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Poisoned pawn variant - Najdorf Since I don't play the Najdorf, I don't really know the status of the line. But I noticed it was played several times. Were these games not of interest to anyone in this section? E.g. Berg vs Vachier-... Started 02/03/12 at 12:24:14 by fling	0	1621	02/03/12 at 12:24:13 By: fling
Winning with the Najdorf Sicilian Winning with the Najdorf Sicilian An Uncompromising Repertoire for Black by Zaven Andriasyan Noticed it is now available through NIC. Anyone have this yet. is the ...a5 line the new t... Started 05/21/13 at 23:53:47 by Michael Wilde « Pages 1 2 all »	21	22868	05/08/14 at 23:59:22 By: 986
A Move I can't find in the Gothenburg For those that don't know.. the Gothenburg runs 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 h6 9 Bh4 g5 10 fxg5 and then the normal move is ...Nfd7. What is wrong with the s... Started 06/05/05 at 23:29:51 by Andrew Voss (Guest)	7	3718	10/05/05 at 23:41:28 By: woofwoof
SICILIAN SOZIN I know that Ivanchuk won a nice game with White ( see the update April 2008) in this variation, but Black’'s play can be improved at some stage, of course. But what about the simplier 8.., h6?<b... Started 10/09/08 at 16:07:14 by Templare2	1	2147	06/09/09 at 19:46:17 By: Novosibirsk
English Attack 6..e5 line without f3 I'm an 1.e4 player and i play the normal english attack against najdorf/scheveningen/Taimanov with very good results.Now i have a question regarding the 6...e5 variation after 6.Be3.The line goes 1.e4... Started 07/03/05 at 09:41:37 by armtwister	2	1741	07/04/05 at 03:05:26 By: alumbrado
Creative Najdorf A quick scan reveals no post about this forthcoming book: http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/books/Play_the_Sicilian_Najdorf%3AA_creative_... It will be a long wait but could well be ... Started 09/10/09 at 07:29:02 by tafl	6	3448	09/13/09 at 15:12:52 By: najdorfslayer
Najdorf, English Attack Hi, I recently played a game with the white pieces in the English Attack where my opponent refused to castle and I found myself soon in a rather unpleasant position since I didn't really know ho... Started 03/02/05 at 16:37:15 by Nausikaa	0	1573	03/02/05 at 16:37:14 By: Nausikaa
Leitao's Najdorf DVD Just came across this when browsing: https://www.ichess.net/shop/crushing-white-with-the-sicilian-najdorf/ Leitao is a decent strength GM. Anyone seen it at all? Lines covered? (not too much... Started 11/23/15 at 06:13:14 by Bibs	7	7380	09/29/16 at 03:21:57 By: AntonioAg
Najdorf 6.Bg5 e5 What do you think about the move 6...e5 in the 6.Bg5 Najdorf ? It´s almost never played. Is it really that bad? Started 08/28/08 at 16:11:45 by Elmika « Pages 1 2 3 all »	36	28451	06/25/14 at 20:10:08 By: 986
forced draw in poisoned pawn? I know there are several ways white can force draws in the poisoned pawn of the nadjorf, but I do not know all of them. If you do can you please post them, or recommend famous games which show this? T... Started 03/08/04 at 12:55:59 by KingDan	2	2896	03/15/04 at 15:50:18 By: KingDan
Karjakin-Kramnik Dortmund 6.Be3 Hi! I´am new here. I saw a great game today in the Dortmund tournament between the great young talent Karjakin and the actual champion Kramnik. Kramnik is now playing the Najdorf and it seems tha... Started 07/25/04 at 17:44:40 by Mortal Games	0	2239	07/25/04 at 17:44:39 By: Mortal Games
New Poisoned Pawn Sicilian = Here is a quick draw in the Sicilian: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Nbd7 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Nb3 Qa3 10.e5 Ng4 11.Nb1 Qa4 12.Nc3 Qa3 13.Nb1= Started 01/09/14 at 15:57:08 by sloughter	3	4280	01/12/14 at 00:27:40 By: ghenghisclown
any book on Najdorf Polugavsky variation? does any Najdorf book cover this variation from black's perspective ? Started 01/11/12 at 18:21:05 by raja	11	10335	01/15/12 at 10:19:35 By: raja
Poisoned Pawn Hi Everyone, In the poisoned Pawn what about 8...Nc6? SO moves are 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Nc6!? thanks, Zatara Started 10/07/08 at 04:54:43 by Zatara	5	2874	10/09/08 at 09:34:05 By: MartinC
Good line against the 6.Bg5 Najdorf? Hello, I recently started playing the Sicilian Najdof, and I was wondering if someone could recommend a good line against 6.Bg5? I'd like to learn a dynamic line, but one without as much theory ... Started 03/28/03 at 21:33:32 by Rochnowski	5	4615	07/15/03 at 09:00:25 By: Fernando Semprun
B90 English Attack OPinion Question After: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.g4 b5 10.g5 b4 11.Ne2 Nh5 12.Qd2 a5 13.Ng3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 a4 15.Nc1 Qa5 16.f4 g6 17.Nd3 Bg7 18.a3 bxa3 19.Qxa5 Rxa5 2... Started 08/09/05 at 02:01:39 by AmericanSherlock (Guest)	0	1256	08/09/05 at 02:01:38 By: AmericanSherlock (Guest)
Interesting idea in the Goteborg Variation The Goteborg 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 is often said to be refuted, I believe (nowadays) mainly due to 10. fxg5 Sfd7 11. Qh... Started 01/22/21 at 10:12:04 by Hale-Bopp	2	2323	01/22/21 at 14:18:09 By: Confused_by_Theory
Najdorf Variation: 6 Be3 e5 7 Nb3 Ng4? What's wrong with 7 ... Ng4 in the following line: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Ng4? I'd appreciate any insights. Thank you all. Started 08/03/06 at 04:25:57 by chessic	3	2415	08/04/06 at 14:42:11 By: blueguitar322
Najdorf partner Vs 1.d4 I play the KID and the Semi-Slav as a buck up opening. Against 1.e4 I play the Najdorf and I'd like to find a buck up line that shares its dynamism. I've been thinking in the French a la Simo... Started 08/27/11 at 08:29:56 by gramsci	5	4382	11/01/11 at 22:25:38 By: fling
Bc4 najdorf with Qf3 and e5!? 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.e5 Bb7 11.exd6 Bxd6 12.Qe3 Since 12...Bc5 is in my opinion pretty much refuted in view of chucky's 13.0-0-0... Started 04/09/09 at 14:15:10 by Zatox	9	5939	10/12/09 at 08:37:17 By: chk

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