Sicilian Najdorf 6. Bg5

Submitted by mahenz on Thu, 10/30/2008 at 8:18pm.

Here I am showing a recently finished game, played on chess.com. The Sicilian Najdorf 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 main line

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by madpawn - 12 months ago
London England

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wouldn't 11. gxf6 been beter? I mean, this would help to bolster up the centre against the onslaught of pawns - whereas the knight became a target. Can someone enlighten me?

by Bulla - 12 months ago
Hawaii United States

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8. Bc4 should have been played first

by mahenz - 12 months ago
Jaipur India

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Yes Madpawn, 11. ..gxf6 is also playable and correct move.

by tribbz - 12 months ago
Harare Zimbabwe

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Great attack!

by madpawn - 12 months ago
London England

Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 673

Should it not have been 11...gxf6, so there are more central pawns to defend and the black knight does not become a target allowing white a further tempo or two? Can someone please respond!

Great game though.