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A great question and a must read for chess improvement. This is an excellent foundational article on openings by Dan Heisman.... https://www.chess.com/blog/danheisman/whats-a-good-opening Doesn't it inspire you to practice this article today on a thematic tournament for the French Defense or the King's Indian Defense?

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Hi. Below is my game with Bronco70 who played very well. I have put my opinion regarding it & would be greatful your all (rating does not matter) give yours too. Thanks. My opinion are written in the game itself.

Since we're playing a Najdorf Sicilian Match, here's a little about the opening. Feel free to add links, games, and commentary * * * * The Najdorf Variation[1] (/ˈnaɪdɔːrf/) 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 a6Black'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's plan is usually to start a minority attack on the queenside and exert pressure on White's e4-pawn. This is often carried out by means of ...b5, ...Bb7, and placing a knight on c5, or c4 via b6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation * * * * A couple famous Najdorfs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBlJtbDy7lQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfLYXrMoxT0 * * * * Najdorf database from Chessgames http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessopening?eco=b90

Results are available here! Please remember to open your finished games in a separate forum topic for discussion! FINISHED GAMES JagdeepSingh vs. Bronco70 Mordecai10 vs. mark299