Chess: Understanding the Sicilian Najdorf (Poisoned Pawn Variation) Part LII

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 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 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 ... Qb6



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 dxe5
14 Bxf6 gxf6 15 Be2 h5 16 Ne4 Be7 17 c4
17 ... f5 18 Rb3 Qa4 19 Nd6+ Bxd6 20 Qxd6
20 ... Qa5+ 21 Qxc6+ Kf7.
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.
7 ... b5 8 e5 dxe5 9 fxe5 Qc7
10 exf6 Qe5+ 11 Be2 Qxg5 12 Qd3 Qxf6 13 Rf1
13 ... Qe5 14 O-O-O Ra7 15 Ndxb5 Qg5+ 16 Rd2
16 ... Rd7.

8 Nb3



8 Qd2
8 a3
8 Qd3
8 Bxf6
8 f5
8 Rb1

8 ... Be7



8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Nc6
8 ... Qe3+
8 ... h6
8 ... Qc7

9 Qf3



9 Be2
9 Qd2
9 Qe2
9 Qd4
9 e5

9 ... Nbd7



9 ... Qc7
9 ... h6
9 ... Nc6

10 O-O-O



10 Be2
10 Bd3

10 ... Qc7



10 ... h6
10 ... O-O

11 Bd3



11 Be2
11 g4
11 Qg3
11 f5
11 a4
11 Bh4
11 Kb1

11 ... b5



11 ... h6

12 a3



12 Rhe1
12 Kb1
12 Bxf6
12 g4
12 Bh4

12 ... Bb7



12 ... Rb8
12 ... h6

13 Rhe1



13 Qh3
13 Qe2
13 Kb1
13 Rhf1
13 Bxf6
13 Qg3

13 ... O-O-O



13 ... Nc5
13 ... h6
13 ... Rc8

14 Qe2



14 Kb1
14 f5
14 Qg3
14 Be2
14 Nd4

14 ... h6



14 ... Nc5
14 ... Kb8

15 Bh4



15 Bxf6

15 ... g5



15 ... Nc5

16 Bg3



16 fxg5

16 ... gxf4



16 ... Kb8

17 Bxf4



17 Bh4

17 ... Ne5



17 ... Kb8

18 Kb1



18 Rf1
18 a4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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