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

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 Be7
10 f4 h6 11 Bh4 O-O 12 Qe1 Re8 13 Nd5 Bd8
14 Nxf6+ Nxf6 15 e5 Qc5 16 Qe2 Nd5 17 Bxd5
17 ... Bxh4 18 Be4 dxe5 19 fxe5 Bg5+ 20 Kb1 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 Qa5 8 Qd2 e6 9 O-O-O:



9 ... Be7



9 ... b5
9 ... h6

10 f4



10 Kb1

10 ... h6



10 ... Qb4
10 ... O-O

11 Bh4



11 Bxf6

11 ... O-O



11 ... Nb6
11 ... Nc5
11 ... Qb4

12 Qe1



12 g4
12 Kb1
12 Qe2
12 Rhf1

12 ... Re8



12 ... Qb4

13 Nd5



13 Be2

13 ... Bd8



13 ... Qc5

14 Nxf6+



14 Qxa5

14 ... Nxf6



14 ... gxf6

15 e5



15 Qxa5

15 ... Qc5



15 ... dxe5
15 ... Qc7

16 Qe2



16 Bxf6

16 ... Nd5



16 ... dxe5

17 Bxd5



17 Nb3

17 ... Bxh4



17 ... Qxd5

18 Be4



18 Bf3

18 ... dxe5



18 ... d5
18 ... Be7

19 fxe5



19 Nf3

19 ... Bg5+



19 ... f5
19 ... Bd7

20 Kb1



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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