Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation. I play the black side of this opening which is always very violent.
Wikipedia - Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is one of the most respected and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls Royce" of chess openings. The opening is named after the Polish-Argentine grandmaster Miguel Najdorf. Many players have lived by the Najdorf (notably Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, although Kasparov would often transpose into a Scheveningen).
The Najdorf begins:1. e4 c52. Nf3 d63. d4 cxd44. Nxd4 Nf65. Nc3 a6
Black's 5...a6 aims to deny the b5-square to White's knights and light-square bishop while maintaining flexible development. If Black plays 5...e5?! immediately, then after 6.Bb5+! Bd7 (or 6...Nbd7 7.Nf5) 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.Nf5 and the knight on f5 is difficult to dislodge without concessions.
Black usually plans a queenside minority attack to pressure White's e4-pawn. This is often carried out by means of ...b5, ...Bb7, and placing a knight on c5, or c4 via b6.
Contents
1Variations
1.1Main line: 6. Bg5
1.1.1Classical Main line: 6...e6
1.1.2Verbeterde List: 6...Nbd7
1.2English Attack: 6.Be3
1.3Fischer–Sozin Attack: 6.Bc4
1.4Classical/Opocensky Variation: 6.Be2
1.5Amsterdam Variation: 6.f4
1.6Adams Attack: 6.h3
1.7Other sixth moves for White
2See also
3References
4Further reading
5External links
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