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Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/1p2pppp/p2p1n2/6B1/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R2QKB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5

Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation

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

Black must react in order to avoid doubled pawns on the f file. The most popular and almost only available option is 6...e6.

6...Nbd7 is also playable.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

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

	6	7	8	9
Main line	... e6	f4 Qb6	Qd2 Qxb2	Rb1 Qa3	=
	... Nbd7	f4 e6	Qf3 Qc7	O-O-O b5	=
Richter-Rauzer	... Nc6	Qd2 e6	O-O-O Bd7	f3 Be7	+=
	... Qb6	Bxf6 gxf6	Nd5 Qa5+		+=

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References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.