Saturday, January 27, 2007

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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2 h6 9 Bxf6 Nxf6
10 O-O-O e6 11 Rhe1 Be7 12 f4 O-O 13 Bb3 Re8
14 Kb1 Bf8 15 g4 Nxg4 16 Qg2 Nf6 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 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2:




8 ... h6



8 ... e6
8 ... g6
8 ... b5
8 ... Qc7


9 Bxf6



9 Be3
9 Bh4


9 ... Nxf6



9 ... gxf6

10 O-O-O



10 Rd1
10 O-O


10 ... e6



10 ... Bd7

11 Rhe1



11 Bb3
11 Bd3
11 Kb1
11 Nb3


11 ... Be7



11 ... b5
11 ... Bd7


12 f4



12 Bb3

12 ... O-O



12 ... Qc7
12 ... Qc5


13 Bb3



13 Qd3
13 Qe2
13 Kb1]
13 Qe3


13 ... Re8



13 ... Nd7
13 ... Bd8
13 ... Kh8


14 Kb1



14 e5
14 Qf2
14 Re3
14 h3
14 g3


14 ... Bf8



14 ... e5
14 ... Nd7


15 g4



15 e5
15 Qe3
15 Nd5


15 ... Nxg4



15 ... e5

16 Qg2



16 Rg1

16 ... Nf6



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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Qa5 8 Bxf6 Nxf6 9 Qe2 e6
10 Bb3 Be7 11 O-O-O O-O 12 f4 Nd7 13 e5 Nc5
14 Kb1 dxe5 15 fxe5 Bd7 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 Bc4 Qa5:




8 Bxf6



8 Qd2

8 ... Nxf6



8 ... gxf6

9 Qe2



9 O-O
9 Qd3


9 ... e6



9 ... Qb4
9 ... Qc5
9 ... g6


10 Bb3



10 f4
10 O-O
10 Rd1


10 ... Be7



10 ... Qc5

11 O-O-O



11 O-O
11 f4


11 ... O-O



11 ... Qg5+
11 ... Nd7


12 f4



12 Kb1
12 Rhf1


12 ... Nd7



12 ... Rd8
12 ... Re8


13 e5



13 Rhe1
13 Kb1


13 ... Nc5



13 ... dxe5
13 ... Nb8
13 ... Re8


14 Kb1



14 Rhe1

14 ... dxe5



14 ... Qc7

15 fxe5



15 Qxe5

15 ... Bd7



15 ... Qc7

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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Nb6 8 Bb3 e6 9 f4 h6 10 Bh4 Be7
11 O-O Qc7 12 f5 e5 13 Nf3 O-O 14 Kh1 Bd7 15 a4 a5
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 Bc4:




7 ... Nb6



7 ... Qa5
7 ... e6
7 ... h6
7 ... g6
7 ... Qc7
7 ... b5
7 ... Qb6


8 Bb3



8 Bd3

8 .. e6



8 ... Nbd7

9 f4



9 O-O
9 Qf3


9 ... h6



9 ... Be7
9 ... Qc7


10 Bh4



10 Bxf6

10 ... Be7



10 ... Qc7
10 ... Nbd7


11 O-O



11 Qf3
11 f5


11 ... Qc7



11 ... O-O

12 f5



12 Qd3
12 Qe2


12 ... e5



12 ... Nc4

13 Nf3



13 Nde2

13 ... O-O



13 ... Bd7
13 ... a5


14 Kh1



14 Qd3

14 ... Bd7



14 ... a5

15 a4



15 Bxf6

15 ... a5



15 ... Bc6

By ChessCoach@care2.com