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

diagram

Black to move
8,668 games · 1937-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

7...Be7

2,846

43.2%

26.7%

30.1%

7...Qb6

2,289

31.7%

36.9%

31.5%

7...Nbd7

1,060

39.3%

28.5%

32.2%

7...Qc7

863

34.3%

28.6%

37.1%

7...h6

775

33.3%

31.2%

35.5%

7...b5

535

40.9%

21.7%

37.4%

7...Nc6

266

35.7%

27.8%

36.5%

7...Bd7

85

37.6%

29.4%

32.9%

7...Qa5

5

80%

20%

7...e5

2

50%

50%

7...Qb6 +0.04 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 (1-0)
Keres vs Fischer, 1959 (0-1)
Tal vs Tolush, 1956 (1-0)
Tal vs NN, 1963 (1-0)
Tringov vs Fischer, 1965 (0-1)

DEBUT: L Steiner vs Najdorf, 1937 (0-1)
RECENT: A Pichot vs I Cheparinov, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Najdorf, Poisoned Pawn by GoY
Rat1960's Poisoned Pawn by Rat1960
B99 Sicilian: Najdorf.Main Line.Be7 [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B96: Sicilian, Najdorf (3212)
B97: Sicilian, Najdorf (2287)
B99: Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line (1964)
B98: Sicilian, Najdorf (1202)
B68: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 (2)
B63: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack (1)

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