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InspireMe [Najdorf B90-B99]
Compiled by Albums Dummyflap
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the best of B90-B99, noting characteristic motifs thru 2009

Bc4, sac e6
Fischer vs R Cardoso, 1957 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bc4, sac e6
I Nei vs Tolush, 1959 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

Bc4, classic
Fischer vs Tal, 1959 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Bc4, sac c3
D Ciric vs Gligoric, 1965
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

Bc4, unusual
Robatsch vs Tal, 1960 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bc4, technical
R Court vs O Sarapu, 1960 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

h3, classic
Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

h3, technical
M Damjanovic vs Fischer, 1967 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 0-1

h3, classic
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1962 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0

Bc4, technical
P Dely vs Simagin, 1962 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0

Bc4, technical
F J Perez Perez vs Smyslov, 1962 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 0-1

Bc4, tactical
Fischer vs J Blackstone, 1964 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Bc4, technical
Fischer vs J Hunt, 1964 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Bc4, technical
I Bilek vs Petrosian, 1967 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bc4, technical
I Radulov vs B R Anderson, 1970 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Be2/e5, classic
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Bc4, tactical
I A Zaitsev vs O Dementiev, 1970 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Be3/e6/Bd3, complex
Dzindzichashvili vs O Dementiev, 1972 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 120 moves, 1/2-1/2

Be3/e6 trans
K Commons vs A Soltis, 1974 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

Be3 Nd7 f4 rare line
Beliavsky vs Bronstein, 1975 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Be3 e6 f4 tactical
L Christiansen vs Reshevsky, 1977 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Bg5/Nd7/Bc4 creative, tactical
M Stean vs Browne, 1974 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

a4, hedgehog, technical
Chiburdanidze vs A Rodriguez Cespedes, 1979 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Bc4 [Bg5 f5/ e5] Rxc3 sac, technical
E Ermenkov vs Portisch, 1980 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Be3 f4, technical
Huebner vs Browne, 1982 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Be3 e5, technical
Short vs J Gallagher, 1984 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

hedgehog, technical
A B Vaidya vs Anand, 1986 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 0-1

Be3 e6 f3, g4* tactical
Short vs Ljubojevic, 1987 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

Bc4 tactical
Polgar vs P Szekely, 1988 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Be3/ e5 0-0/ Be2 g4 technical
I Rogers vs Huebner, 1988 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Bg5 Nd7 tactical
A Nikitin vs Tal, 1959 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

anti-eng Be3 Ng4 line
Caruana vs V Gashimov, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bc4, velimirovic type attack, w/ ...Nc6 Qe2
de Firmian vs L Busquets, 1989 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Bc4, early f5
Ehlvest vs Portisch, 1989 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bc4, tactical, line with qb7
Anand vs B Badea, 1990 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Bc4, Qb7, ...0-0 and Nc6, then Nd5 and tactics
Kudrin vs P Moulin, 1992 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Be3 e5/ Nf3 ... B pair endgame
J Xie vs N Ioseliani, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0

Be3/e5/ Nf3 pass a pawn
Short vs Anand, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0

Bc4 Nd7 and white e5
Short vs Kasparov, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bc4, early Be7, 0-0 so g4 lines
Waitzkin vs Wojtkiewicz, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0

Be3 e6 0-0 both quick g4
Shirov vs Anand, 1994 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0

Be3/e5/Qd2/g4 and h6/b4/d5 tactical
Anand vs Kamsky, 1994 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Be3/e6/ Qc7/ g4 tactical
Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 1994 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Be2/e5 play for the better pieces
Kamsky vs Short, 1994 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 78 moves, 1-0

Be3 delayed keres
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Bc4 quick e5 Nd7 lines
Kaidanov vs Wojtkiewicz, 1994 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Qf3 and b3 unorthodox
A Karklins vs Svidler, 1995 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Be3 Qd2 g4 b5 Nb6 quick...
Shirov vs Gelfand, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 0-1

Be3 delayed keres
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

Bc4 quick f4-f5 black d5 equalizing idea
Topalov vs Short, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

Be3 e6 f4 Qf3 g4
G Milos vs Polgar, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

Be3 e6 Be2 Nd7
J Rowson vs T Hillarp Persson, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Be3 e5 Nbd7 g4
Kasparov vs A Huzman, 1998 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0

Polgar vs Anand, 1998 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1998 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Kasparov, 1998 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1-0

Bg5 b5 brilliancy, morphy mate
Bereziuk vs A Izhnin, 1976 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Kasparov, 1998 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Kasparov, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 50 moves, 0-1

Morozevich vs Ftacnik, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0

Leko vs Shirov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

J Ye vs T Dao, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 24 moves, 0-1

Adams vs Topalov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 0-1

Shirov vs Polgar, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 73 moves, 1-0

Grischuk vs A Vaulin, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Topalov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Kasparov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1

Be3 e5... 10.g4?
Khalifman vs Lautier, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 0-1

Polgar vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benjamin vs J Xu, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 61 moves, 1-0

H Ni vs Nakamura, 2001 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 1-0

Grischuk vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 0-1

Kosteniuk vs C Zhu, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 0-1

Tiviakov vs Morozevich, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 0-1

Movsesian vs Sutovsky, 2002 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 0-1

Karjakin vs Anand, 2003 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Svidler vs R Ruck, 2002 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Polgar vs Anand, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0

Sadvakasov vs E Alekseev, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

The World vs Kosteniuk, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0

So vs M Leon Hoyos, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Bologan vs de Firmian, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Polgar, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

Bologan vs Karjakin, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

Sadvakasov vs A Kovchan, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0

Y Quesada Perez vs Karjakin, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 71 moves, 0-1

R Felgaer vs Y Quesada Perez, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Adams vs Z Zhang, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0

K Arakhamia-Grant vs J Rowson, 2004 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 63 moves, 0-1

Grischuk vs Ftacnik, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

V Akopian vs Kramnik, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Topalov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0

V Iordachescu vs Gelfand, 2004 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 0-1

Motylev vs R Kempinski, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 1-0

Leko vs Topalov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Leko vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

F Vallejo Pons vs Kasparov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

F Handke vs T Hillarp Persson, 2004 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 62 moves, 0-1

Korneev vs Sutovsky, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Morozevich vs Topalov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs S Chanda, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

J Hector vs de Firmian, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

S B Hansen vs Nakamura, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

S Kriventsov vs A Kozitsky, 2004 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Gelfand, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0

S Erenburg vs Karjakin, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Anand vs Gelfand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Adams vs V Akopian, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0

Ponomariov vs A Adly, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stellwagen vs M Bosboom, 2004 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0

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