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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Qb6 7 f4 e6 8 Qd2 Qxb2 9 Rb1 Qa3 10 f5 b5
11 fxe6 fxe6 12 Rb3 Qc5 13 Ncxb5 Nxe4 14 Qa5 Kf7
15 Be3 Bd7 16 Be2 Kg8 17 Nxe6 Qe5 18 Nxf8 Qa1+
19 Bd1 Bxb5 20 Rxb5 Nc6 21 Rb1 Nxa5 22 Rxa1 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 6 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Sicilian
Defense (Najdorf Variation) Part I

1 e4



1 ... c5



2 Nf3



2 ... d6



3 d4



3 ... cxd4



4 Nxd4



4 ... Nf6



5 Nc3



5 ... a6




6 Bg5



6 ... Qb6



6 ... e6
6 ... Nc6
6 ... Nbd7
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 f4



7 Nb3
7 Bxf6
7 Rb1

7 ... e6



7 ... Qxb2
7 ... Nbd7

8 Qd2



8 Nb3
8 Qd3
8 a3
8 Bxf6
8 f5
8 Rb1

8 ... Qxb2



8 ... Nc6
8 ... Nbd7

9 Rb1



9 Nb3

9 ... Qa3



9 ... Nxe4

10 f5



10 Be2
10 Bxf6
10 e5
10 Rb3
10 Bd3

10 ... b5



10 ... Nc6
10 ... Be7
10 ... Qa5
10 ... e5
10 ... Qc5

11 fxe6




11 Rb3
11 Bd3

11 ... fxe6



11 ... Bxe6

12 Rb3



12 e5
12 Be2
12 Bxf6
12 Qd3
12 Bd3

12 ... Qc5



12 ... Qa5

13 Ncxb5



13 Be2
13 Be3

13 ... Nxe4



13 ... axb5

14 Qa5



14 Qe3

14 ... Kf7



14 ... axb5
14 ... Qxg5
14 ... Nxg5
14 ... h6

15 Be3



15 Rf3+

15 ... Bd7



15 ... Be7
15 ... Kg8

16 Be2



16 Nxe6

16 ... Kg8



16 ... Nc6
16 ... Be7

17 Nxe6



17 O-O

17 ... Qe5



17 ... Qf5

18 Nxf8



18 Ned4
18 Nec7

18 ... Qa1+



18 ... Nc6

19 Bd1



19 Rb1

19 ... Bxb5



19 ... Nc6

20 Rxb5



20 Qd8

20 ... Nc6



20 ... axb5

21 Rb1



21 Qa3

21 ... Nxa5



22 Rxa1



By ChessCoach@care2.com

Enter your search terms Submit search form