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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 O-O-O b5
10 Bd5 exd5 11 exd5 Ne5 12 Qe1 b4 13 Nc6 Qc7
14 Nxb4 Be7 15 Bxf6 gxf6 16 f4 Ng6 17 Nc6 O-O
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 e6 9 O-O-O b5:



10 Bd5



10 Bb3
10 Nb3
10 Nxe6
10 Bxe6? fxe6 11 Nxe6 Kf7 12 Nxf8 Rxf8 13 Qxd6 b4
14 Nd5 Qxa2.

10 ... exd5



10 ... b4

11 exd5



11 Nc6
11 Qe1
11 Rhe1

11 ... Ne5



11 ... b4
11 ... Nc5

12 Qe1



12 Bxf6

12 ... b4



12 ... Be7
12 ... Kd7

13 Nc6



13 Nb3

13 ... Qc7



13 ... Qb6

14 Nxb4



14 Bxf6

14 ... Be7



14 ... Nfd7

15 Bxf6



15 f4

15 ... gxf6



15 ... Bxf6

16 f4



16 ... Ng6



16 ... Qc4
16 ... Qb7

17 Nc6



17 Rd2

17 ... O-O



17 ... Rg8

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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 O-O-O Be7
10 f4 h6 11 Bh4 O-O 12 Qe1 Re8 13 Nd5 Bd8
14 Nxf6+ Nxf6 15 e5 Qc5 16 Qe2 Nd5 17 Bxd5
17 ... Bxh4 18 Be4 dxe5 19 fxe5 Bg5+ 20 Kb1 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 e6 9 O-O-O:



9 ... Be7



9 ... b5
9 ... h6

10 f4



10 Kb1

10 ... h6



10 ... Qb4
10 ... O-O

11 Bh4



11 Bxf6

11 ... O-O



11 ... Nb6
11 ... Nc5
11 ... Qb4

12 Qe1



12 g4
12 Kb1
12 Qe2
12 Rhf1

12 ... Re8



12 ... Qb4

13 Nd5



13 Be2

13 ... Bd8



13 ... Qc5

14 Nxf6+



14 Qxa5

14 ... Nxf6



14 ... gxf6

15 e5



15 Qxa5

15 ... Qc5



15 ... dxe5
15 ... Qc7

16 Qe2



16 Bxf6

16 ... Nd5



16 ... dxe5

17 Bxd5



17 Nb3

17 ... Bxh4



17 ... Qxd5

18 Be4



18 Bf3

18 ... dxe5



18 ... d5
18 ... Be7

19 fxe5



19 Nf3

19 ... Bg5+



19 ... f5
19 ... Bd7

20 Kb1



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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 a4 h6 10 Be3
10 ... Ne5 11 Ba2 Neg4 12 O-O Bd7 13 h3 Nxe3
14 Qxe3 Be7 15 f4 O-O 16 Kh1 Rac8 17 e5 dxe5
18 fxe5 Nh5 19 Rad1 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 e6:



9 a4



9 O-O
9 O-O-O

9 ... h6



9 ... Qb4

10 Be3



10 Bxf6
10 Bh4

10 ... Ne5



10 ... Qb4
10 ... Ng4

11 Ba2



11 Be2
11 Bb3

11 ... Neg4



11 ... Be7

12 O-O



12 Qd3
12 Rd1

12 ... Bd7



12 ... Nxe3

13 h3



13 Nb3
13 Bf4
13 f4

13 ... Nxe3



13 ... Ne5

14 Qxe3



14 fxe3

14 ... Be7



14 ... Qc5
14 ... O-O-O
14 ... g5

15 f4



15 Rad1

15 ... O-O



15 ... Bc6
15 ... O-O-O
15 ... g5

16 Kh1



16 Rad1
16 e5

16 ... Rac8



16 ... Qb4
16 ... Rad8
16 ... Ne8
16 ... Rfd8
16 ... Qc5

17 e5



17 Rae1
17 Bb3

17 ... dxe5



17 ... Nh7
17 ... Ne8

18 fxe5



18 Qxe5

18 ... Nh5



18 ... Nh7
18 ... Ne8

19 Rad1



19 g4
19 Nb3
19 Rfd1

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