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

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 b5 8 e5 dxe5 9 fxe5 Qc7
10 exf6 Qe5+ 11 Be2 Qxg5 12 Qd3 Qxf6
13 Rf1 Qe5 14 O-O-O Ra7 15 Ndxb5 Qg5+
16 Rd2 Rd7 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 7 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 e6 7 f4:



7 ... b5



7 ... Be7
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... Qc7
7 ... h6
7 ... Bd7
7 ... Nc6
7 ... Qa5
7 ... Qb6 8 Qd2 Qxb2 9 Rb1 Qa3
10 f5 Nc6 11 fxe6 fxe6 12 Nxc6 bxc6 13 e5
13 ... dxe5 14 Bxf6 gxf6 15 Be2 h5 16 Ne4
16 ... Be7 17 c4 f5 18 Rb3 Qa4 19 Nd6+ Bxd6
20 Qxd6 Qa5+ 21 Qxc6+ Kf7.
7 ... Qb6 8 Nb3 Be7 9 Qf3 Nbd7
10 O-O-O Qc7 11 Bd3 b5 12 a3 Bb7 13 Rhe1
13 ... O-O-O 14 Qe2 h6 15 Bh4 g5 16 Bg3
16 ... gxf4 17 Bxf4 Ne5 18 Kb1.
7 ... b5 8 e5 dxe5 9 fxe5 Qc7 10 exf6 Qe5+
11 Be2 Qxg5 12 Qd3 Qxf6 13 O-O-O Be7
14 Rhf1 Qh6+ 15 Kb1 O-O 16 Qg3 Qg5.

8 e5



8 Bd3
8 Qd3
8 a3
8 Qf3
8 Qe2
8 Be2

8 ... dxe5



8 ... h6

9 fxe5



9 Nf3

9 ... Qc7



9 ... h6
9 ... Bc5

10 exf6



10 Bxb5+
10 Qe2
10 Nf3
10 Bf4
10 Bxf6

10 ... Qe5+



11 Be2



11 Qe2
11 Nde2
11 Nce2
11 Ne4

11 ... Qxg5



12 Qd3



12 O-O
12 Ne4
12 fxg7
12 Nf3
12 Bf3

12 ... Qxf6



12 ... Qh4+
12 ... Ra7
12 ... gxf6
12 ... Nd7
12 ... Bb7

13 Rf1



13 O-O-O
13 Ne4
13 Bf3
13 Qe4
13 Rd1

13 ... Qe5



13 ... Qg5
13 ... Qg6
13 ... Qe7
13 ... Qh4+

14 O-O-O



14 Rd1
14 Nf3
14 Qf3

14 ... Ra7



14 ... Be7

15 Ndxb5



15 Nf3
15 Nxe6
15 Qe4

15 ... Qg5+



15 ... Rd7

16 Rd2



16 ... Rd7



16 ... axb5

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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