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Opening Index for Sicilian Najdorf, B90 to B99

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yuewang
yuewang
Apr 15, 2010
0
#1

Here is the Najdorf Sicilian opening index. Many GMs use Najdorf these days, so I thought I'd post it.

[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6

[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Adams attack"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3

[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Lipnitzky attack"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4

[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3

[ECO "B91"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3

[ECO "B92"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Opovcensky variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2

[ECO "B93"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 6.f4"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4

[ECO "B94"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 6.Bg5"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5

[ECO "B94"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Ivkov variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5
8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Nc5 12. e5

[ECO "B95"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 6...e6"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6

[ECO "B96"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 7.f4"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4

[ECO "B96"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Polugayevsky variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5

[ECO "B96"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Polugayevsky, Simagin variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8.
e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2

[ECO "B97"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 7...Qb6"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6

[ECO "B97"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Poisoned pawn variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3

[ECO "B98"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 7...Be7"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7

[ECO "B98"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Browne variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8.
Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7

[ECO "B98"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Goteborg (Argentine) variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8.
Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 g5

[ECO "B98"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf variation"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8.
Qf3 Qc7

[ECO "B99"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8.
Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7

aprif
aprif
Oct 31, 2019
0
#2

B94 a Open Najdorf, move 27, reached by:

[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2019.10.31"]
[Event "Vs. Computer"]
[Round "1"]
[White "aprif"]
[Black "Computer Level 10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[CurrentPosition "1r3rk1/5p1p/p2ppP1Q/6P1/q7/8/1pb4P/1K2R3 w - - 0 28"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.a3 e6 10.O-O-O Be7 11.Kb1 O-O 12.g4 Bb7 13.Bd3 Nc5 14.Bh4 Nfxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Bxh4 17.Rhf1 Rab8 18.f5 Bd5 19.g5 b4 20.Rde1 Qc4 21.Nb3 Bxe1 22.Rxe1 bxa3 23.Qc3 Qa4 24.Nf6+ gxf6 25.Qxf6 axb2 26.Qh6 Bxb3 27.f6 Bxc2#

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aprif
aprif
Nov 1, 2019
0
#3

Najdorf Poisoned pawn Variation

Reached in 24 moves by:

[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2019.11.01"]
[Event "Vs. Computer"]
[Round "1"]
[White "aprif"]
[Black "Computer Level 10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[CurrentPosition "r4rk1/1b3pp1/p4P1p/3p1P2/np1N4/1N6/PqP3QP/1K4RR w - - 1 25"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.Bh4 b5 12.Bd3 h6 13.g4 Bb7 14.f5 Ne5 15.Qh3 b4 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Ne2 exf5 18.gxf5 O-O 19.Rdg1 d5 20.Qg2 Nxd3+ 21.Kb1 Nxb2 22.Ned4 Na4 23.e5 Qc3 24.exf6 Qb2#

 

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aprif
aprif
Nov 2, 2019
0
#4

Najdorf Browne Variation B98

Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2019.11.02"]
[Event "Vs. Computer"]
[Round "2"]
[White "aprif"]
[Black "Computer Level 10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B98"]
[CurrentPosition "8/8/8/7Q/8/5K1k/8/8 b - - 23 64"]
 
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 e6 9.O-O-O Be7 10.Be2 h6 11.Bh4 O-O 12.g4 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.g5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 Nc5 16.Bd3 g6 
 
17.Rhg1 Rfc8 18.f5 Nfxe4 19.Nxe4 exf5 20.Qxf5 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Bxg5+ 22.Rxg5 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 d5 24.Qxd5 Qf4+ 25.Kb1 Qf6 26.Qg2 Rd8 27.h4 Rab8 28.c3 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 b4 30.axb4 Re8 31.Rd1 Re5 32.Rxe5 Qxe5 
 
{ diagram evaluation +8.61 } 
 
33.Rd8+ Kg7 34.Qh3 a5 35.bxa5 Qxa5 36.Qd3 Qb6 37.h5 Qg1+ 38.Kc2 gxh5 39.Qd4+ Qxd4 40.cxd4 h4 41.Rd5 Kg6 42.b4 h3 43.Re5 f5 44.Re2 h2 45.Rxh2 Kf6 46.b5 Ke6 47.Rf2 f4 48.Rxf4 Kd7 49.d5 Kc7 50.Rc4+ Kd6 51.b6 Kxd5 52.b7 Kxc4 53.b8=Q Kd5 54.Qb4 Ke6 55.Qc4+ Kf6 56.Kd3 Kf5 57.Kd4 Kg4 58.Ke5+ Kf3 59.Qe4+ Kg3 60.Qf4+ Kg2 61.Ke4 Kh3 62.Qg5 Kh2 63.Kf3 Kh3 64.Qh5#  
 
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aprif
aprif
Nov 3, 2019
0
#5

B98 Open Najdorf

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 

8.Bh4 Be7 9.Qf3 O-O 10.Bd3 Qc7 11.O-O-O Bd7 12.g4 Nc6 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.g5 hxg5 

 

15.Bxg5 g6 16.Qh3 Nh5 17.Bh6 Rfe8 18.Rhg1 Kh7 19.Bg5 b5 20.Be2 Kg7 21.Bxh5 Bxg5 

 

22.Rxg5 Rh8 23.f5 b4 24.fxe6 Qe7 25.Qg3 Qf6

 

{diagram } 26.Nd5 Bxd5 27.exd5 Rh6 28.Be2 b3 

 

29.axb3 Rh3 30.Qg4 Re3 31.Rf1 Qxf1+ 32.Bxf1 Re1+ 33.Kd2 Rxf1 34.h4 Re8 35.h5 a5 

 

36.exf7 Kxf7 37.hxg6+ Kg8 38.Qh3 Rf2+ 39.Kd3 Re7 40.g7 Rxg7 41.Rxg7+ Kxg7 42.Qg3+ Kf7 

 

43.Qxf2+ Ke7 44.Kc4 a4 45.bxa4 Ke8 46.Kb5 Kd7 47.Qf7+ Kd8 48.Kc6 Kc8 49.Qc7#  

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