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what is the main lain of the Sicilian najadorf after be3 e5 and nb3?

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what is the main lain of the Sicilian najadorf after be3 e5 and nb3?
Leo_C

post a diagram you need to refer to a position

ThrillerFan
Leo_C wrote:

post a diagram you need to refer to a position

 

He's referring to the line 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3.  If you don't know the Najdorf after 5 moves, you shouldn't be answering this question anyway.

 

It's not easy to say the exact main line as the moves can often be shuffled, like Black can, in theory, move either Bishop first, then the other before developing the Knight or Castling.  One line, though again, move order may be shuffled in many games, is 7...Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.g5 b4 13.Ne2 Ne8 with a playable position for both sides.

 

And by the way, "lain" is not a word.  Main "line".