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98_B96_Najdorf. Polugayevsky Variation
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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... b5>>


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the ultra-sharp Polugaevsky Variation. Black ignores White's threat and expands in Queenside. <8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7> here White either plays <10. exf6 Qe5+ 11. Be2 Qxg5> or <10. Qe2 Nfd7 11. 0-0-0 Bb7>.

Wikipedia article: Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation#Main line: 6. Bg5

Debut
Suetin vs Polugaevsky, 1959 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

Poor Planinc
G Tringov vs A Planinc, 1970 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Robert's brother
F Zimmermann vs W Huebner, 1977 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

Ehlvest Has Left the Building :))
Kasparov vs Ehlvest, 1978 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

The Wild Wild Heikki Westerinen
Westerinen vs G Sigurjonsson, 1977 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Tal vs NN, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

Leko vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2001 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0

8.a3 line
A Ismagambetov vs Ivanchuk, 2014 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 0-1

10. Bxb5+ axb5 11.exf6 Qe5+ 12.Qe2 Qxg5 13.Ndxb5 Ra5 14.fxg7 Bx
Tal vs Polugaevsky, 1980 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 70 moves, 0-1

H Wang vs Nakamura, 2012 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0

Dragondorf!!
Kholmov vs A Bannik, 1962 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

J Koch vs J Gallagher, 1993 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0

A Ebenfelt vs M Unander, 1984
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

H Rittner vs J van Oosterom, 1991
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

F Hellers vs Polugaevsky, 1989 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

A Rodriguez vs Polugaevsky, 1985
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Van der Wiel vs Hodgson, 1983
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

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