Monday, July 17, 2006

Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part III

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 f3 e5 7 Nb3 Be6 Line




What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Najdorf Variation) Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicili_115316520058364198.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicilian-najdorf_17.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf Part V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_23.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Accelerated Fianchetto)

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Dragon
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-sicilian-dragon.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Löwenthal Variation)

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_23.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_22.html
Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Sozin Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense_30.html
Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Sveshnikov Variation)

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense.html
Understanding the Sicilian Richter-Rauzer
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-sicilian-richter.html
Understanding the Smith Morra Gambit
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-smith-morra-gambit.html
Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense
(Keres Attack) Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-sicilian.html

For explanations of moves 1 through 5 please refer to:
Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation)
Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-sicilian-defense.html

1 e4 c5



2 Nf3 d6



3 d4 cxd4



4 Nxd4 Nf6



5 Nc3 a6



6 f3



6 Bc4 b5 7 Bb3 Bb7 8 O-O e6 9 Re1 Nbd7 10 Bg5 h6
11 Bh4 g5 12 Bg3 Ne5 13 Nf3 Qc7 14 Nxe5 dxe5
15 Qf3 Bg7.
6 Bc4 Nbd7 7 Bg5 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 O-O-O b5 10 Bb3 Bb7
11 Rhe1 O-O-O.
6 Rg1 e5 7 Nb3 Be6 8 g4 d5 9 g5 Nxe4 10 Nxe4 dxe4
11 Qxd8+ Kxd8.
6 Qf3 e6 7 Be3 Nbd7 8 Be2 Qc7 9 O-O-O.
6 Bd3 e6 7 f4 Qc7 8 O-O b5 9 a3 Bb7 10 Be3 Nbd7
11 Qf3 Be7 12 Rae1 Nc5 13 Kh1 O-O 14 Bg1 Rfe8
15 Qh3 Bf8 16 Nf3 Nxd3 17 cxd3.

6 ... e5



6 ... Qb6 7 Nb3 e6 8 Qe2 Qc7 9 g4 b5 10 Be3 b4
11 Na4 Nbd7 12 Qf2 Rb8 13 g5 Nh5 14 Nd4 e5
15 Nf5.
6 ... Nc6 7 Be3 e6 8 Qd2 Be7 9 O-O-O O-O 10 g4
10 ... Nxd4 11 Bxd4 b5 12 g5 Nd7 13 h4 b4 14 Ne2
14 ... a5 15 Ng3 Qc7 16 Kb1 d5 17 f4 dxe4 18 Bg2
18 ... Rd8 19 Bxe4 Bb7 20 Qg2 Nc5 21 Bxc5 Bxe4
22 Nxe4 Bxc5.
6 ... b5 7 a4 b4 8 Nd5 Nxd5 9 exd5 Bb7 10 Nf5
10 ... Qa5 11 Bc4 e5 12 Be3 Nd7 13 Qd2 g6 14 Ng3.
6 ... Bd7 7 Be3 e6 8 g4 h6 9 Qd2 Nc6 10 O-O-O b5
11 h4 Ne5 12 Be2 Nc4 13 Bxc4 bxc4 14 Qe2 Qc7
15 g5 Nh5 16 Rhg1 hxg5 17 hxg5 g6 18 f4 Rb8.
6 ... Nbd7 7 Be3 e6 8 g4 h6 9 h4 b5 10 Qd2 Bb7
11 O-O-O b4 12 Na4 Qa5 13 b3 d5 14 Bh3 dxe4
15 g5 hxg5 16 hxg5 Nd5 17 Nxe6 fxe6 18 fxe4.

7 Nb3



7 ... Be6



7 ... Be7 8 Be3 Be6 9 Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7
11 g4 Qc7 12 Kb1 Rfc8 13 g5 Nh5 14 Nd5 Bxd5
15 exd5 Nb6 16 Rg1 a5 17 a3 a4 18 Nc5 dxc5
19 d6 Bxd6 20 Qxd6 Qxd6 21 Rxd6.
7 ... h5 8 Be3 Be6 9 Qd2 Nbd7 10 O-O-O Rc8
11 Kb1 Be7 12 Nd5 Nxd5 13 exd5 Bf5 14 Bd3
14 ... Bxd3 15 Qxd3 Bg5 16 Bf2 O-O 17 h4 Bh6.
7 ... Nbd7 8 Be3 Rb8 9 a4 Qc7 10 a5 Be7
11 Na4 Qc6 12 c4 Nc5 13 Nbxc5 dxc5 14 Bd3
14 ... Nd7 15 O-O b5 16 axb6 Nxb6.

8 Be3



8 ... Nbd7



8 ... Be7 9 Qd2 O-O 10 O-O-O Qc7 11 g4 Nbd7
12 Kb1 Rfc8 13 g5 Nh5 14 Nd5 Bxd5 15 exd5 Nb6
16 Na5.
8 ... h5 9 Qd2 Nbd7 10 O-O-O Rc8 11 Bd3 b5
12 Kb1 Be7 13 h3 h4 14 f4 Qc7 15 Rhe1 Bc4
16 Qf2 b4 17 Nd5 Nxd5 18 exd5.
8 ... d5 9 exd5 Nxd5 10 Nxd5 Bxd5 11 c4 Bb4+
12 Kf2 Be6 13 Qxd8+ Kxd8 14 Rd1+ Nd7.
8 ... Nc6 9 Nd5 Bxd5 10 exd5 Ne7 11 c4 g6
12 Bd3 Bg7 13 O-O O-O 14 Nd2 Nh5 15 Re1.
8 ... b5 9 g4 Nbd7 10 g5 b4 11 Ne2 Nh5
12 Qd2 a5 13 Ng3 Nxg3 14 hxg3 a4 15 Nc1 Qa5
16 f4 Nc5 17 Bg2.

9 Qd2



9 g4 b5 10 g5 b4 11 Ne2 Nh5 12 Qd2 a5 13 Ng3 Nxg3
14 hxg3 a4 15 Nc1 Qa5 16 f4.
9 Nd5 Nxd5 10 exd5 Bf5.

9 ... b5



9 ... h5 10. O-O-O Rc8 11 Kb1 Be7 12 Nd5 Nxd5
13 exd5 Bf5 14 Bd3 Bxd3 15 Qxd3 Bg5 16 Bf2 O-O
17 h4 Bf4.
9 ... Be7 10 g4 h6 11 O-O-O b5 12 Kb1 Nb6
13 Qf2 Rb8 14 h4 b4 15 Ne2 Nc4 16 Bc1 a5
17 Ng3 a4 18 Nf5 Bxf5 19 exf5 Nxb2 20 Bxb2
20 ... axb3 21 axb3.
9 ... Nc5 10 O-O-O b5 11 Nxc5 dxc5 12 Qxd8+
12 ... Rxd8 13 Rxd8+ Kxd8 14 a4 b4 15 Nb1 a5
16 Nd2 Nd7 17 Bc4.

10 a4



10 g4 b4 11 Ne2 d5 12 g5 d4 13 Bxd4 exd4 14 gxf6
14 ... Qxf6 15 O-O-O.
10 Nd5 Bxd5 11 exd5 Nb6 12 Bxb6 Qxb6 13 a4 b4
14 a5 Qb7 15 Bc4.

10 ... b4



11 Nd5



11 ... Bxd5



12 exd5



12 ... Nb6



13 Bxb6 Qxb6



14 a5 Qb7



15 Bc4 Be7



16 Ra4 Rb8



17 O-O O-O



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