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

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 axb4 Qxe5
18 Qf4 Qxf4+ 19 Bxf4+ e5 20 Nf5 exf4 21 Rxd7
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:



6 ... e6
6 ... Nc6
6 ... Qb6
6 ... Bd7
6 ... Qc7
6 ... Nfd7 7 Bc4.
6 ... g6 7 Bxf6 exf6 8 Bc4.
6 ... b5 7 Bxf6 gxf6 8 Qh5.
6 ... h6 7 Bxf6 gxf6 8 Bc4.
6 ... Qa5 7 Qd2 Nc6 8 Nb3.
6 ... Bg4 7 f3 Bd7 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 O-O-O Nxd4 10 Qxd4.

7 Bc4



7 f4
7 Qf3
7 Qd2
7 Qe2
7 Be2
7 a4
7 Bd3

7 ... Qa5



7 ... e6
7 ... h6
7 ... g6
7 ... Qc7
7 ... b5
7 ... Qb6
7 ... Nb6

8 Qd2



8 Bxf6

8 ... e6



8 ... h6
8 ... g6
8 ... b5
8 ... Qc7

9 O-O-O



9 O-O
9 a4
9 Be2

9 ... b5



9 ... Be7
9 ... h6

10 Bb3



10 Bd5
10 Nxe6
10 Nb3
10 Bxe6? fxe6 11 Nxe6 Kf7 12 Nxf8 Rxf8 13 Qxd6 b4
14 Nd5 Qxa2.

10 ... Bb7



10 ... Nc5
10 ... b4
10 ... h6

11 Rhe1



11 f3
11 Bxf6

11 ... O-O-O



11 ... Be7
11 ... Nc5
11 ... b4
11 ... Rc8

12 a3



12 f3
12 Kb1
12 f4

12 ... Kb8



12 ... Be7
12 ... h6
12 ... Nc5

13 f4



13 Bxe6
13 f3
13 h3
13 Kb1

13 ... Rc8



13 ... h6

14 e5



14 f5
14 Bxf6
14 Re3

14 ... dxe5



14 ... b4
14 ... h6

15 fxe5



15 ... b4



15 ... h6

16 Na2



16 Nb1

16 ... Ne4



16 ... Nd5

17 axb4



17 Rxe4
17 Qf4

17 ... Qxe5



17 ... Nxd2
17 ... Qc7
17 ... Qxa2

18 Qf4



18 Rxe4
18 Bf4

18 ... Qxf4+



19 Bxf4+



19 ... e5



20 Nf5



20 ... exf4



21 Rxd7



By ChessCoach@care2.com

Enter your search terms Submit search form