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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/1p3ppp/p2ppn2/6B1/3NPP2/2N5/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Parent: Sicilian Defence

Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation

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

Again, Black has to make a strategic choice. Common moves are :

7...Be7

7...Qc7

7...Nbd7

Two very sharp variations are seen at higher levels : 7...Qb6 (the Poisoned Pawn Variation) and 7...b5 (the Polugaevsky Variation).

Theory table

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

	7
Poisoned Pawn Variation	... Qb6	=
Polugaevsky Variation	... b5	=
	... Be7	=
	... Qc7	=
	... Nbd7	=

References

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