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Question: Which defence vs 1d4 fits better with the Najdorf?

King's Indian

10 (33.3%)

Semi-Slav

6 (20.0%)

Pure Slav

0 (0.0%)

a6 Slav

0 (0.0%)

Queen's Gambit Accepted

1 (3.3%)

Queen's Gambit Declined

0 (0.0%)

Benoni

4 (13.3%)

Nimzo-Indian complex

2 (6.7%)

Benko Gambit

0 (0.0%)

Grunfeld

5 (16.7%)

Dutch

2 (6.7%)

Total votes: 30

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Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Which defence vs 1.d4 fits better with the Najdorf Reply #6 - 11/10/10 at 14:35:32	Post Tools	Print Post
	I took five minutes and did a quick survey of some of the top Najdorf players to see what they tended to play in the last 5 years against other +2500 rated opponents. Gelfand: Nimzo or Semi-Slav Ivanchuk: Nimzo or Queens Indian Ponomariov: Nimzo or Semi-Slav Van Wely : Semi-Slav Vachier Lagrave: Grunfeld Not that any of that really helps. All this means is that top players tend to play the most fashionable lines. The only thing I found out was how popular 1.d4 Nf6 1.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 is now.


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Gorath Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 259 Joined: 07/09/09	Re: Which defence vs 1.d4 fits better with the Najdorf Reply #5 - 11/10/10 at 01:44:03	Post Tools	Print Post
	Noteboom Semi-Slav.


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Spree K YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 26 Joined: 10/22/08 Gender:	Re: Which defence vs 1.d4 fits better with the Najdorf Reply #4 - 11/09/10 at 22:48:40	Post Tools	Print Post
	Botvinnik Semi-Slav.


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Markovich God Member Offline Posts: 6099 Location: Columbus, Ohio Joined: 09/17/04	Re: Which defence vs 1.d4 fits better with the Najdorf Reply #3 - 11/08/10 at 01:28:23	Post Tools	Print Post
	Modern Benoni.

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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Which defence vs 1.d4 fits better with the Najdorf Reply #2 - 11/07/10 at 21:23:04	Post Tools	Print Post
	gramsci wrote on 11/07/10 at 10:25:29: I'm a truly devotee of the Sicilian Najdorf and I am searching for -wiothout much luck- a similar way of playing against 1.d4. I've tried the KID but there are a lot of lines where white puts great theorical problems (Bayonett Attack, Fianchetto, Krasenkow's lin 6.h3, Averbakh, etc...) When there are so many difficult lines it's time to change. I've been looking through the Semi-Slav but there is again the Anti-Moscow Gambit which is becoming me crazy. I've also tried the Nimo-Indian/3D3B3332266E6F685C00 but I find it pretty dull and boring. Having said so, which defence vs 1.d4 do you think fits better with the Najdorf? Look at the 1.d4 games of Najdorf devotees. Once you notice a common trend, you can either follow it or go against it.

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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: Which defence vs 1.d4 fits better with the Najdorf Reply #1 - 11/07/10 at 11:24:54	Post Tools	Print Post
	None. You should not compare your defence against 1.d4 with the Najdorf, but judge it on its own merits.

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gramsci Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 210 Joined: 11/11/09	Which defence vs 1.d4 fits better with the Najdorf 11/07/10 at 10:25:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'm a truly devotee of the Sicilian Najdorf and I am searching for -wiothout much luck- a similar way of playing against 1.d4. I've tried the KID but there are a lot of lines where white puts great theorical problems (Bayonett Attack, Fianchetto, Krasenkow's lin 6.h3, Averbakh, etc...) When there are so many difficult lines it's time to change. I've been looking through the Semi-Slav but there is again the Anti-Moscow Gambit which is becoming me crazy. I've also tried the Nimo-Indian/QID but I find it pretty dull and boring. Having said so, which defence vs 1.d4 do you think fits better with the Najdorf?
	« Last Edit: 11/07/10 at 12:21:17 by gramsci »

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