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Sicilian Najdorf
Compiled by hought67
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6


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A)
6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.g5 (12.Rg1 Nb6 Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014) b4 13.Ne2 Ne8


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14.f4 a5 15.f5
15...a4 16.Nbd4 (16.fxe6 axb3 17.cxb3 (17.exf7+ Rxf7 18.Kb1 (18.cxb3 D Mastrovasilis vs Mamedyarov, 2005) H Wang vs J Zhou, 2006) fxe6 Caruana vs Gelfand, 2013, Tinker vs Deuterium, 2010) exd4 17.Nxd4 17...b3 18.Kb1 bxc2 19.Nxc2 Bb3 20.axb3 axb3 21.Na3 Ne5 22.h4 22...Ra5 Karjakin vs Anand, 2006, E Najer vs V Popov, 2006 22...Ra4! Svidler vs Van Wely, 2008, Shirov vs Van Wely, 2007, E Inarkiev vs S Sjugirov, 2009, Wei Yi vs I Cheparinov, 2013

15...Bxb3 Nijboer vs A Volokitin, 2008, T Hillarp Persson vs H Wang, 2008, Svidler vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008, N Grandelius vs N Zdebskaja, 2009

14.h4 a5 15.Kb1 Nb6 (15...a4 16.Nc1 b3 17.cxb3 axb3 18.Nxb3 Rxa2 L Danek vs W Stern, 2002, Sutovsky vs F Amonatov, 2005) 16.Ng3 a4 17.Nc1 d5 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.exd5 Rd8 20.Bc4 Nc7 21.dxe6 Rxd2 22.exf7+ Kh8 23.Rxd2 Nb5 24.Bxb5 (24.Rd7 Na3+ E Alekseev vs Wojtaszek, 2012) Qxb5 25.Nf5 Rxf7 26.Nxe7 Rxe7 27.Rd8+ Rd8 28.Rhd8 Rg8 29.b3 a3 Karjakin vs Anand, 2007

14.Kb1 Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004

B)
6.Be2 e5


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7.Nb3 Be7

8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 b6 10.f3 Bb7 11.a4 Nc6 12.Bg5 Rc8

8.Be3 Be6

9.0-0
9...0-0
10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8 (11...Nb6 Leko vs Shirov, 2002, Motylev vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008, Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2009, 11...Qc7 12.Rfd1 Rac8 13.a5 Nc5 Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2009) 12.a5 Re8 (...Nc5 Leko vs Topalov, 2004) 13.Rfd1 h6 10.a4

10...Nbd7 11.a5 Rc8 12.f3 Qc7 13.Qd2 Rfd8 14.Rfd1 (14.Rfc1 d5 Boleslavsky vs V Doroshkievich, 1968, 14.Nc1 T Saarenpaa vs W Grohde, 1999) d5 Smeets vs P H Nielsen, 2009

10...Nc6 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.Rfd1 Nb4 13.Bf3 Rc4

10.f4 exf4 (10...Qc7)

10.Nd5 Nbd7 11.Qd3 Bxd5 12.exd5 Nc5! D King vs Browne, 1990, Ponomariov vs Anand, 2011, Svidler vs Polgar, 1999,

9...Nbd7
10.a4 Rc8 11.Qd2 (11.a5?! Rxc3 A Kovchan vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010) Nb6 A Kovchan vs Karjakin, 2010

10.f4 Qc7 (...Rc8) 11.a4 0-0 12.a5 b5 13.axb6 Nxb6 14.f5 Bc4 15.Kh1 Rfc8 K Aseev vs Gelfand, 1989, Anand vs Gelfand, 1989

9.Nd5 Nbd7 10.Qd3 0-0! 11.c4 b5! 12.cxb5 (12.Nd2 Nc5 Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015) axb5 13.0-0 (13.Bf3 Bxd5 14.exd5 e4 (14...Ra4!?) M Sebag vs Y Xu, 2002) Bxd5 14.exd5 Nb6! Svidler vs Gelfand, 2000

C)
6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 (7.Qe2, 7.Qf3 Short vs Kasparov, 2000, 7.Qd3 b5 W Arencibia Rodriguez vs Ivanchuk, 1997, 7.Qd2 h6 J Vesterinen vs Smyslov, 1954) Qc7


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8.Qf3 b5

9.0-0-0 b4

10.Nd5 V Akopian vs Lautier, 1997, C Li vs V Saravanan, 2012

10.e5 Bb7

11.Ncb5 axb5 12.Bxb5+ Nbd7 13.Qh3 b3 14.Qxb3 (14.exf6 bxa2) Bd5 15.c4 Ne4 16.Kb1 (16.Qc2 Bb7 Van der Wiel vs L Brunner, 1992, 16.Rhe1 Nxg5 17.fxg5 Bxc4 K Miton vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008) Bb7 R Milu vs A Istratescu, 1994

11.Qh3 dxe5 12.Ncb5 (12.fxe5 Qxe5 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Bb5+ axb5 15.Rhe1 Qf4+ (15...Qg5+) Yudasin vs Tukmakov, 1981) axb5 13.fxe5 (13.Bxb5+ Bc6 14.fxe5 Bxb5 Psakhis vs Tukmakov, 1979) b3! 14.Qxb3 Bd5 15.Bxb5+ Nfd7 16.c4 Nc6 17.Rhf1 Bc5

10.Nce2 P Trujillo Villegas vs Dominguez Perez, 2007

9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 (10.Nce2 e5 T Szafranski vs C Pilalis, 1999) axb5

11.Bxb5+ Bd7 12.fxe6 Bxb5! 13.Nxb5 Qc5 14.Bxf6 fxe6! 15.Nd4 (15.Rf1 M Makropoulou vs J Dworakowska, 2009, 15.Qh3 O Milani vs S Dibley, 2004, 15.e5) REBEL vs R Har-Zvi, 2000, U Atakisi vs E Berg, 2007, I Timmermans vs J Moreno Carnero, 2003, K Chorfi vs J Noomen, 1999

11.fxe6 Be7! 12.Bxb5+ (12.e5 dxe5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6! (improving on J Murey vs K Spraggett, 1991) 14.Nxb5 Qc6!, 12.Nf5 U Atakisi vs B Gundavaa, 2006)

9.a3 I Nataf vs Dominguez Perez, 2002

8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6
10.e5 D Solak vs A Istratescu, 1995, A Berelowitsch vs A Istratescu, 1998

10.0-0-0

10.Bd3

10.a3 Bb7 11.Be2 h5 12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.f5 Smeets vs Ivanchuk, 2010

10.Nd5

8.Qe2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Be7 11.g3 (11.e5 Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1989) Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1989, Ljubojevic vs Xu Jun, 1990

8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 Timman vs Kasparov, 1983

8.f5 Be7 9.fxe6 fxe6 I Nataf vs L Bruzon Batista, 2002

D)
6.Bc4 e6


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7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.f5 Bd7! 10.0-0 b5 11.Qf3 Be7 12.fxe6 fxe6 13.e5!? dxe5 14.Nc6 Bxc6 15.Qxc6+ Kf7 16.Be3 (16.Ne4) 16...Qc8! A Istratescu vs Short, 1996

7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.exd6 (10.Nf3 dxe5 11.fxe5 b5 12.0-0 Velimirovic vs P Popovic, 2000 12...h6!) Nf6 11.Be3 (11.Qe2 Bxd6 Velimirovic vs P Popovic, 1998) Bxd6 12.Qf3 (12.Qe2 A Zapolskis vs Ftacnik, 1999) 0-0 13.0-0-0 Qc7 14.g4? b5!

7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.Qf3 b5! 10.f5 Bd7 11.Bg5 (11.Be3 b4!, 11.g4 e5! 12.Nde2 Bxb3!, 11.a3 Nxb3! 12.cxb3 Be7 13.g4 h6, 11.fxe6 fxe6 12.g4 b4! 13.Nce2 Nxb3!) 11...Be7 12.0-0-0 (12.e5!? dxe5 13.Nc6 Bxc6 14.Qxc6+ Kf8! 15.fxe6 b4!, 12.fxe6 fxe6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nc6 Bxc6 15.Qxc6+ Kf7 16.Be3 Qc8) 12...0-0 13.fxe6 (13.e5? dxe5 14.Nc6 Bxc6 15.Qxc6 Qa5 Chuprov vs Svidler, 2000 Nxb3 14.Nxb3 Qc7)fxe6 14.e5 Nd5! 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Qe3 d5 (N Doghri vs T Dao, 1996)

7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.0-0 Be7 (9...b5!?, 9...Nfxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.f5 e5 12.Qh5 d5! 13.Re1 Bc5 14.Rxe4 Bxd4+ 15.Be3 0-0 16.Rxd4 exd4 17.Bxd4 Topalov vs Short, 1996 17...Re8!) 10.e5 (10.Qf3 0-0 11.Be3 Nfd7 12.g4 Re8 ) 10...dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7 12.Qh5 Nf6! (12...g6 13.Qe2 h5!?) 13.Qd1 Nfd7 L Sandler vs S Danailov, 1990

7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.0-0

7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 T Thiel vs Ftacnik, 1992

7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 0-0 9.Bb3 b5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7 12.Qh5 (12.Be3 Nxe5 13.Qh5 Nbc6 14.Nxc6 Nxc6 15.Rf3 Qd6 16.Rh3 h6 A G Ashton vs J Gallagher, 2005, K Kulaots vs Nisipeanu, 1996) 12...Bc5 (12...Nc6 Adorjan vs K Hulak, 1977) 13.Be3 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 Nc6 15.Be3 Ncxe5 16.Rad1 Bb7 17.Rd4 Ng6 Anand vs Kasparov, 1996

7.Bg5

7.a3

7.a4

Typical Middlegame Themes:

d5 pawn sacrifice:
Morozevich vs Sadler, 1999 Marjanovic vs Fedorowicz, 1986 T Nedev vs G Gajewski, 2007 Lagno vs V Gurevich, 2000 Dvoirys vs Y Wang, 2007 A Bokuchava vs Tal, 1970 K Asrian vs P Kotsur, 2000 K Aseev vs Gelfand, 1989 P J Morris vs D King, 1993 Hjartarson vs V S Gujrathi, 2017

d5 pawn break:
S Megaranto vs Y Wang, 2002 Smeets vs Giri, 2010 A Kovchan vs Karjakin, 2010 A Bokuchava vs Tal, 1970 Morozevich vs Sadler, 1999 E Zude vs U Kersten, 1996 Grischuk vs Kasparov, 2001 Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952 Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949

Rxc3 exchange sacrifice:
A Ushenina vs Karjakin, 2002 J Rohl vs R Leitao, 1998 Lizbov vs Topalov, 1988 Gipslis vs Simagin, 1957 I Nataf vs Dominguez Perez, 2002 Polgar vs I Ivanov, 1989 Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000 A Kovchan vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010 de Firmian vs Ivanchuk, 1989 J Rohl vs R Leitao, 1998

Rxc3 exchange sacrifice to play ...d5:
Grischuk vs Topalov, 2006

Using K-side pawn majority:
A Demianjuk vs A Korobov, 2010 I Makka vs A Istratescu, 2000 Svidler vs Polgar, 1999 D King vs Browne, 1990 Unzicker vs Fischer, 1966 Ivanchuk vs Movsesian, 2009

Minority Attack on Q-side:
Averbakh vs Petrosian, 1959 Matulovic vs Fischer, 1968

Using open e-file:
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2009

Q-side attack against the King:
T Abergel vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008 S Melia vs M Sebag, 2004 L S Eolian vs Kasparov, 1976 Adams vs Gelfand, 1988 Kudrin vs M Wilder, 1987 Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1998 Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 Naiditsch vs Anand, 2003

f5-pawn break:
D Resende vs W Pereira, 1988 V Sareen vs R Palliser, 2005

Playing ...g5 to control e5:
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1999 Karjakin vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017 G Milos vs Polgar, 1996 Dominguez Perez vs Kasparov, 2017 Tal vs I Platonov, 1969 R Zenklusen vs Navara, 2001 Leko vs Anand, 2001

Portisch manoeuvre:
C Pritchett vs Portisch, 1980

Fischer manoeuvre (...Kh8, ...Rg8, ...g5):
J G Soruco vs Fischer, 1966

Transfer of DSB to Q-side:
Rossolimo vs Fischer, 1966 Robatsch vs Fischer, 1965

Pressure against e4 pawn:
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952

Two Bishops and Strong Centre:
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948 Suetin vs Botvinnik, 1952 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 Spassky vs Botvinnik, 1959

Endgames:
Suetin vs Spassky, 1960 A Berelowitsch vs N Guliyev, 2012 Topalov vs Short, 1996 Levenfish vs Boleslavsky, 1943 G Stoltz vs Boleslavsky, 1946 O Sterner vs Boleslavsky, 1954 Svidler vs Kasparov, 1999 O Troianescu vs Fischer, 1968 T Thiel vs Ftacnik, 1992 P Roth vs G Timoscenko, 1992 Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1992 K Plater vs Botvinnik, 1947 Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949 Hort vs Ljubojevic, 1979 J Hagenauer vs Andersson, 2006

Great Najdorf Practitioners:

Garry Kasparov

Robert James Fischer

Veselin Topalov

Lajos Portisch

Boris Gelfand

Viswanathan Anand

Sergey Karjakin

Lev Polugaevsky

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bf1 Nbd7
Geller vs C Lutz, 1991
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6
Psakhis vs I Gurevich, 1992 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Larsen vs Romanishin, 1979 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 Be6 9.f4 Qc7 10.g4
J Ye vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

Lagno vs V Gurevich, 2000
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

A Ushenina vs Karjakin, 2002 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.Bf3 Bb7
Yurtaev vs Carlsen, 2004 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 Be6 9.f4 Qc7 10.Nd5
Anand vs Kasparov, 2000 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

F Borm vs A Kuligowski, 1982
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Stein vs de Firmian, 2005
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

P Moulin vs L Schandorff, 1982 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.a3 Bb7 11.Bf3 Nbd7
S Megaranto vs Y Wang, 2002
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

D Resende vs W Pereira, 1988
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

Smeets vs Giri, 2010 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 36 moves, 0-1

A Demianjuk vs A Korobov, 2010
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Adams vs Anand, 2011 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6
Beliavsky vs Tal, 1975 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.f3 Nbd7 11.Nd5 Nxd5
I Makka vs A Istratescu, 2000
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6
Areshchenko vs M Kobalia, 2003
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6
R Zelcic vs S Collins, 2005
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6
D Frolyanov vs Sakaev, 2005
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6
R Zelcic vs Sutovsky, 2008
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1997 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 Nbd7 10.a4 b6 11.Be3 Bb7
J Rohl vs R Leitao, 1998 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 b6 10.f4 Bb7 11.Bd3 Nbd7
Shirov vs Gelfand, 1997 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 b6 10.f4 Bb7
Dvoirys vs Y Wang, 2007 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bg5 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4
C Pritchett vs Portisch, 1980
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Nc6
A Zapata vs G Milos, 1996
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8
Leko vs Anand, 2001 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Qd2 Nb6
Leko vs Shirov, 2002 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8
Hracek vs Ponomariov, 2002
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Qd2 Rc8
Leko vs Topalov, 2004
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Nc6
Timoshenko vs K Hulak, 1990
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 56 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 Nc6
E Fakhiridou vs N Dzagnidze, 2006
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8
J Arizmendi Martinez vs Gelfand, 2006
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

T Saarenpaa vs W Grohde, 1999
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 48 moves, 0-1

Boleslavsky vs V Doroshkievich, 1968
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Qc7
Naiditsch vs Gelfand, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.a4 Nbd7
Short vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2007 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4
Adams vs Svidler, 2008 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Qd2 Nb6
Motylev vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.0-0 0-0 10.a4 Nbd7
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2008
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Qc7
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2009 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Qc7
Smeets vs P H Nielsen, 2009 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Qd2 Nb6
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2009 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 63 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Nd5 Nbd7
Svidler vs Polgar, 1999 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Nd5 Nbd7
D King vs Browne, 1990 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Nd5 Nbd7
Kasimdzhanov vs Lautier, 1998
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Nd5 Nbd7
Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 72 moves, 1-0

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Nd5 Nbd7
Ponomariov vs Anand, 2011 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 52 moves, 0-1

6.Be2
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1966 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Nc6 11.Nd5 Bg5
J Arnason vs Kasparov, 1980 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 58 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bg5 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6
Marjanovic vs Tarjan, 1980 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2
Averbakh vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Qd3
Larsen vs Portisch, 1981
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Nc6
Kramnik vs Anand, 2004 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Bg5
M Thinius vs Naiditsch, 2004 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 46 moves, 1-0

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Nc6
Smeets vs Dominguez Perez, 2009 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4
J Arnason vs R Byrne, 1980
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be6?! 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.f4 Qc7 10.f5
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.Bc4 Be6
Van der Wiel vs Portisch, 1984
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 44 moves, 0-1

Lizbov vs Topalov, 1988 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

K Kulaots vs Carlsen, 2005 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6
D Drimer vs Bronstein, 1961 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3
Psakhis vs Tukmakov, 1979 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.e5 Bb7 11.Ncb5
Van der Wiel vs L Brunner, 1992 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.a3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 Bb7
I Nataf vs Dominguez Perez, 2002 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3
A N Shalamanov vs J Zidu, 2000
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3
Yudasin vs Tukmakov, 1981 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 69 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.Nce2 Nbd7
Naiditsch vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1

P Trujillo Villegas vs Dominguez Perez, 2007
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.Nce2 Nbd7
T Luther vs Yudasin, 1989 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.e5 Bb7 11.Ncb5
R Milu vs A Istratescu, 1994
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.0-0-0 b4 10.e5 Bb7 11.Ncb5
K Miton vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.fxe6 Be7
J Murey vs K Spraggett, 1991
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10.Nce2 e5
T Szafranski vs C Pilalis, 1999
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.Bxb5 Bd7
REBEL vs R Har-Zvi, 2000 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.Bxb5 Bd7
U Atakisi vs E Berg, 2007 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.Bxb5 Bd7
I Timmermans vs J Moreno Carnero, 2003
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.0-0-0 b4 11.Nd5
Y Strowsky vs M Galyas, 2006
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Bd3
M Narciso Dublan vs Karjakin, 2007 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.0-0-0 b4
Nepomniachtchi vs Khismatullin, 2007 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6
Z Andriasian vs M Parligras, 2008
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 65 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.0-0-0 b4 11.Nd5
V Akopian vs Lautier, 1997
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.0-0-0 b4 11.Nd5
G Ginsburg vs J Moreno Carnero, 2004
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.e5 d5 11.exf6 b4
D Solak vs A Istratescu, 1995
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.e5 d5 11.exf6 b4
T Giurgiu vs M F Guinsburg, 2002
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.e5 d5 11.exf6 b4
S Rabin vs D Klein, 2008
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.a3 Nc6
Kotronias vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.a3
Robson vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.0-0-0 b4 11.Nce2
Shirov vs I Papaioannou, 2009 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0

Smeets vs Ivanchuk, 2010 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 0-1

Z Andriasian vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2010
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 Bd7 11.Bc4
Topalov vs Anand, 1997 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 Bd7 11.Kb1
A Ivanov vs Waitzkin, 1993 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 39 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 Bd7
Predojevic vs Carlsen, 2006 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 Bd7 11.Bc4
E van Haastert vs Y Hou, 2007
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6
V Gashimov vs J Zhou, 2007
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 Bd7 11.Kb1
Z Izoria vs Yudasin, 2007
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 b5!? 10.0-0-0 Bb7
Ponomariov vs Karjakin, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 b5 10.Be2 Bb7
E Najer vs Kasimdzhanov, 2008
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Nb3 b5
Yudasin vs Kasparov, 1981 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Be2 Nc6
Timman vs Kasparov, 1983 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Qd3
Shirov vs V Akopian, 2007 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.f5
Van der Wiel vs Y Hou, 2007 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qh5 Qc5
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.f5 Nc6 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Bc4 Nxd4
Radjabov vs Grischuk, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qe2 Nc6
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1989 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qe2 Nc6
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1989 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qe2 Nc6
Ljubojevic vs Xu Jun, 1990 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.f5 Be7
I Nataf vs L Bruzon Batista, 2002
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qe2 h6 8.Bh4 Be7
Smyslov vs Portisch, 1979 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 57 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qe2 h6 8.Bh4 Be7
Yurtaev vs N Rashkovsky, 1983
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 h6!
Short vs Kasparov, 2000 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 h6 9.Bg5 g5 10.fxg5 Nfd7 11.Nxe6
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1958 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6
I Bilek vs Fischer, 1962 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3
Bronstein vs Polugaevsky, 1967 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6
G Tringov vs Fischer, 1965 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7
D Minic vs Fischer, 1970 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

Kamsky vs Gelfand, 1993
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 80 moves, 0-1

Nunn vs Kasparov, 1986 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 0-1

Van der Wiel vs Kasparov, 1991
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Psakhis vs O Cvitan, 1992
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 49 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6
Korchnoi vs Tolush, 1958 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

Gligoric vs C Kottnauer, 1949 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

E Relange vs Sadler, 1997 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Bc4 Qb6
Radjabov vs Gelfand, 2005 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6
Motylev vs Anand, 2007 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7
Radjabov vs I Cheparinov, 2007
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd3 b5 8.a3 Nbd7 9.f4 Bb7 10.Qh3 Be7
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs Ivanchuk, 1997 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 21 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3
Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6
E Najer vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 0-1

Stellwagen vs Anand, 2009 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1

Radjabov vs Ivanchuk, 2009
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Anand vs Nepomniachtchi, 2009 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 0-1

V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Nd5 Nbd7
A Lukin vs Gelfand, 1988 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.Nd5
J Gdanski vs Gelfand, 1988 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.g4? d5
Khalifman vs Lautier, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

C Wei vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

M Panarin vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Leko vs Karjakin, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Anand vs Morozevich, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 68 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.g4? d5
L Bensdorp vs S Andriasyan, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

J Becerra Rivero vs S Chanda, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a5 11.Kb1 a4
Shirov vs Wojtaszek, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Shirov vs Van Wely, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Karjakin vs Anand, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Be7 10.f3 b5
Svidler vs Karjakin, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
T Hillarp Persson vs H Wang, 2008
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Nijboer vs A Volokitin, 2008
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 b5 11.g4 b4
Sax vs J Gallagher, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Svidler vs Van Wely, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 Qc7
D Ludwig vs Negi, 2008
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
Svidler vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5
N Grandelius vs N Zdebskaja, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

E Inarkiev vs S Sjugirov, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Bb3 Na5
Anand vs Gelfand, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0

6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.0-0 Be6 10.Bb3 Nc6
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1995 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

Smirin vs Sadler, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

Karjakin vs Anand, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.0-0 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Na4
E Inarkiev vs Morozevich, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Re1
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5
Shirov vs Kasparov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.f3 b5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Nd5
Leko vs Anand, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.g4 b4 11.Ne2 h6
Morozevich vs Ponomariov, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.g4 Nb6
Leko vs Morozevich, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4 exf4 9.Bxf4 Nc6
Leko vs Sadler, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4 exf4 9.Bxf4 Nc6 10.Qd2
E Alekseev vs L Pliester, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 61 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4 exf4 9.Bxf4 Nc6 10.Qe2
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Adorjan vs Ribli, 1979 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

Dzindzichashvili vs N Rashkovsky, 1972 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0

6.f3 Qb6 7.g4 Nc6 8.Nb3 e6 9.Qe2 Qc7
Anand vs Polgar, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

E Mortensen vs Jansa, 1991
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.f5 b5 10.0-0 Bd7
A Istratescu vs Short, 1996
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.f5 Be7 10.fxe6 fxe6
C Bauer vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.f5 Be7 10.Qf3 0-0
T Oral vs I Stohl, 1995
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 38 moves, 0-1

Chuprov vs Svidler, 2000
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.exd6 Nf6
Velimirovic vs P Popovic, 1998 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Nf3 dxe5
Velimirovic vs P Popovic, 2000 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.exd6 Nf6
I Hakki vs Sadvakasov, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.0-0 Be7 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7
V Belov vs Dvoirys, 2002
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.0-0 Nc5 9.Qf3 Be7 10.Qg3 0-0
H Stefansson vs L Bruzon Batista, 2002
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.0-0 Be7 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7
N Kosintseva vs Kosteniuk, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Qa5 9.Qd2 Be7
Naiditsch vs Anand, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Qa5 9.Qd2 Be7
Rublevsky vs Ponomariov, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Nc5
Naiditsch vs Van Wely, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Qa5 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.0-0 Be7
Nisipeanu vs Topalov, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.f4 O-O 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7
Adorjan vs K Hulak, 1977 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 31 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7
Tilichkin vs Kasparov, 1976 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 43 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7
H Ardiansyah vs Quinteros, 1973
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 27 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.f5 b4 11.Na4 e5
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1991 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.e5
Anand vs Kasparov, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bc4 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.Qf3 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Qc7
A Zapata vs R Vera, 2002
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 85 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.e5
A G Ashton vs J Gallagher, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.0-0 Nc5 9.f4 Be7 10.f5 Bd7
Ivanchuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2010
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bc4 e6 7.a3 Be7 8.Ba2 0-0 9.0-0 b5 10.f4 Bb7 11.f5 e5
Robatsch vs Fischer, 1965 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.a3 Be7 8.Ba2 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.f5 e5 11.Nde2 Bb7
E Ermenkov vs Portisch, 1980 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.a3 Be7 8.Ba2 0-0 9.0-0 b5
H Smailbegovic vs Bobotsov, 1962
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 b5 9.Bb3 g5 10.Bg3 b4
H Kokkoris vs Fischer, 1968 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 45 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 b5 9.Bb3 g5 10.Bg3 b4
K Soukos vs A Potapov, 2001 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 24 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.f4 h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.f5 Qb6
C Uzman vs Smejkal, 1968
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.f4 Bb7 9.f5 e5 10.Nde2 Nbd7
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1967 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.Be3 Be7
Ljubojevic vs Polugaevsky, 1972 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 63 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5
G Eppinger vs Chandler, 1987
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 38 moves, 0-1

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5
Vasiukov vs Gligoric, 1961
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Qf3
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2008 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 49 moves, 1-0

6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7 9.Bc4 Qa5 10.Qe2 0-0
Leko vs Kasparov, 1999
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Nc5
Nunn vs Portisch, 1990 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg5 Nbd7
Matulovic vs Fischer, 1968 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Kudrin vs Ftacnik, 1985 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 b5 8.Nd5 Nbd7 9.Nec3 Bb7
E Alekseev vs Karjakin, 2008 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Nbd7 8.Bg2 b5 9.h3 Bb7
E Alekseev vs Karjakin, 2008 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 b5 9.h3 Nbd7
E Alekseev vs Dominguez Perez, 2008 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 45 moves, 0-1

6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Nbd7 8.Bg2 b5
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 b5
B Socko vs Karjakin, 2004 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Nbd7 8.Bg2 b5 9.O-O Be7 10.a4 b4
Adams vs Topalov, 2005 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 b5 9.0-0 0-0 10.a4 b4
Adams vs E Alekseev, 2007
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 Be6
B Savchenko vs Anand, 2007 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 62 moves, 0-1

6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 Nbd7
B Savchenko vs Gelfand, 2007
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

6.a4 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.0-0 Be6
A Ramirez Alvarez vs Karjakin, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 72 moves, 0-1

6.Rg1 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.g4 d5 9.g5 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Qxd8+
D V Prasad vs Sasikiran, 2002
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

6.Rg1 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.g4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Be3
Dominguez Perez vs Naiditsch, 2004
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Rg1 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.g4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.Be3
E Farnault vs Y Wang, 2007
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 75 moves, 0-1

6.h3 e6 7.g4 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2 Nc6 10.Nde2 e5
S Polgar vs Browne, 1995 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 0-1

E Alekseev vs Karjakin, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0

Thematic Sicilians
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1998 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 57 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
Suetin vs Botvinnik, 1952 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 76 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
Spassky vs Botvinnik, 1959 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Thematic Sicilians
R Ortega vs Geller, 1963 
(B58) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1992 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 45 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
Kudrin vs M Wilder, 1987 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952 
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

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

Thematic Sicilians
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
I Cheparinov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Thematic Sicilians
Ivanchuk vs Movsesian, 2009 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 0-1

Geller vs Tukmakov, 1983 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Short vs N Rashkovsky, 1984
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polgar vs I Ivanov, 1989 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

...d5 sac
A Bokuchava vs Tal, 1970 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 0-1

P Roth vs G Timoscenko, 1992
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 0-1

Gipslis vs Simagin, 1957
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 0-1

Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2011 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7
Karjakin vs Topalov, 2013 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Y Yu vs K Troff, 2014 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Wei Yi vs I Cheparinov, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

P Simacek vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2012 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

6.Be2
Kosteniuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 48 moves, 0-1

T Abergel vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5, with ...h5
Morozevich vs Sadler, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

6.Be2
K Asrian vs P Kotsur, 2000
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 71 moves, 0-1

Marjanovic vs Fedorowicz, 1986
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 76 moves, 0-1

6.Be2
A Kovchan vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Be2
A Kovchan vs Karjakin, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.Be2
K Aseev vs Gelfand, 1989 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Be2
Anand vs Gelfand, 1989 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

de Firmian vs Ivanchuk, 1989 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

T Thiel vs Ftacnik, 1992 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1

Tarjan vs Browne, 1969 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

O Troianescu vs Fischer, 1968 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 41 moves, 0-1

R Zenklusen vs Navara, 2001
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 78 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nde2
Rossolimo vs Fischer, 1966 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 70 moves, 0-1

Suetin vs Spassky, 1960 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4
Karjakin vs Van Wely, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4 exf4 9.Bxf4 Nc6 10.Qd2 d5
D Debashis vs I Nyzhnyk, 2011 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 0-1

Lautier vs Sutovsky, 2002
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2

Shirov vs Gelfand, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 0-1

S Beukema vs Van der Wiel, 2011
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 0-1

S Melia vs M Sebag, 2004
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

Caruana vs Gelfand, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

H Wang vs J Zhou, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

D Mastrovasilis vs Mamedyarov, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Wei Yi vs D Xiu, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10,Ncb5 axb5 11.fxe6
U Atakisi vs B Gundavaa, 2006 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

M Makropoulou vs J Dworakowska, 2009
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.Bxb5 Bd7
O Milani vs S Dibley, 2004
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

K Chorfi vs J Noomen, 1999
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1

C Li vs V Saravanan, 2012 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

J Hector vs N Rashkovsky, 1992
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q-side attack
L S Eolian vs Kasparov, 1976 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

6.f4 Qc7 7.a4 g6
Anand vs Kasparov, 1992 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 33 moves, 0-1

N Karapanos vs A Istratescu, 2002
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 59 moves, 0-1

6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5
Lintchevski vs Nepomniachtchi, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 h6 8.Be3 Nbd7
J E Littlewood vs Nunn, 1979
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 34 moves, 0-1

6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5
Naiditsch vs Anand, 2009
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1

6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5
Anand vs Nakamura, 2012 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Berelowitsch vs N Guliyev, 2012 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 52 moves, 0-1

P J Morris vs D King, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

T Nedev vs G Gajewski, 2007
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1

D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1

Y Yu vs Negi, 2012
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 0-1

Adams vs Gelfand, 1988 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

Endgame with 2 bishops
Svidler vs Kasparov, 1999 
(B53) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 0-1

Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 0-1

S Sargissyan vs B Bok, 2017 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dominguez Perez vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

J Vesterinen vs Smyslov, 1954 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 56 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd3 b5 8.0-0-0 b4!
S Soylu vs A Hauchard, 2000
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 44 moves, 0-1

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 h6 8.Be3 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Qg3 e5
L Mazi vs J Stocek, 2002
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 h6 8.Bh4 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Be2 Be7
Korchnoi vs Sadvakasov, 2003
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 h6 8.Bh4 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Be2 Be7
Tal vs I Platonov, 1969 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 57 moves, 0-1

B Ivanovic vs Marjanovic, 1982
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

G Schulz vs C Hernaez Fernandez, 2002 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0

J van der Kooij vs D Wang, 1997
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

Advancing kingside majority
Kasimdzhanov vs Anand, 2005 
(B50) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

Short vs Topalov, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 0-1

Dominguez Perez vs Kasparov, 2017 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 0-1

Geller vs Dvoirys, 1983
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

O Loskutov vs V Zakhartsov, 2005
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Securing e5 with ...g5
G Milos vs Polgar, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

T Leosson vs J Gallagher, 1998
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

E Zude vs U Kersten, 1996
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

K Kulaots vs Nisipeanu, 1996
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1

Short vs M Palac, 2003 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

J G Soruco vs Fischer, 1966 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 0-1

Gheorghiu vs Polugaevsky, 1973 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 55 moves, 0-1

Karjakin vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 59 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Geller, 1967 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1

Grischuk vs Z Zhang, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Polgar vs Dominguez Perez, 2011 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

Black DSB vs White LSB
J Hector vs Rapport, 2013 
(B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Thematic game ...d5 break
Jobava vs Nisipeanu, 2012 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

V Sareen vs R Palliser, 2005
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

H Ni vs R Palliser, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

M Borriss vs R Palliser, 2003
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

H van Kempen vs J van Oosterom, 2003
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

Grischuk vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

S D Sigfusson vs de Firmian, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

J Bednarski vs H Lehmann, 1967 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 0-1

Leko vs Anand, 2001 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1

K Plater vs Botvinnik, 1947 
(B20) Sicilian, 62 moves, 0-1

Grischuk vs Topalov, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1

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

Defence
Illescas Cordoba vs Andersson, 1997 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Shirov vs Kasparov, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

Pilnik vs Geller, 1955 
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 38 moves, 0-1

J Bednarski vs Simagin, 1968 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 38 moves, 0-1

A Khasin vs Stein, 1965 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 0-1

I Branicki vs Boleslavsky, 1947
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 40 moves, 0-1

E Alekseev vs Wojtaszek, 2012
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1

Hort vs Ljubojevic, 1979 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 45 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Salov, 1994 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 67 moves, 0-1

Naiditsch vs Carlsen, 2018 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

H Hamdouchi vs F Hellers, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 0-1

J Hagenauer vs Andersson, 2006
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

T F Lawrence vs A W Fox, 1911 
(B56) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

B Thorsteinsson vs Tukmakov, 1976
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 37 moves, 0-1

Hjartarson vs V S Gujrathi, 2017
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

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