Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation) Part XXXXI
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 Be7 13 Kb1
13 ... Qb6 14 f3 Kb8 15 Be3 Qa5 16 Nde2 Ne5
17 Bg1 Qc7 18 Qd4 Nc6 19 Qb6 Qxb6 20 Bxb6
20 ... Rc8 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjNuUkTD3P8Ww4Rs-XpgzqXW18iF-bQxI_RiFIBY5-jA64ks0RNU4xIZ6LiONBI8hL3hNy0syL6YbWhikioEZuUEjPUygiCl5ZPNtrB2E9Q0mEPDM6e_jyOK5vzBFOqG6TEueSw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI20Rc8.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G6_-ZQFu9zqRUVdzcXh5UZuaU6DbXWDCgNKpU2_LjFm2u1zLRX9wK1O0e_uI3RBd3_6Kec8bsIJAEpc5ZQ8cSSM1q0jbTprvDSK7aMTA0C5cobxkI5YeISlZFIOANbhq1yZG2g/s320/AborrSicilianNajdorfPVI12a3.gif)
12 ... Be7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkbCjBf6liqdW2klA00x84Ib2ENtaz3UELetFgzV4fnFQKJgpKwauqiDtKYLPFF3d3J60MlCSYDk4Scyq0NASg92GJA_MVM-YbJ36JpSv5pJ4d_YU7KXH0ETycCyPKEVuTGCsyA/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI12Be7.gif)
12 ... Kb8
12 ... h6
12 ... Nc5
13 Kb1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FSmEikjJWJncdMMfcmCCTzVprVyeqmsbuL3AJAK9WXUQHWyVv4JaSEQeDq6WdbkQFnyGULvsWq8ypCqdSDW-UDQTEu9nXXBZnFmjTUsRzOKurZP85taCamLq-BnUnuegSVmVSQ/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI13Kb1.gif)
13 f4
13 f3
13 ... Qb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlLiBp8ODAZHlURwnKowid6x2j-xCouSA4YM4HaVFd7gyzYV5wQR2EBSN0QsHJGocbsrTOi_2C_1U8sTaQplrpgG5KiJIzZfnQl-CWEh7a9egcvSH3RgwL7q1PyTBrxsvYHi5cg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI13Qb6.gif)
13 ... Kb8
13 ... Nc5
14 f3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xfSl8_8TnkMbztdop01sDUPPit1Ao2eXzjDKbs70XjMYwOmHzeNTtW2ElJZQHzOncwE6Tqzq1l0M1EjZp3Mi4wdjEMHA8woiyvXa75ZEMQaxLpotmOrx3vlbqFG4W3tmV2h4eA/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI14f3.gif)
14 Be3
14 ... Kb8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgHup-CONhswhPe9X1ybOQ5NB7H4GfUkYHhINKKgD2DU4m5q1wz7CkU36P63_bpfudW8u6yABmj2XjtGh8dDzqxdLv5oJLGiJnw_ji1ST6TpomOaIR_WrcNrUg2LCIl6Z_VuKRQ/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI14Kb8.gif)
14 ... Nc5
15 Be3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidHtBLlQgV-hyzrmRdcs4cZeJI4iMpEQAGUxxGQQVByth23TID7r-QXIx-l7katee_rybLAycyjOq1nHXswz6JJS19Mv7Ha8m-YtXZFxs0ASZDAjoeJyN7ETYPnhOAgSpJA3cRg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI15Be3.gif)
15 Bf4
15 h3
15 Qe2
15 Nde2
15 ... Qa5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauY-I8kMmXLiy8P2McrhFfHu3S9JcpYw1_PY0K_YVdXJK8gQtDNB-WVsrieSvOAm5ibZTKBCMH2u1CHziz5wmetuhh3B65q4sovuL0YYnO5LgGbL1UbmA6RuGBVyvipzyCHMHng/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI15Qa5.gif)
15 ... Nc5
15 ... Qc7
16 Nde2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QziHz4rQOboHkfXECNi9RWLmIAVAS6T-JOjt4H-ME5OChB2RywMBaTyMmvslQX4jTTO5ZDHwdN5EHfMomA4oLNzQ2S-C2E1uXEIoZSRP1ukGW36me2bXdJlrmS0EVWxv6ahMgw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI16Nde2.gif)
16 h4
16 Qf2
16 g3
16 Re2
16 ... Ne5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBaVaTNC90wL07McYNG67C4qN707CRRE8oQnCNDKr9kEDNes7LAnsSzeIYcdIuc01dieG1wwsVO2WoFtaEbCIovWQYlfGBb8-VFUHLYxHflkfrVebvU4pbqmxs_bOnYuzKP8KRg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI16Ne5.gif)
16 ... Rc8
16 ... Qc7
17 Bg1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1miLhMpKGagZNo0DcghWiuRJEWx4h0v4y92D6-NZDu62rL9A2V9vzWqcQ68tOszXvkFWEIyq-mpWJPK26PR86X1A8ARFVkQnKNcm27-7bqfnFsowGi29_wsmXgeA6rOTaqsDKSw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI17Bg1.gif)
17 f4
17 Bd4
17 Bf2
17 ... Qc7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUDHO3QXWoPd85PEov2gb0a9M5o27wQWqX-9PlGyFGiogLkdvle63vPSXEUCzT6U37PfD4r60LSOqt-POeftiQz6s2cTp4-FklEhgKynbAbb1Pxzd0uYvgto_PH7lDAln4Nl9bg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI17Qc7.gif)
17 ... Rc8
17 ... Nc6
18 Qd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjqtk4fJo0puJKrz_HU8vbzOKyJDUVl_Q513voxhUh_AFFIg8tQAnmd_9wGjOX0qfOCJeEvuKQZcWrOTuFLHV4Ww8RJU-pU6TUBnRKQrn2HT_v1swchYEHGK-X1c6QBsYCThfOA/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI18Qd4.gif)
18 Qe3
18 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wTXrGCKahnWzvq4Esyzr_FWruXS82NbXX6z8qXpSm8KcvQStx2mk_0YxSJQyz14NlPyTOhAX42T29vy4dcobPO0x1UcSbOc71T64gsm6vu0uYA0DtZOaNnl3_xmcl-hq5CzR9g/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI18Nc6.gif)
18 ... Qc5
19 Qb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FDeVkkOQzPzSVip0axRuB93s2p_pdA-TKrLfGhL5zLDGjg64zTqnvm-g6J7VEg3GTt0ZGNcuYSWuavAk0S6X5THEymSoJPlwarNvHZCI3ii-W4wZ2_8_AfdPYWyVRd0BLpjwwg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI19Qb6.gif)
19 Qe3
19 Qf2
19 ... Qxb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG78nqdKXlgdK2dE9CSRAbfHCJ-3B6mZtxHP3rDmVRS8xA_VvKuh2XlvOJvo9I8J6TBrKcau0fIpqcgvBYX89a7-cPXJvvEvehcOwmTBwuZQ3-ec-6wJqi-5zB-CYPJgrvUfP48A/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI19Qxb6.gif)
19 ... Rc8
20 Bxb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigxyPPOa9i2-JdKa00uQpyPrwCmZMO6secJqlFmxAHRy27W07u8Nm27xWGcMS1lgZyGIvICQ9L-QoFTbKR7I3XxO9YT81cXdiL6-8IyFD49xq_MXXcNAwmXc5ktTts4JRSFH04g/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI20Bxb6.gif)
20 ... Rc8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjNuUkTD3P8Ww4Rs-XpgzqXW18iF-bQxI_RiFIBY5-jA64ks0RNU4xIZ6LiONBI8hL3hNy0syL6YbWhikioEZuUEjPUygiCl5ZPNtrB2E9Q0mEPDM6e_jyOK5vzBFOqG6TEueSw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI20Rc8.gif)
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6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 O-O-O b5
10 Bb3 Bb7 11 Rhe1 O-O-O 12 a3 Be7 13 Kb1
13 ... Qb6 14 f3 Kb8 15 Be3 Qa5 16 Nde2 Ne5
17 Bg1 Qc7 18 Qd4 Nc6 19 Qb6 Qxb6 20 Bxb6
20 ... Rc8 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjNuUkTD3P8Ww4Rs-XpgzqXW18iF-bQxI_RiFIBY5-jA64ks0RNU4xIZ6LiONBI8hL3hNy0syL6YbWhikioEZuUEjPUygiCl5ZPNtrB2E9Q0mEPDM6e_jyOK5vzBFOqG6TEueSw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI20Rc8.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G6_-ZQFu9zqRUVdzcXh5UZuaU6DbXWDCgNKpU2_LjFm2u1zLRX9wK1O0e_uI3RBd3_6Kec8bsIJAEpc5ZQ8cSSM1q0jbTprvDSK7aMTA0C5cobxkI5YeISlZFIOANbhq1yZG2g/s320/AborrSicilianNajdorfPVI12a3.gif)
12 ... Be7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkbCjBf6liqdW2klA00x84Ib2ENtaz3UELetFgzV4fnFQKJgpKwauqiDtKYLPFF3d3J60MlCSYDk4Scyq0NASg92GJA_MVM-YbJ36JpSv5pJ4d_YU7KXH0ETycCyPKEVuTGCsyA/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI12Be7.gif)
12 ... Kb8
12 ... h6
12 ... Nc5
13 Kb1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FSmEikjJWJncdMMfcmCCTzVprVyeqmsbuL3AJAK9WXUQHWyVv4JaSEQeDq6WdbkQFnyGULvsWq8ypCqdSDW-UDQTEu9nXXBZnFmjTUsRzOKurZP85taCamLq-BnUnuegSVmVSQ/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI13Kb1.gif)
13 f4
13 f3
13 ... Qb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlLiBp8ODAZHlURwnKowid6x2j-xCouSA4YM4HaVFd7gyzYV5wQR2EBSN0QsHJGocbsrTOi_2C_1U8sTaQplrpgG5KiJIzZfnQl-CWEh7a9egcvSH3RgwL7q1PyTBrxsvYHi5cg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI13Qb6.gif)
13 ... Kb8
13 ... Nc5
14 f3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xfSl8_8TnkMbztdop01sDUPPit1Ao2eXzjDKbs70XjMYwOmHzeNTtW2ElJZQHzOncwE6Tqzq1l0M1EjZp3Mi4wdjEMHA8woiyvXa75ZEMQaxLpotmOrx3vlbqFG4W3tmV2h4eA/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI14f3.gif)
14 Be3
14 ... Kb8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgHup-CONhswhPe9X1ybOQ5NB7H4GfUkYHhINKKgD2DU4m5q1wz7CkU36P63_bpfudW8u6yABmj2XjtGh8dDzqxdLv5oJLGiJnw_ji1ST6TpomOaIR_WrcNrUg2LCIl6Z_VuKRQ/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI14Kb8.gif)
14 ... Nc5
15 Be3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidHtBLlQgV-hyzrmRdcs4cZeJI4iMpEQAGUxxGQQVByth23TID7r-QXIx-l7katee_rybLAycyjOq1nHXswz6JJS19Mv7Ha8m-YtXZFxs0ASZDAjoeJyN7ETYPnhOAgSpJA3cRg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI15Be3.gif)
15 Bf4
15 h3
15 Qe2
15 Nde2
15 ... Qa5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauY-I8kMmXLiy8P2McrhFfHu3S9JcpYw1_PY0K_YVdXJK8gQtDNB-WVsrieSvOAm5ibZTKBCMH2u1CHziz5wmetuhh3B65q4sovuL0YYnO5LgGbL1UbmA6RuGBVyvipzyCHMHng/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI15Qa5.gif)
15 ... Nc5
15 ... Qc7
16 Nde2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QziHz4rQOboHkfXECNi9RWLmIAVAS6T-JOjt4H-ME5OChB2RywMBaTyMmvslQX4jTTO5ZDHwdN5EHfMomA4oLNzQ2S-C2E1uXEIoZSRP1ukGW36me2bXdJlrmS0EVWxv6ahMgw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI16Nde2.gif)
16 h4
16 Qf2
16 g3
16 Re2
16 ... Ne5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBaVaTNC90wL07McYNG67C4qN707CRRE8oQnCNDKr9kEDNes7LAnsSzeIYcdIuc01dieG1wwsVO2WoFtaEbCIovWQYlfGBb8-VFUHLYxHflkfrVebvU4pbqmxs_bOnYuzKP8KRg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI16Ne5.gif)
16 ... Rc8
16 ... Qc7
17 Bg1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1miLhMpKGagZNo0DcghWiuRJEWx4h0v4y92D6-NZDu62rL9A2V9vzWqcQ68tOszXvkFWEIyq-mpWJPK26PR86X1A8ARFVkQnKNcm27-7bqfnFsowGi29_wsmXgeA6rOTaqsDKSw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI17Bg1.gif)
17 f4
17 Bd4
17 Bf2
17 ... Qc7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUDHO3QXWoPd85PEov2gb0a9M5o27wQWqX-9PlGyFGiogLkdvle63vPSXEUCzT6U37PfD4r60LSOqt-POeftiQz6s2cTp4-FklEhgKynbAbb1Pxzd0uYvgto_PH7lDAln4Nl9bg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI17Qc7.gif)
17 ... Rc8
17 ... Nc6
18 Qd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjqtk4fJo0puJKrz_HU8vbzOKyJDUVl_Q513voxhUh_AFFIg8tQAnmd_9wGjOX0qfOCJeEvuKQZcWrOTuFLHV4Ww8RJU-pU6TUBnRKQrn2HT_v1swchYEHGK-X1c6QBsYCThfOA/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI18Qd4.gif)
18 Qe3
18 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wTXrGCKahnWzvq4Esyzr_FWruXS82NbXX6z8qXpSm8KcvQStx2mk_0YxSJQyz14NlPyTOhAX42T29vy4dcobPO0x1UcSbOc71T64gsm6vu0uYA0DtZOaNnl3_xmcl-hq5CzR9g/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI18Nc6.gif)
18 ... Qc5
19 Qb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FDeVkkOQzPzSVip0axRuB93s2p_pdA-TKrLfGhL5zLDGjg64zTqnvm-g6J7VEg3GTt0ZGNcuYSWuavAk0S6X5THEymSoJPlwarNvHZCI3ii-W4wZ2_8_AfdPYWyVRd0BLpjwwg/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI19Qb6.gif)
19 Qe3
19 Qf2
19 ... Qxb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG78nqdKXlgdK2dE9CSRAbfHCJ-3B6mZtxHP3rDmVRS8xA_VvKuh2XlvOJvo9I8J6TBrKcau0fIpqcgvBYX89a7-cPXJvvEvehcOwmTBwuZQ3-ec-6wJqi-5zB-CYPJgrvUfP48A/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI19Qxb6.gif)
19 ... Rc8
20 Bxb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigxyPPOa9i2-JdKa00uQpyPrwCmZMO6secJqlFmxAHRy27W07u8Nm27xWGcMS1lgZyGIvICQ9L-QoFTbKR7I3XxO9YT81cXdiL6-8IyFD49xq_MXXcNAwmXc5ktTts4JRSFH04g/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI20Bxb6.gif)
20 ... Rc8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjNuUkTD3P8Ww4Rs-XpgzqXW18iF-bQxI_RiFIBY5-jA64ks0RNU4xIZ6LiONBI8hL3hNy0syL6YbWhikioEZuUEjPUygiCl5ZPNtrB2E9Q0mEPDM6e_jyOK5vzBFOqG6TEueSw/s320/AbnaaSicilianNajdorfPXXXXI20Rc8.gif)
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