f6



24 fxg6

24 ... Bc4



24 ... Bxf6

25 Qf3



25 Qe4

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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Qd2 h6 8 Bxf6 Nxf6 9 O-O-O e6 10 f4 Be7
11 Be2 Qa5 12 Kb1 Bd7 13 Bf3 Rd8 14 Rhe1 Bc8 15 g4 Qc5
16 h4 Nd7 17 g5 Ne5 18 Rg1 Nxf3 19 Nxf3 b5 20 gxh6 gxh6
21 f5 b4 22 Ne2 e5 23 Nc1 Qc4 24 Rde1 Bb7 25 Nd3 a5
26 h5 Rc8 27 Rg2 Qb5 28 Nf2 a4 29 f6 Bxf6 30 Qxd6 Qc5
31 Qd1 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 Nbd7:



7 Qd2



7 Bc4
7 f4
7 Qf3
7 Qe2
7 Be2
7 a4
7 Bd3 Qb6 8 Nb3 e6 9 O-O Be7 10 Be3 Qc7.
7 Bd3 e6 8 O-O Nc5 9 Qf3 Be7 10 Rfe1 O-O.

7 ... h6



7 ... e6

8 Bxf6



8 Be3
8 Bh4

8 ... Nxf6



8 ... gxf6

9 O-O-O



9 Be2
9 f4

9 ... e6



9 ... e5
9 ... g6

10 f4



10 Bd3

10 ... Be7



10 ... Qc7

11 Be2



11 Nf3
11 e5
11 Kb1
11 h3
11 Qe1

11 ... Qa5



11 ... Qc7
11 ... O-O

12 Kb1



12 g4
12 h4

12 ... Bd7



12 ... Qc5
12 ... Qc7

13 Bf3



13 Rhe1

13 ... Rd8



13 ... g5
13 ... Rc8
13 ... Qc7

14 Rhe1



14 Qe1
14 Qe2

14 ... Bc8



14 ... Qc7
14 ... Qb6
14 ... Bc6

15 g4



15 e5

15 ... Qc5



15 ... Qc7
15 ... Qb4
15 ... Ng8

16 h4



16 Qe2

16 ... Nd7



16 ... b5
16 ... b6

17 g5



17 Nb3

17 ... Ne5



17 ... Nb6

18 Rg1



18 Rh1
18 Be2

18 ... Nxf3



18 ... b5

19 Nxf3



19 ... b5



19 ... b6
19 ... g6

20 gxh6



20 Nd4

20 ... gxh6



20 ... g6

21 f5



21 Qg2

21 ... b4



21 ... Bb7

22 Ne2



22 Na4

22 ... e5



22 ... Qc4

23 Nc1



23 Ng3

23 ... Qc4



23 ... Bb7

24 Rde1



24 Qe1
24 Rge1

24 ... Bb7



24 ... a5

25 Nd3



25 Qe3
25 Qd1

25 ... a5



25 ... Rb8
25 ... Rc8

26 h5



26 Rg2

26 ... Rc8



26 ... Qb5
26 ... b3
26 ... Bf6

27 Rg2



27 Rg4
27 Rg3

27 ... Qb5



27 ... Bf8
27 ... Bf6
27 ... Bd8
27 ... Qa6
27 ... Qc7

28 Nf2



28 Ka1
28 Qe2
28 Rgg1
28 Re3
28 Rg4

28 ... a4



28 ... b3

29 f6



29 Qd1

29 ... Bxf6



29 ... Bf8

30 Qxd6



30 Reg1

30 ... Qc5



30 ... Rc6

31 Qd1



31 Qd3
31 Qxc5

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