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Adams Attack-Sicilian Najdorf
I am looking for material in the Adams Attack, Sicilian Najdorf, as played in the Match Fischer vs. Najdorf, Varna 1962:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008414
Is there any boo...

Started 01/25/10 at 09:42:02 by nobibla
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By: Paddy
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Which book for a new player to the Najdorf ?
Modernised Najdorf ? Everyman's book by the Doknjas's ? The Najdorf in Black and White ? Starting Out The Najdorf ?
My friend, rated 2100 ELO has asked me which book has the best reviews for some...

Started 12/06/18 at 18:10:14 by Laramonet
6 6337 Last Post 12/08/18 at 16:38:39
By: LeeRoth
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6 Bd3 against the Najdorf
It's not something I've ever considered playing or indeed seen any serious theoretical discussion. There however are a number of games that have been played in it and it can transpose to or perhaps fr...

Started 11/11/15 at 00:43:03 by RdC
6 6514 Last Post 06/09/19 at 09:14:17
By: gsgs
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Najdorf: 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qa5!?
Hello all,
I was wondering why I can't seem to find any theory about the following variation:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qa5!?
I've been playing this f...

Started 09/29/09 at 13:19:20 by Joris Pelemans
12 5870 Last Post 04/01/10 at 09:34:10
By: chk
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Gelfand Variation Queen Sacrifice: 6. Bg5 Najdorf
In the line 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nd5 Qxd4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bxb5 Qc5 15. b4 Qxb5 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17...

Started 05/17/12 at 20:40:32 by Gilchrist is a legend
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By: Gilchrist is a legend
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A new old move
Ok so a little while back I thought and wrote about looking at old Najdorf Positions( I was inspired by the thread on Topalovs counter attack); The ones that were frowned upon by theory. So I plugged ...

Started 10/09/05 at 18:04:27 by basqueknight (Ex Member)
10 4771 Last Post 10/13/05 at 23:15:21
By: basqueknight - Ex Member
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English Attack - the Topalov counter-attack
While trying to do a bit of chess preparation for once in a blue moon I looked at the current state of the English attack for White.
It seems to me that critical now is a new move-order introduce...

Started 07/14/05 at 08:24:43 by Keano
12 5156 Last Post 10/07/05 at 18:24:45
By: basqueknight - Ex Member
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Najdorf books/repertoire
Hi guys,
I (Elo 2300) am thinking about playing the Najdorf in the future and want to study it beginning in spring next year.
My repertoire was Sicilian Sveshnikov -> Scandinavian 3...Qa5 ->...

Started 11/23/11 at 18:36:22 by PatzerKing
7 11648 Last Post 11/24/11 at 21:03:08
By: Gilchrist is a legend
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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
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Switching to the Najdorf
I am thinking about switching to the Najdorf variation of the sicilian defense and was wondering what some good resources on this opening would be.  I already have Fritz 8 and all of the games of Bobb...

Started 08/29/11 at 15:41:16 by walkingterrapin
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By: vallescure
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Current status of 7..Nc6 against 6. Bg5
In your opinion, is still viable the line 7.., Nc6 suggested in the Tony Kosten's book "Easy Guide to the Najdorf"?
Tnx

Started 03/31/13 at 23:54:29 by Templare2
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By: FM Dikkie
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Polugaevsky Najdorf
I am not satisfied with the way how Palliser interprets  the Polugaevsky in his Naidorf book here on site. He has just given some ten lines to it and rates the variation in White's favour. However, ev...

Started 12/17/08 at 11:20:12 by The French Fan
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By: MatrixX
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Najdorf Be2, e5, Kh1, b6-b5
Hello,
I have been researching the following position arising in the Najdorf Be2-e5 after:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 b6 10. B...

Started 05/08/10 at 01:07:49 by Dave90
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By: Dave90
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Svider-Topalov Game
In the game FIDE Wch game played today between Svidler and Topalov which began
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 ...

Started 10/03/05 at 14:46:05 by OstapBender
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By: Willempie
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English Attack vs. the Najdorf
The last book I saw from the white perspective covering the English Attack is Dismantling the Sicilian by Jesus de la Villa, 2009. Does anyone know of anything newer?
I have been playing 6f3 with...

Started 01/17/22 at 23:20:07 by FreeRepublic
4 3335 Last Post 01/20/22 at 11:30:31
By: bragesjo
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Najdorf Lifetime Repertoire Giri out on Chessable
Against 6.Bg5, it's 10.g4 h6.
Against 6.Be3, it's the h5 line (as in Vigorito's).
Against 2. Nc3, it's 2..d6.
The rest of the lines seem to be mainline stuff. I've had good experiences ...

Started 12/22/20 at 12:05:14 by legion
14 7292 Last Post 01/16/21 at 01:12:17
By: Bibs
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Najdorf English attack improvement?
Yesterday this very neat game was played at the dutch open. Black is some unknown Belgian who has shown some neat attacking in this tournament. Here an innovation in the Najdorf:
[Event "Open NK"...

Started 08/03/07 at 09:32:34 by Willempie
2 2241 Last Post 08/04/07 at 14:13:07
By: Willempie
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New E Book on the Old Main Line Najdorf
http://www.stefanotatai.com/
The IM Stefano Tatai wrote an e-book about the 6. Bg5 line against the Najdorf.
From his site: It is with pleasure to announce that I am finally at the end of my...

Started 04/28/13 at 09:36:19 by Templare2
3 4548 Last Post 01/02/14 at 17:13:12
By: chandrashekharkoravi
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The New English Attack
Here's an interesting try for an advantage against the Najdorf:
6. Be3 e5 7. Nde2!? I've just found it by accident in the Shredder database. It scores >67% from 23 games with players of >2500 ELO...

Started 05/14/07 at 22:31:50 by exigentsky
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By: chesscheese
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6. Bg5 Najdorf for Black vs. Low Rated Players
I was looking at some games by some top players (Ding Liren, Wojtaszek) and they played the Najdorf against low-rated players. The opponents played something harmless I think but what would they do on...

Started 05/25/16 at 05:06:43 by NegiRefutes (Ex Member)
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