The long Castle looks ok at first glance but the a and b pawns may just steamroll your position and it looks like h5 effectively slows down your kingside pawn storm.
8...h5 in the Najdorf
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Thank you both!
Jan 23, 2018
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H3 is not good move because black with h4 and Kh5 have good game. Maybe this move h4 first, i like it, i looked at the master level its playable for black, but i think in our rating we can have good game. After that move play normaly 0-0-0, Qd2, Kb1 and g4 in the future.
I like playing the English Attack most of the time but I don't like to see ...h5. Fortunately most intermediate players won't play it because it violates one of the traditional principles of chess in that it weakens the K-side pawn structure. Only the more advanced players (2000+) usually play it. It really slows down White's attack though to the point where I think it is better to just castle short. Black just seems to get too much of an attack if White castles Q-side.
Hi everyone,
I had to face this move in some games against the Najdorf. I usually play the english attack so I went for Qd2 and 0-0-0, trying to break with g3 and f4 but achieve nothing and lost most of the games. What do you think is the best way to face ...h5 in the Najdorf? Is 0-0-0 good or it´s better to castle short? Thanks!