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Najdorf
Najdorf Defence [B90-B99] (Moderator: proustiskeen)
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Santos' White Repertoire against the Sicilian ?
Hi,
GM Santos has done a White repertoire based on the Open Sicilian. It consists of two chessable-courses and it looks like the courses are manageable even for busy ( or lazy ![]() Started 01/28/23 at 10:57:54 by emary « Pages 1 2 all » |
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Najdorf 9. ... O-O
1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O O-O recently came up in a game.
Are there any tactical reasons why O-O is almost never seen? I know it's defi... Started 12/13/03 at 16:04:00 by nexirae |
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How to Study Najdorf?
I just bought John Emms's Play the Najdorf:Schevennigen style. I am curious as to a good way to learn this opening. I want to seriously learn the ins and outs of these variations. I have had problems...
Started 12/18/09 at 03:40:40 by Reverse |
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New Najdorf book
Hi,
I 've heard Kevin Spraggett is currently writing a book on the Najdorf. Any ideas when it will be released? Started 11/12/08 at 10:23:06 by jejega |
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Najdorf
In the Poison Pawn variation of the Najdorf after 9.Rb1 Qa3 what plans should white have? Who is said to be better? Even if you just read this please respond in some way. Thanks so much for everyon...
Started 07/03/03 at 17:58:23 by Ilikethedragon |
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"New" way of combating the English Attack
I have Winning with the Najdorf by Danny King and was wondering if his recommendations still is viable. It goes 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6! 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 O-O 9.Qd2 Be6 10...
Started 09/18/03 at 20:53:26 by Najdorf Player (Guest) |
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AM
Okey...please let me know what you think about this line:
Lg5 e6 f4 Qb6 Qd2 Db2 Rb1 Qa3 f5 b5!? (my point is that black does not take on e6 (after fe6) with pawn but with... Started 05/12/05 at 08:25:14 by Poisoned Pawn (Najdorf) (Guest) |
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Good najdorf books
Does anyone know some good najdorf books? I only heard about "the sharpest sicilian".
Started 03/09/09 at 16:58:44 by Zatox |
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The Verbeterde List
In the Wikipedia article for the Sicilian Najdorf under The Classic Main Line (6. Bg5) it mentions "The Verbeterde List" (6. Bg5 Nbd7) and mentions a Lody Kuling who played it. Do any of you know any...
Started 03/14/11 at 22:31:38 by Kopperhed |
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A neglected line
I wonder about a line that seems to me uhjustly neglected :
In Najdorf , after 6 Bg5 e6 , almost everybody plays 7 f4 , what allows Poisoned Pawn In the past , one played 7 Qf3 , but it bloc... Started 08/21/07 at 14:12:13 by photophore |
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New Najdorf-Repertoire by Blohberger
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01 Intro, Motivation & Spielidee 11:32 Abweichungen im 2. Zug 02 Aufbauten mit c4 05:10 03 Wing-Gambit (Flügelgambit) 07:49 04 2.b3 ... Blohberger recomments e6- and g6-Set-ups. Against 6.Bg5 -> 6...Nbd7 Started 08/27/21 at 15:51:21 by alyechin |
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6.Bg5 in Najdorf
Hi AlL.
What do people recommend vs 6.Bg5 as Black in the Najdorf? Thanks. Zatara Started 03/07/08 at 04:57:01 by Zatara |
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English attack with 8.f4 insted of 8.f3
I;d like to know your thoughts on the english attack like with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6(Be7) 8.f4!!..with Qe2 0-0-0 and h3,g4...please let me know what you thin...
Started 07/29/04 at 09:08:53 by Sumit Balan (Guest) |
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Poll:
Tackling the Najdorf: 6th Move Preference
Tackling the Najdorf: 6th Move Preference
I play 6.Bg5 for the resulting razer-sharp positions. What about you? Started 05/06/06 at 06:29:44 by Sterling(Guest) (Guest) |
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6 Bg5 e6 Najdorf Query
Hi, Everyone
I'm trying to understand the position arising from 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 h6 11 Bh4 g5 12 fxg5 Ne5 13 Qe... Started 01/15/07 at 15:48:52 by chessic |
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Poisoned Pawn with 10. e5 h6
So, I'm struggling to find ideas for white that don't seem drawish after the usual 1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc5 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3
and 10. e5 h6 11.... Started 06/07/10 at 09:40:39 by Skyrolla |
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Theory behind white's Be3, Be2 in najdrof.
Hi friends,
I dont have any idea about the ideas behind white's Be3 and Be2 moves. Can someone please share their chess knowledge. Started 05/05/06 at 14:36:04 by sikander |
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Najdorf 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 h5 !?
What do u think of this move ?
It seems natural to me to prevent g4 and maybe king is more happy in the center. Why there are so few games with this move ? What are the immediate and long-te... Started 11/24/06 at 14:03:10 by kerrighan |
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Najdorf 6.Be3 Ng4
I was wondering if the Nadjorf with 6. Be3 Ng4 has gone out of style or what? I have found a line that I run into trouble with and I wonder if it is because of that. Unfrotunately, I don't have update...
Started 03/08/05 at 15:27:31 by avoss (Guest) |
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Poll:
6...e5 or 6...e6 in Najdorf?
I was interested to see which system people prefer to play as Black in the Najdorf, 6...e5 or 6...e6. Obviously this does not pertain to lines where 6...e6 is a necessity, such as 6. Bc4 or 6. Bg5.
Started 07/08/11 at 22:03:47 by Gilchrist is a legend |
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