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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

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

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 a3 Kb8 13 f4 Rc8
14 e5 dxe5 15 fxe5 b4 16 Na2 Ne4 17 Rxe4 Bxe4
18 axb4 Qc7 19 Nxe6 fxe6 20 Qxd7 Qxe5 21 Be3
21 ... Bb7 22 Qxe6 Qxe6 23 Bxe6 Re8 24 Bf4+ Ka7
25 Bd7 Re2 26 g4 Re4 27 Bg3 g6 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 a3 Kb8 13 f4 Rc8
14 e5 dxe5 15 fxe5 b4 16 Na2 Ne4:

17 Rxe4

17 axb4

17 ... Bxe4

18 axb4

18 Nxb4

18 ... Qc7

18 ... Qb6

19 Nxe6

19 Bf4

19 ... fxe6

20 Qxd7

20 ... Qxe5

20 ... Qxd7
20 ... Qxc2+

21 Be3

21 Qd2

21 ... Bb7

21 ... Rc7

22 Qxe6

22 Re1
22 Rd3

22 ... Qxe6

22 ... Qf6

23 Bxe6

23 ... Re8

23 ... Bxg2

24 Bf4+

24 ... Ka7

24 ... Ka8

25 Bd7

25 Bh3

25 ... Re2

25 ... Re7

26 g4

26 Nc3

26 ... Re4

26 ... Rg2

27 Bg3

27 Bc7

27 ... g6

27 ... Ka8
27 ... Be7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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

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 a3 Kb8 13 f4 Rc8
14 e5 dxe5 15 fxe5 b4 16 Na2 Nd5 17 Bxd5 Qxd5
18 Nxb4 Bxb4 19 Qxb4 Qxg2 20 h4 Ka8 21 Rd2 Qg3
22 Re3 Qg4 23 Nc6 Qg1+ 24 Rd1 Qg2 25 Rxd7 Qxc6
26 Rd2 h5 27 b3 Rc7 28 Qd6 Rhc8 Line