opposite castle attacks; equal material until double threat
Nijboer vs S Grover, 2009 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
same opposite side attacks; rook trap on qside after Q exchange
E Najer vs Ftacnik, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
opposite castling; black rook take on e4; minor ending promote
I Caspi vs J V Gunnarsson, 2009 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
...Nbd7, ...Nb6, ...Nc4 line; White controls d-file for attack
Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
...Nbd7, ...Nb6, ...Nc4 line; Black blundered at the end
I Cheparinov vs Lagno, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0
...Nbd7, ...Nb6, ...Nc4 line; White had better ending N vs. B
Y Yuan vs L Tay, 2010 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1-0
...Be7, ...0-0 line; White plays Nd5; kingside attack faster
E Paehtz vs N Bojkovic, 2000  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
Chess mentor main line, opposite castle attacks, tactical finis
E Epstein vs C Tsai, 2002 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
G5, ...nh5, ...nb6, na5 line, excellent intermezzos, sacs
Nijboer vs Smeets, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0
Same as 9, extra qside pawns, queens exchanged, ending
Shirov vs Areshchenko, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0
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