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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Be2 e6 8 O-O Qc7 9 a4 b6 10 f4 Bb7
11 f5 exf5 12 Nxf5 Nxe4 13 Nxe4 Bxe4 14 Bd3 d5
15 Bf4 Qc6 16 Be3 Nc5 17 Bxe4 Nxe4 18 Bd4 f6
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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 Be2



7 f4
7 Qf3
7 Qd2
7 Qe2
7 Bc4
7 a4
7 Bd3 Qb6 8 Nb3 e6 9 O-O Be7 10 Be3 Qc7.
7 Bd3 e6 8 O-O Nc5 9 Qf3 Be7 10 Rfe1 O-O.

7 ... e6



7 ... Qa5
7 ... h6

8 O-O



8 Rb1

8 ... Qc7



8 ... Be7
8 ... Qb6

9 a4



9 Bh5
9 Qd3
9 Re1

9 ... b6



9 ... Be7
9 ... h6

10 f4



10 Bd3
10 Re1
10 a5
10 Be3
10 Bf3
10 Qd3
10 Qd2

10 ... Bb7



10 ... h6

11 f5



11 Bf3
11 Bxf6

11 ... exf5



11 ... e5

12 Nxf5



12 Nd5
12 Rxf5

12 ... Nxe4



12 ... g6

13 Nxe4



13 Bd2

13 ... Bxe4



14 Bd3



14 Bf3

14 ... d5



14 ... Bb7

15 Bf4



15 Be3

15 ... Qc6



15 ... Qc5+

16 Be3



16 Kh1

16 ... Nc5



16 ... Ne5

17 Bxe4



17 a5

17 ... Nxe4



17 ... dxe4

18 Bd4



18 Qf3
18 Qg4

18 ... f6



18 ... O-O-O


By ChessCoach@care2.com

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