Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Jan 29, 2007

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

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 Bb3 Bb7 11 Rhe1 O-O-O 12 f4 b4 13 Na4
13 ... Nc5 14 e5 dxe5 15 fxe5 h6 16 Bh4 g5
17 exf6 gxh4 18 Nxc5 Bxc5 19 Qf4 Bd6 20 Qxh4
20 ... Qg5+ 21 Qxg5 hxg5 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 Bb3 Bb7 11 Rhe1 O-O-O:

12 f4

12 f3
12 a3
12 Kb1
12 Nb1

12 ... b4

12 ... h6

13 Na4

13 Nce2
13 Nb1

13 .... Nc5

13 ... h6

14 e5

14 Bxf6

14 ... dxe5

14 ... h6
14 ... Nce4

15 fxe5

15 Rxe5

15 ... h6

15 ... Nxb3+

16 Bh4

16 Nxc5

16 ... g5

16 ... Nxa4

17 exf6

17 Qf2

17 ... gxh4

17 ... Nxa4

18 Nxc5

18 Qe2

18 ... Bxc5

18 ... Qxc5

19 Qf4

19 Qe3
19 Qf2
19 Re5

19 ... Bd6

19 ... Bxg2

20 Qxh4

20 Qf1

20 ... Qg5+

20 ... Kb8

21 Qxg5

21 ... hxg5

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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

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 Bb3 Bb7 11 Rhe1 O-O-O 12 Kb1 b4 13 Na4 Nxe4
14 Rxe4 Bxe4 15 Bxd8 Qxd8 16 f3 Bb7 17 Qxb4 d5
18 Qe1 Kb8 19 f4 Qf6 20 g3 Be7 21 c4 dxc4 22 Bxc4
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 Bb3 Bb7 11 Rhe1 O-O-O:

12 Kb1

12 f3
12 a3
12 f4
12 Nb1

12 ... b4

12 ... h6

13 Na4

13 ... Nxe4

13 ... h6
13 ... e5

14 Rxe4

14 ... Bxe4

15 Bxd8

15 f3

15 ... Qxd8

15 ... Kxd8

16 f3

16 Qe1
16 Qxb4

16 ... Bb7

16 ... Bg6

17 Qxb4

17 Rc1
17 c3

17 ... d5

17 ... Qc7

18 Qe1

18 Qd2

18 ... Kb8

18 ... Bd6
18 ... Rc8
18 ... e5
18 ... h6

19 f4

19 Ne2
19 g3

19 ... Qf6

19 ... Bd6

20 g3

20 Qa5
20 Qf1

20 ... Be7

20 ... Bd6

21 c4

21 Qe2

21 ... dxc4

21 ... Rc8

22 Bxc4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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

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 Bb3 Bb7 11 Rhe1 O-O-O 12 f3 Be7 13 a3 Kb8
14 Kb1 Rc8 15 f4 h6 16 Bxf6 Bxf6 17 f5 Bg5
18 Qf2 Rxc3 19 fxe6 fxe6 20 bxc3 Qxa3 21 Nxe6
21 ... Bf6 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 Bb3 Bb7 11 Rhe1 O-O-O:

12 f3