...Be7] [Piece exchange on d5] 14. [9. Svidler vs Topalov, 2006 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2, B [6. What's New- January '21 Ne2] In the early days of the Najdorf 7.Qf3 was popular, but the reply 7...h6 did not allow White to obtain any advantage. ...h5!?] Book Reviews [6. I want to prepare the h5 variation to prevent him from going into typical pawn pushing (g2-g4 ⦠Ponomariov vs Karjakin, 2002(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2, A3 [8. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. Najdorf Variation. Nsac] [17. ...e6] [Play in the Centre] 12. Do enjoy the rest of the Tal Memorial! Adams vs Naiditsch, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2, [Main Lines] [15. His king will never castle, at least not on the kingside, however, his pieces can develop freely and White is unable to stop Black's freeing d5 break. [10 Be2!?] ...Be7] [Main Lines] Leko vs Morozevich, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2, [6. ...h5!?] Anand vs V Akopian, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0, B. ...e6] [N Sac on b5] [11.Ndxb5!?] Z Almasi vs F Berkes, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0, [6. ...Be7] Shirov vs Kasparov, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2, A2. Nisipeanu vs Areshchenko, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 72 moves, 1-0, A. g4!?] This is called the English Attack, because it was popularised by English grandmasters Murray Chandler, John Nunn and Nigel Short in the 1980s. f4!?] The English Attack is a popular way to accomplish this. Ponomariov vs Grischuk, 2006 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 1-0, B [6. Sadvakasov vs Sutovsky, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1, C [6 ...Ng4] Leko vs Kasparov, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2, B [6. g4!?] ...Nbd7] [Exchange Sac on c3] 18...Rxc3?! ...e6] [7. ...Be7] Estudia la Apertura Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack con herramientas y análisis gratuitos. Shirov has twice preferred 10 0-0-0 b4 11 Nce2, but after 11...h5! D Liu vs Ponomariov, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 67 moves, 0-1, A2 [8. Black advances on the kingside! Nd5!? g4!?] ...e6] [Risky pawn-grab] 16 Qxb4!? Na5!] ...e6] [N Sac on b5] [11.Ndxb5! ...e6] [7. ...Ng4 (Line C above). [14 Bxb5!?] ...e6] [7. Nbd7] [18. Svidler vs Gelfand, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0, A1. Please feel free to share any of your thoughts with me, whatever they are, suggestions, criticisms (just the polite ones, please), etc. ...Be7] ?N] ...e6 in the mainline is often reached by a Scheveningen move order. Be3. Na5!] Nc3 a6 6. Vachier Lagrave doesn't always uphold the 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Nc6 variation, and at the World Junior he preferred the more solid 7...Qc7, which was, of course, advocated by Emms and then by Arizmendi and Moreno in their respective repertoire works. Anand vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2, A1 [8. Anand vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 32 moves, 1-0, [6. Be6 8 f3 bad FEN: rn1qkb1r/1p3ppp/p2pbn2/4p3/4P3/1NN1BP2/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R a4!?] Z Almasi vs C Lutz, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0, B [6. Drop me a line at the Open Sicilians Forum, or subscribers can write directly to richard@chesspublishing.com. [8. only leads White into trouble, but even after Short's calmer 11 Qd3 Black may well be able to equalize. ...Nbd7 - Nb6] [13. Grischuk vs Topalov, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2, A3 [8. Previous Updates S Azarov vs R S Jones, 2003(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0, [6. ...Nbd7 - Nb6] [13. ...e6] [Offbeat Ideas] 8. ...Nbd7 - Nb6] [13. English Attack E Schiller vs G Kahane, 1997 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0. Leko vs F Vallejo Pons, 2003 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 1-0, [Taimanov] Rxc3!? The English Attack is a universal weapon for White against the Sicilian Defense, inviting for a nail-biting & double-edged battle ð. Qe2!?] ...e6] [7. Stefansson vs J Rowson, 2003(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2, [6. Motylev vs Grischuk, 2004 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 0-1, B. ...e6] [9. ...Nbd7] Short vs Movsesian, 2004 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 36 moves, 0-1, [Taimanov] [11...Be7] [13. Svidler vs Ponomariov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2, C [6 ...Ng4] [Positional Approaches] Z Almasi vs Anand, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2, A2 [8. ...Nbd7] ...Nbd7] J Becerra Rivero vs I Novikov, 2004 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 47 moves, 0-1, B. The English Attack is a relatively new system and as such there is less theory to learn than, say, the 6.Bg5 Najdorf. g4!?] Kramnik vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0, A2 [8. Deep Junior vs Fritz, 2004 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2, [Main Lines] 17. Bologan vs M Freitag, 2004(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0, A3 [8. Najdorf Variation. Qc1! Feedback, Download PGN of November '09 Open Sicilian games. [6. g4!?] Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2005 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 48 moves, 1-0, [6. Study the Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack, 6...e5 Opening with free tools and analysis. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the Opening Explorer ...e6] [Play in the Centre] 11...d5!? L Kritz vs J Sprenger, 2006(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0, [Main Line] [8 ...Nbd7] [9. Naiditsch vs O Cvitan, 2006(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2, [6. ...h5] !N] One reason for this may be that Black has discovered that 7...Qc7 8 a4 Be7 9 Be2!? Want to terrify opponents and delight spectators with super-aggressive chess like Garry Kasparov? I'm playing black on April 15th. I Cheparinov vs Lagno, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0, [Main Line] [8. Donât let the innocent-looking move Be3 fool you â white has violent intentions! (NIC76) ?N] J F Cubas vs D Valerga, 2005(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2, [6. 6. f3 is often played to prevent 6. [Perenyi Attack] English GM Daniel Gormally might help you. g4!?] Anand vs Topalov, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 59 moves, 1-0, [6. ...e6] [12 b3] [14...Nxf3!? ...h5; A4: 8. This is a blitz chess game I played as white with time control 3|2. Kasimdzhanov vs Anand, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 63 moves, 1-0, [Main Lines] [11. Rated Medium. A collection of recent games illustrating ideas in the English Attack (ECO B90)- a system in the Najdorf / Scheveningen Sicilian characterised by White developing his dark-squared Bishop to e3. The position after 6. [8. ...Nbd7] [Exchange sac on c3] [14. Svidler vs Morozevich, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0, Harikrishna vs Karjakin, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2, A2 [8. I quit playing e4 a long time ago when I ⦠Radjabov employed it again in Novi Sad, and comfortably equalized with the fairly rare sideline 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e5 5 Nb5 d6 6 N1c3 a6 7 Na3 Be7!? [6. ...a6. Anand vs Topalov, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2, B. 11 Bxd4 Nc6, but retreating the knight with 9 Nf3 or 9 Nb3 allows Black decent-enough counterplay with a quick ...Na5-c4. (9 a5 remains a common alternative) 9...0-0 10 0-0 b6 isn't as bad for him as theory had thought: In Bologan - Naiditsch the aggressive 11 a5!? Najdorf Sidelines and Variations. Shirov vs S Chanda, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2, A1 [8. 8. ...e6] [White delays castling] 8. f4; 9. Najdorf. Study the Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack Opening with free tools and analysis. ...b5] [8. English Attack (B90) 0-1 Black puts 6 pieces Qside H Zieher vs H Huenerkopf, 1982 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1. ...b4!?] ?N] [Mainline] [8. M Paragua vs A Udeshi, 2012 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0. ...e6] [N Sac on b5] [11.Ndb5! Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1, A2 [8. f4!?] ...a5!?] Shabalov vs I Novikov, 2005 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 61 moves, 1-0, [6. An overview for the english attack when black responds 6...Ng4 to 6. [Perenyi Attack] a number of games which I label 6. GM Caruana tried to play the whole board but overextending allowed black to fight back with some tough defence. Nakamura vs C Bauer, 2005 (B56) Sicilian, 78 moves, 1-0, A2. Svidler vs Sutovsky, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0, A2. Nf3!? Check out how to play this popular variation of the Sicilian Najdorf! g4!?] October '20 Update ...e6] [Main Lines] Svidler vs Ponomariov, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0, B [6. In the notes to that game we also examine developments after 9 Qe2, while 9 Re1 is the subject of Tiviakov - Balogh. ...Nc6; A6...d5?!). ...b5] [Tranposition to Main Line] Open Sicilians Homepage f4!?] Be3. My opponent is roughly 1800 USCF and will play the English Attack vs my Najdorf. Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1, Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0, Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1, [Taimanov] [11 ...O-O!?] (NIC76) [6. [6. Bd3!!? 12 Ng3 h4 13 Nh5 Nd7 14 g4 Bb7 Black appears to be fine, as we'll see in . ...Nbd7] [16. ...e6] ...e6] [Knight Sac on b5] [17 Ndb5!?] ...e6] [8. Game 1-6.Be3 e5 Najdorf Center GM Nakamura added a wrinkle to the fast growing body theory in the 8..h5 anti-English Attack plan. [9. Nxd4 Nf6 5. d5!? ...e6] [N Sac on b5] [11.Ndxb5!?] Na6?! J Geller vs V V Gagarin, 2012 Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2000 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0, C [6 ...Ng4] [10. h3] So the longest chapters are those dealing with 6 Be3/f3 (the English Attack), 6 Bg5, which is no longer considered the main line, and Fischer's 6 Bc4, which still retains its popularity. Chess Database Usage. Qc7!? ...Qb6!? Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2000 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0, [Offbeat Ideas] [Nisipeanu's 7. White castled queenside and launches pawns at the White king, but that's not the only strategy you need to know. Sicilian Defense Najdorf: English Attack. V Akopian vs Kramnik, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0, C [6 ...Ng4] [Piece Sac on b5] 13. ...Nbd7] ...e6] [Pawn Gambit on b4!?] M Perez Candelario vs Karjakin, 2005(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 73 moves, 1-0, [Taimanov] White too slow ...b5] Falcon vs Shredder, 2004 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2, [6. About the Authors Grischuk vs Kasparov, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2, C [6 ...Ng4] Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This game features one of the sharpest lines in the Najdorf/English Attack. Sutovsky vs F Amonatov, 2005(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0, B. Motylev vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1, [Main Lines] Leko vs Karjakin, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2, A1 [8. ...e6 are, in fact, transpositions - the move actually played will often have been 6. There are tons of variations in the Sicilian Najdorf, but below are some of my favorites I will be diving further into in future articles. Be2!?] ...Bxa4! [6. P Almagro Llamas vs Anand, 2001(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 0-1, B [6. [13...Rc8N] (NIC76) Notes on transpositions:- Na5!] Svidler vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2, [Main Line] [8. Anand vs Ponomariov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 1-0, [Main Lines] [Exchange Sac on a2] 18...Rxa2!? ...e6] [7. Here are the two recent examples. Indeed, after 6...a6 7 Be3 Nge7! It has always been a fascinating and a favourite opening for most of the top Grandmasters. g4!?] Hydra vs Shredder, 2004 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0, [6. Rh2!?] [Perenyi Attack] Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0, A1 [8. Anand vs Gelfand, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0, [Main Line] [8. The good news for Black is that it remains less scary than the Keres proper. Nde2!?] Nde2!?] ...e6] [8. a5!? Often, 6. f3 just transposes to the lines with 6. ?N] ?N] Ni Hua vs E Karavade, 2012 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0. The sharper 7 Nb3 was preferred in Leko - Ivanchuk in which Black decided to test a rather forgotten variation: 7...Be7 8 f3 Be6 9 Qd2 0-0 10 0-0-0 Qc7 11 g4 Rc8 12 Qf2 Nbd7 13 Kb1 b5 14 g5 Nh5: Evidently Leko was caught off guard for his 15 Nd5 allowed Black easy equality. D Dochev vs V Petkov, 2005(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 0-1, [Main Lines] [10. a4] [13. ...e6] [Exchange Sac on c3] 13...Rxc3! : Black should be OK if White goes after d6 with 8 Nc4 Nf6 9 Bg5, but that is certainly more challenging than the 8 Nd5 Nf6 9 Be3 of Socko - Radjabov. Leko vs Svidler, 2003 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 60 moves, 0-1, [6. Adams vs Svidler, 2005 (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2, [7 Nf3] [Offbeat Ideas] [8 a4] [11. December '20 Update Sicilian Najdorf (English Attack 6... Ng4) - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. ...d5!?] Playable eBooks ...Be7] ...Be7] [Offbeat Ideas] [11 a4! The variation 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be3 e5 7 Nf3 retains its plus-equals-loving adherents, but is much less popular than it was two or three years ago. ...b5] [6. Shirov vs Wojtaszek, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1, Rybka vs Shredder, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0, Leko vs Gelfand, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0, Shirov vs Van Wely, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1, Karjakin vs Anand, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 0-1, Svidler vs Topalov, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0, Svidler vs Karjakin, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1, Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2, Leko vs Anand, 2008 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 0-1, Leko vs Topalov, 2008 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1, Morozevich vs Ponomariov, 2008 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1, I Cheparinov vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1-0, Svidler vs Van Wely, 2008 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2, 19 Nf5!N Anand vs Kasparov, 2002 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2, [6. Karjakin vs E Alekseev, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0, Copyright 2001-2021, Chessgames Services LLC, Clone this game collection (copy it to your account). a3! Karjakin vs Anand, 2003 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2, B. Adams vs Topalov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2, [6. Ndxb5!? ...Rxc3?!] Shirov vs Kiril D Georgiev, 2002(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 1-0, C [6 ...Ng4] [15. f4] Amsterdam Variation Judit Polgar vs Kasparov, 1996 (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 90 moves, 0-1. ...b5!?] Svidler vs Gelfand, 2005(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0, B. And are you looking for an effective weapon against the Sicilian? A Volokitin vs Pelletier, 2005 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 1-0, [Offbeat Ideas] [Nisipeanu's 7. Karjakin vs L Dominguez, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 1-0, A2. Timman vs J Smeets, 2006 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 22 moves, 1-0, [6. Nd5!? 8 f4 b5 Black should be OK: In Bacrot - Navara 9 Qd2 allows Black to equalize with 9...Bb7 10 0-0-0 Nxd4! ...e6] [7. English Attack Be3 e5 Topalov vs de Firmian, 1995 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0. That's all for now. Topalov vs Judit Polgar, 2005 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2, [Taimanov] [Allowing exchange on c3] [11. J Geller vs V Gagarin, 2012 [8. Na4] [14. 6. The English Attack rather dominates this month, as we pay attention to its two forms: the traditional anti-Najdorf weapon and the fresher but no less exciting version against the Taimanov. Morozevich vs Judit Polgar, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2, C. [6 ...Ng4] [15 Ne3! g4!?] ?N] (NIC76) ...e6] [Offbeat Ideas] [10. Motylev vs Efimenko, 2005(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0, A1 [8. ...e6] [7. More About Izhevsk RUS Izhevsk is the Administrative Center of Republic of Udmurtia, Russia. ...Nbd7 - Nb6] [13. (NIC76) ...e6] [Exchange Sac on c3] 15...Rxc3!? Karjakin vs Ponomariov, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2, A2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. The English Attack is one of the most popular ways to take on the Najdorf and many other Sicilian variations. g4?! On his first ChessBase DVD Gormally teaches how to play against the Sicilian and entertains by showing ="[Post:view_link]">famous and exciting games. I never have any problems playing Sicilian as Black, and I've upset a lot of high rated players with Sicilian. [6. Anand vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0, A2 [8. Najdorf variation Sicilian defence 34 Master games 16 Opening 16 Advanced 15 King's pawn (e4) 10 Fischer, bobby 8 Kasparov, garry 7 Anand, viswanathan 4 Carlsen, magnus 2 Strategy 2 Linares 2 Featured in "my 60 memorable games" 2 Chess olympiad 2 World chess championship 1 Traps 1 Middlegame 1 2013 1 Game analysis 1 Nakamura, hikaru 1 Tal, mikhail 1 Ivanchuk, vassily 1 Sacrifice ⦠Devastating quiet move M Paragua vs A Udeshi, 2012 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0. S Kriventsov vs Joel Benjamin, 2004(B56) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1, [Main Lines] [8. ?N] Black should study the English Attack 6.Be3 (instead of Be2) followed by f3, g4, Qd2 and 0-0-0. Morozevich vs A Volokitin, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 85 moves, 1-0, A2 [8. Topalov vs Zhong Zhang, 2001 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0, A3 [8. jrobichess Opening Sicilian defence Najdorf variation English attack. f4!? Svidler vs Judit Polgar, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 59 moves, 1-0, C [6. ...e6] [8. GM King analyzes Bc1!N] Topalov vs Leko, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1, A1 [8. [Perenyi Attack] ...e6] [7. ...e6][Offbeat Ideas] [10. [6. Topalov vs Anand, 2004 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 1-0, B [6. B90 - Sicilian, Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack: 1. e4 c5 2. Qsac] (NIC76) Nisipeanu vs Gelfand, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0, Offbeat Ideas [Nisipeanu's 7. I suspect that the rook move is White's best try for an advantage, although currently Black is in quite good health in this variation. Adams vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0, C [6 ...Ng4] The opening was the Sicilian Defense, English Attack. Shirov - Papaioannou. when Black was certainly fortunate to survive in Dgebuadze - Movsesian. a5!? ...e6] [6. Adams Attack; English Attack; Main line Bg5; Fischer Sozin Attack; Classical opocensky Variation; OâKelly Variation; Polugaevsky Variation ...Nbd7] c4! Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0, B. The Sicilian is one of black's strongest defensive lines to the King's Pawn opening from white. Carlsen vs A Adly, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 68 moves, 0-1, B. White's idea is to play f3, Qd2, g4 and 0 ⦠[8. ...e6] [7. This opening remains very much in the shadow of the Sveshnikov, and yet continues to look in decent health. Qg3!] g4!?] [6. Na5!?] English Attack (B90) 1-0 Spearhead L Christiansen vs Reshevsky, 1977 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0. Leko vs Kasparov, 1999 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2, A2 [8. ...Nbd7 - Nb6] [13. Karjakin vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1, A2 [8. Qe2!? Against the Najdorf Sicilian, white often wants to âstrike while the iron is hotâ and seek to attack before black catches up in development. Jonathan Schrantz teaches how to play the "Cadillac" of openings, the Sicilian Najdorf. After 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 7 Bd3 Nf6 8 0-0 Black has a few options, including the ambitious 8...h5!? 9 h3 Bd6?! I've also devoted some attention to the 6 g3 Najdorf against which Black has been struggling a little of late, before touching finally on some high-level developments in the Kalashnikov. Be3, but Black can try to take advantage of the move order with 6. Open Sicilians Forum Rhe1!? Nde2!?) Bologan vs Gelfand, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2, A. The Chess Tempo Chess Database provides over two million searchable chess games. ...Rxc3!?] Timman vs Portisch, 1987 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0, [6. Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1, [6. Adams vs Zhong Zhang, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0, [Main Lines] 13 Qe1!? Kb1N] Nowadays, White players almost universally respond with the move: 7. f4. ...e6] A Sokolov vs C Marzolo, 2005(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 60 moves, 1-0, C [6 ...Ng4] ...b4!?] ...e5]; [8. [Perenyi Attack Refused] Na5!] Nb3 (7. Najdorf, English Attack Compiled by AdrianP A collection of recent games illustrating ideas in the English Attack (ECO B90)- a system in the Najdorf / Scheveningen Sicilian characterised by White developing his dark-squared Bishop to e3. Na5! a4!?] Even the legendary Kasparov used it regularly with huge success and contributed a lot in the development of this opening theory. Adams vs Topalov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0, [6. Sic Najdorf. Anand vs Svidler, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 1-0, A1 [8. Grischuk vs Dvoirys, 2002 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 23 moves, 1-0, B. Nisipeanu vs Topalov, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2, Motylev vs R Nechepurenko, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0, Z Almasi vs F Berkes, 2006(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2, [Offbeat Ideas] 8. a4?! Ndxb5!? ...e6] [7. ...Be7; A3: 8. [10. ...e6] [Pawn Gambit on b4] 10 a5!? Svidler vs Topalov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1, C [6 ...Ng4] [Exchange sac on c3] [19. a4!?] Black might prefer 5...d6 when 6 g4 is the so-called Pseudo-Keres Attack. E Najer vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0, [Main Line] [8. Svidler vs Gelfand, 2000 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 29 moves, 1-0, [6. Ni Hua vs E Karavade, 2012 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0. Be3 introduces a very popular line called the English attack. Black chooses the continuation 8...h6, where, as Finnish IM Tapani Sammaluvo puts it, Black burns his boats behind him. S Nikolov vs V Petkov, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1, A1 [8. ...h5!?] ...Nb6!?] [Perenyi Attack] g4!?] Ndxb5 ...e6] [Pawn Gambit on b4] 11. Motylev vs D Obolenskikh, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0, [Main Lines] ...Be7] [Q sac for R and N] Black continues to face problems after 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 Nc3 b5 6 Bd3 Qb6 7 Nf3!, but 6...Bb7 7 0-0 Nc6 8 Nxc6 Bxc6 is a decent alternative: The fairly rare 9 Bf4 causes problems in Adhiban - Vachier Lagrave, but only because Black hurries to place his bishop on c5 without delay. ...h5!?] [6. ...e6] [Piece Sac on b5] 11. [6. I.e. Ni Hua vs M Dzhumaev, 2012 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 1-0. Although the battle can be extremely sharp, more often than not, playing by general principles should be enough for a reasonable level of success. [8. (NIC76) November '20 Update If White likes to play it quietly he can play 6.Be2 (instead of 6.Bg5) the game will be more positional then and Black can branch out with 6â¦e6 to the Scheveningen Variation or stay in the Najdorf playing 6â¦e5. ...Be7] [Main Lines] [Perenyi Attack] [13 Bxd4!N] S Thavandiran vs S Bercys, 2005(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0, B. ...Be7] [Offbeat Ideas] 9. The variation 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be3 e5 7 Nf3 retains its plus-equals-loving adherents, but is much less popular than it was two or three years ago. [6. Leko vs Anand, 2008 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 28 moves, 1-0, [6. ð±ð» Get âThe Sicilian Najdorf - The English Attackâ and 311 other lessons in Magnus Trainer now! TWIC 971 The English Attack against the Najdorf continues to be popular. Vachier-Lagrave vs V Gashimov, 2006(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2, Svidler vs Grischuk, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 0-1, [10. 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