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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 Nbd7 7 Bc4 g6 8 O-O Bg7 9 Nd5 Nxd5 10 Bxd5
10 ... Qb6 11 Ne2 Nc5 12 Rb1 e6 13 b4 exd5 14 Be3
14 ... dxe4 15 bxc5 Qd8 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 7 Bc4:




7 ... g6



7 ... e6
7 ... h6
7 ... Qa5
7 ... Qc7
7 ... b5
7 ... Nb6
7 ... Qb6

8 O-O



8 Qd2
8 Bb3
8 f3

8 ... Bg7



8 ... Qb6

9 Nd5



9 Re1
9 Nf3
9 a3

9 ... Nxd5



9 ... h6

10 Bxd5



10 exd5

10 ... Qb6



10 ... O-O
10 ... Qa5

11 Ne2



11 Be3
11 Nf3
11 c3

11 ... Nc5



11 ... Qxb2
11 ... e6

12 Rb1



12 Be3

12 ... e6



12 ... Qc7

13 b4



13 Be3

13 ... exd5



13 ... Nd7

14 Be3



14 bxc5

14 ... dxe4



14 ... Qd8
14 ... Qc7

15 bxc5



15 f3
15 Bd4

15 ... Qd8



15 ... Qc6
15 ... Qc7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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