Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation) Part LVI
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 Qc7 9 0-0-0 Nc6
10 Nxc6 bxc6 11 e5 dxe5 12 fxe5 Nd5 13 Bxe7
13 ... Nxe7 14 Ne4 0-0 15 Qc3 Nd5 16 Qd4 Rb8
17 c4 c5 18 Nxc5 Nb4 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3O6Q0LNqoroywX6BJZFMPQeGJ2oV3nC-1VLjJUg9DIYSHQvmE8YTq1tIMzrKMWLviX2meEjQ0eaqQWW_ZtQSXB2s3uqYxUXaWp7mMnwNgy5xKMOAvSFRMvxQECT2uwhRKYYA/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI18Nb4.gif)
For explanations of moves 1 through 9 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 Be7 8 Qf3 Qc7
9 O-O-O:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszWI5kirVl6hst5Siu-9iGKJUHTOeXQrjR3paf00qQaUUIFZDIaY20rre66fqBY3d6qbYEre-LVHTthlgfiLQ22jWwdeWBhdCOOuSXPglepzoAkAXwD23bQOe4lMtBmqoU0Y1/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI9O-O-O.gif)
9 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEomkOKBHARqznbtGEenfDt4FCwVF_pO_OaGLDidzdNQ7IPmquTVvdcLpWRDiiomwg5wbfYrVqQk9VoUzOw689gtMsj0WF9fFNiEJUXq6uI0VV8z_-PumOyX0RsOxOPNwVDjx/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI9Nc6.gif)
9 ... Nbd7
9 ... h6
9 ... Bd7
9 ... O-O
9 ... b5
10 Nxc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBVtvKQK8IYSE1kDS_VNAdcTgNRcQmzgEooZ4OtOSEKl3iB36XBVqklADCfbK8PF4RFsgSNo3mOg9a_ZO06U0S_TM-GHxnu0lPKVRujkX_77IdFroWEYdfqDiDHqX3qo37goR/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI10Nxc6.gif)
10 Be2
10 Qg3
10 ... bxc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4lbFDaavGwH_Ho5IdZE4LqHea7jcI-uT3gX3RBPRWLRch_wSQFsl4fjXzfh2mL9Gcbz3HTCPuYVs5MYdoiDbn4GS8nwnfxmpZ6FEOF431kQUlod-p5se7mwf8IJ5E_mxclt8/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI10bxc6.gif)
10 ... Qxc6
11 e5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9Y_eAsnwdZrBu-ffFqnpODsdoXLEMl7QWTmXEZdWS9jegk5zcNDtbPMKG4nJDl3xElzShx_eGUxe49dN68AuNvUw-VZXJyAWVJVgeBj1443Sf46MxxfLTB5eek0NgTYKu_Ih/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI11e5.gif)
11 Bc4
11 ... dxe5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUw2C74deekBkSwYSmsr6y8GcD196ll7GVNUsYkncT6FftabXjw8GWfPvHzMj5ppUqZKAU5719E469XnVL8fRQQbX1Ml3rGNTmoPFwKuabWJoSa-aAU0nY_8sF50weS1Dnm9q/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI11dxe5.gif)
11 ... Nd5
12 fxe5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPfhMUXwrll70tZ4x2s2C9xlBViUMwC9Qo1GtRKflZelLCBNHHA9-_x8H0I1Bj3G9T9QYYpQ7cHJglx99UhmWqWc0i992dNoMjDYLnLJNWBlsNZt4r7RXRUTD0qZsNBXFro1T/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI12fxe5.gif)
12 Qg3
12 ... Nd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7a8wqWrlFQb_NNS11M01IW82UdYgqAnBlv2HOlktvIEJLppxufNm07v0ZIGAULgdyR_miqOKbhcyoRKo59CEmTlZhLtOMq1jxDEe4AaDJEeEQDOdekT6qqlFHHScti5xLPMJE/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI12Nd5.gif)
13 Bxe7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqFJDLd7VNF7boeM-PBrM3Z5GyusQp4HLd11c38jc5ct8HFc7iMoHiDg5Z3VV26CgUrkNZIxKRqJB9sUUjDmAn2saPdgnU7WlXHUcRHyxc6Fbf1CTD8nMOSG08YhsmSYj_9p9/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI13Bxe7.gif)
13 Qg3
13 ... Nxe7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtgmddPHGBq3s9l9VbRiXKrpvXYTxTvvAmdvfCamMS9kjbvjK8jG0rsfL5PQB0NvEDCV-NE_F6nsyHUlvTs1IS1V0pzkLQ6BMdct1vWXfIzSQv2Cjhxj5sIcHwNZMZfwpMmzR/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI13Nxe7.gif)
13 ... Qxe7
14 Ne4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nKP2B-V61llYDGkxGp8qxKX1X05hBjZHdeHosgmFRsWquiQq3mUWA0RAfCkMcr0CkUZ0_APlKqZP6NeCOpxVjPlRN_yija18Kpx5Qu50rPH0GSumWJvb3ndk3p3roQOSzIhW/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI14Ne4.gif)
14 Re1
14 Bc4
14 Qh5
14 Qg3
14 Rd6
14 ... 0-0
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUAdgmYS145b97mX8Zu_odyOOacNMUb6iadkRKA_Hrx3RJQjooTXSYFWbbnGQ90lxcAeAJOwvVVc9nbXgwSj74eXQ49CozNNmm2oKndRamcFzJtxPj21auBduObwaKzP4otcR/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI14O-O.gif)
15 Qc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GN5v_-d7U1eR2NxTXDajb1Mlts7-nh-A8_pPKVR_P7gOYerWbkt2C9wPO9kai_FiGZxREkqcRajAtHT8ZWj724J8z90S2jrLAYNZHJawe7BuNpOluPOCBMGchjEU22w_B_7k/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI15Qc3.gif)
15 Nd6
15 ... Nd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kgrChtL5bupHYxXkR_HtsIbTXSQatDhOqQb0RPhhEr5_RlshRcqLU46WOlFvpI9MZE-0yD2xDf4rUcBcXevq1FGiS4A8TRp8k0CHms2MQh1y92PvdZyVqk9PFu9bZPuoRAfU/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI15Nd5.gif)
15 ... f6
16 Qd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATsdObsn5zxPkbiKAOUej3eXgNmSUsPh-FHuqfiFOrTeHUDggixqKCKCjpG6VfnuTIlB8Dw9hjX_XfML1iYG1Lxx8iKuFymoJeMP4FyETJgKXb84cj1Qh5f3qTZwuYo66pSVL/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI16Qd4.gif)
16 Qg3
16 ... Rb8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFqpkMpc9De8sZwBkXoPJXthZj3gwNbJGSPEvn9eShPtZgq3X4hQ9G3tbf6lGthhOuaCMbvD-tqbMzStTx6s2AH7kQUqIv9YUMXM6redIaqPQm8_umOv3tYoqNDmVEUct0pMH/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI16Rb8.gif)
16 ... f6
17 c4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZgNt-R9FLMBVqKGDfiyN-djCN4KjchYIfJVLAMH0IvcOwdWxgyS-GpZ6D8gHARi2uNee7ZJZlCo3slrBTR39O3kOuKPM1YL2GUNSpsKYFmF7XoKkO12V5HKq7SAB62zKrQZC/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI17c4.gif)
17 Bc4
17 a3
17 ... c5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJhuqsG-3Q1COJfsWug24hgMfmk_U3yXupR_wPEp5zNvFPmmFQw6AagF2mVVrj0sQm7PtF9cl4aUoSExy5LCMGj2dGoP2HNyFwh8FF2MM8aFWwxgYqiJ9HI8Y-9vbB9K8y-4r/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI17c5.gif)
17 ... Ne7
17 ... Nb4
18 Nxc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI588qgG54Gbk6A5QXBPkmNWYsx_OtPphG_9qeXav3_U0zHgmy4GUBziG8-_Hy2BQ4RMVJRQ_m6M0DA3ahAVSCJnb2OMeUP12aNPQ_NTi8rIM79j2Ty0vvPBBUrYNF4oOhbZo/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI18Nxc5.gif)
18 Qxc5
18 ... Nb4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3O6Q0LNqoroywX6BJZFMPQeGJ2oV3nC-1VLjJUg9DIYSHQvmE8YTq1tIMzrKMWLviX2meEjQ0eaqQWW_ZtQSXB2s3uqYxUXaWp7mMnwNgy5xKMOAvSFRMvxQECT2uwhRKYYA/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI18Nb4.gif)
18 ... Nf4
18 ... Ne7
By ChessCoach@care2.com
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 Qc7 9 0-0-0 Nc6
10 Nxc6 bxc6 11 e5 dxe5 12 fxe5 Nd5 13 Bxe7
13 ... Nxe7 14 Ne4 0-0 15 Qc3 Nd5 16 Qd4 Rb8
17 c4 c5 18 Nxc5 Nb4 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3O6Q0LNqoroywX6BJZFMPQeGJ2oV3nC-1VLjJUg9DIYSHQvmE8YTq1tIMzrKMWLviX2meEjQ0eaqQWW_ZtQSXB2s3uqYxUXaWp7mMnwNgy5xKMOAvSFRMvxQECT2uwhRKYYA/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI18Nb4.gif)
For explanations of moves 1 through 9 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 Be7 8 Qf3 Qc7
9 O-O-O:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszWI5kirVl6hst5Siu-9iGKJUHTOeXQrjR3paf00qQaUUIFZDIaY20rre66fqBY3d6qbYEre-LVHTthlgfiLQ22jWwdeWBhdCOOuSXPglepzoAkAXwD23bQOe4lMtBmqoU0Y1/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI9O-O-O.gif)
9 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEomkOKBHARqznbtGEenfDt4FCwVF_pO_OaGLDidzdNQ7IPmquTVvdcLpWRDiiomwg5wbfYrVqQk9VoUzOw689gtMsj0WF9fFNiEJUXq6uI0VV8z_-PumOyX0RsOxOPNwVDjx/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI9Nc6.gif)
9 ... Nbd7
9 ... h6
9 ... Bd7
9 ... O-O
9 ... b5
10 Nxc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBVtvKQK8IYSE1kDS_VNAdcTgNRcQmzgEooZ4OtOSEKl3iB36XBVqklADCfbK8PF4RFsgSNo3mOg9a_ZO06U0S_TM-GHxnu0lPKVRujkX_77IdFroWEYdfqDiDHqX3qo37goR/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI10Nxc6.gif)
10 Be2
10 Qg3
10 ... bxc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4lbFDaavGwH_Ho5IdZE4LqHea7jcI-uT3gX3RBPRWLRch_wSQFsl4fjXzfh2mL9Gcbz3HTCPuYVs5MYdoiDbn4GS8nwnfxmpZ6FEOF431kQUlod-p5se7mwf8IJ5E_mxclt8/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI10bxc6.gif)
10 ... Qxc6
11 e5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9Y_eAsnwdZrBu-ffFqnpODsdoXLEMl7QWTmXEZdWS9jegk5zcNDtbPMKG4nJDl3xElzShx_eGUxe49dN68AuNvUw-VZXJyAWVJVgeBj1443Sf46MxxfLTB5eek0NgTYKu_Ih/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI11e5.gif)
11 Bc4
11 ... dxe5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUw2C74deekBkSwYSmsr6y8GcD196ll7GVNUsYkncT6FftabXjw8GWfPvHzMj5ppUqZKAU5719E469XnVL8fRQQbX1Ml3rGNTmoPFwKuabWJoSa-aAU0nY_8sF50weS1Dnm9q/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI11dxe5.gif)
11 ... Nd5
12 fxe5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPfhMUXwrll70tZ4x2s2C9xlBViUMwC9Qo1GtRKflZelLCBNHHA9-_x8H0I1Bj3G9T9QYYpQ7cHJglx99UhmWqWc0i992dNoMjDYLnLJNWBlsNZt4r7RXRUTD0qZsNBXFro1T/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI12fxe5.gif)
12 Qg3
12 ... Nd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7a8wqWrlFQb_NNS11M01IW82UdYgqAnBlv2HOlktvIEJLppxufNm07v0ZIGAULgdyR_miqOKbhcyoRKo59CEmTlZhLtOMq1jxDEe4AaDJEeEQDOdekT6qqlFHHScti5xLPMJE/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI12Nd5.gif)
13 Bxe7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqFJDLd7VNF7boeM-PBrM3Z5GyusQp4HLd11c38jc5ct8HFc7iMoHiDg5Z3VV26CgUrkNZIxKRqJB9sUUjDmAn2saPdgnU7WlXHUcRHyxc6Fbf1CTD8nMOSG08YhsmSYj_9p9/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI13Bxe7.gif)
13 Qg3
13 ... Nxe7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtgmddPHGBq3s9l9VbRiXKrpvXYTxTvvAmdvfCamMS9kjbvjK8jG0rsfL5PQB0NvEDCV-NE_F6nsyHUlvTs1IS1V0pzkLQ6BMdct1vWXfIzSQv2Cjhxj5sIcHwNZMZfwpMmzR/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI13Nxe7.gif)
13 ... Qxe7
14 Ne4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nKP2B-V61llYDGkxGp8qxKX1X05hBjZHdeHosgmFRsWquiQq3mUWA0RAfCkMcr0CkUZ0_APlKqZP6NeCOpxVjPlRN_yija18Kpx5Qu50rPH0GSumWJvb3ndk3p3roQOSzIhW/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI14Ne4.gif)
14 Re1
14 Bc4
14 Qh5
14 Qg3
14 Rd6
14 ... 0-0
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUAdgmYS145b97mX8Zu_odyOOacNMUb6iadkRKA_Hrx3RJQjooTXSYFWbbnGQ90lxcAeAJOwvVVc9nbXgwSj74eXQ49CozNNmm2oKndRamcFzJtxPj21auBduObwaKzP4otcR/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI14O-O.gif)
15 Qc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GN5v_-d7U1eR2NxTXDajb1Mlts7-nh-A8_pPKVR_P7gOYerWbkt2C9wPO9kai_FiGZxREkqcRajAtHT8ZWj724J8z90S2jrLAYNZHJawe7BuNpOluPOCBMGchjEU22w_B_7k/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI15Qc3.gif)
15 Nd6
15 ... Nd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kgrChtL5bupHYxXkR_HtsIbTXSQatDhOqQb0RPhhEr5_RlshRcqLU46WOlFvpI9MZE-0yD2xDf4rUcBcXevq1FGiS4A8TRp8k0CHms2MQh1y92PvdZyVqk9PFu9bZPuoRAfU/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI15Nd5.gif)
15 ... f6
16 Qd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATsdObsn5zxPkbiKAOUej3eXgNmSUsPh-FHuqfiFOrTeHUDggixqKCKCjpG6VfnuTIlB8Dw9hjX_XfML1iYG1Lxx8iKuFymoJeMP4FyETJgKXb84cj1Qh5f3qTZwuYo66pSVL/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI16Qd4.gif)
16 Qg3
16 ... Rb8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFqpkMpc9De8sZwBkXoPJXthZj3gwNbJGSPEvn9eShPtZgq3X4hQ9G3tbf6lGthhOuaCMbvD-tqbMzStTx6s2AH7kQUqIv9YUMXM6redIaqPQm8_umOv3tYoqNDmVEUct0pMH/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI16Rb8.gif)
16 ... f6
17 c4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZgNt-R9FLMBVqKGDfiyN-djCN4KjchYIfJVLAMH0IvcOwdWxgyS-GpZ6D8gHARi2uNee7ZJZlCo3slrBTR39O3kOuKPM1YL2GUNSpsKYFmF7XoKkO12V5HKq7SAB62zKrQZC/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI17c4.gif)
17 Bc4
17 a3
17 ... c5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJhuqsG-3Q1COJfsWug24hgMfmk_U3yXupR_wPEp5zNvFPmmFQw6AagF2mVVrj0sQm7PtF9cl4aUoSExy5LCMGj2dGoP2HNyFwh8FF2MM8aFWwxgYqiJ9HI8Y-9vbB9K8y-4r/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI17c5.gif)
17 ... Ne7
17 ... Nb4
18 Nxc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI588qgG54Gbk6A5QXBPkmNWYsx_OtPphG_9qeXav3_U0zHgmy4GUBziG8-_Hy2BQ4RMVJRQ_m6M0DA3ahAVSCJnb2OMeUP12aNPQ_NTi8rIM79j2Ty0vvPBBUrYNF4oOhbZo/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI18Nxc5.gif)
18 Qxc5
18 ... Nb4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3O6Q0LNqoroywX6BJZFMPQeGJ2oV3nC-1VLjJUg9DIYSHQvmE8YTq1tIMzrKMWLviX2meEjQ0eaqQWW_ZtQSXB2s3uqYxUXaWp7mMnwNgy5xKMOAvSFRMvxQECT2uwhRKYYA/s320/AabzzzzzzzoSicilianNajdorfPLVI18Nb4.gif)
18 ... Nf4
18 ... Ne7
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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