Category Archives: Sicilian Najdorf
Najdorf 16.Rg1 Perenyi Attack
The recently completed Perenyi Memorial Open is held annually in Budapest to honor the memory of IM Perenyi,B, the creator of a couple of Sicilian killing lines.
Here is a nice example of the 16.Rg1 Perenyi Attack in the Najdorf.
Position 1
White to Play
Basel 2013 Rd5,.GM Hansen,E(CAN)
Here is Hansen’s Rd5 game.
Position 1
Black has just advanced in the center with the natural looking 10…d5 novelty. How should white respond?
White to Play
Position 2
White has just attacked Nb4 in a tense unbalanced position. How should white respond?
Black to Play
White to Play
Verifying The Sharpest Sicilian 2012 6.Bc4-Part 2
Part 2 11…0-0
The 6.Bc4 Najdorf requires detailed preparations for the defence. Georgiev and Kolev give this line and the Najdorf as a whole a thorough analysis. Now these findings are verified in light of recent games.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.Qf3 Qb6 10.Be3 Qb7 11.Qg3
(a)11…b4!(Georgiev/Kolev)
(b)11…0-0
Here is a recent game in the 11…0-0 line which is not part of the Georgiev/Kolev repertoire. However, I think it’s a perfectly viable method of defending.
Dastan,B (2317)-Dao Thien Hai(2518)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bc4[B87]
40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR(7.18), 04.09.2012
Position 1
Black’s king is surrounded by a protective pawn wall. How should white proceed?
White to Play
Verifying The Sharpest Sicilian 2012 6.Bc4-Part 1
Part 1 11…b4
The 6.Bc4 Najdorf requires detailed preparations for the defence.
Georgiev and Kolev give this line and the Najdorf as a whole a thorough analysis. Now these findings are verified in light of recent games.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.Qf3 Qb6 10.Be3 Qb7 11.Qg3
(a)11…b4!(Georgiev/Kolev)
(b)11…0-0
Here is a recent game in the 11…b4 line which is the Georgiev/Kolev repertoire.
The game is a short draw where white never was in a threatening position. Georgiev/Kolev conclusions are verified in the notes.
Dastan,B(2317)-Gopal,G(2550)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bc4[B87]
40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR (2.5), 29.08.2012
Position 1
Black has just made a useful prophylactic king shuffle 15..Kh8(now there is no Bh6). What are white’s options now?
White to Play
Budapest Xmas Open 2012 Rd7
Here is a tense game in the topical Najdorf from the Xmas Open last year.
Mester,Attila(2128)-Medve,Mark(1972)
Sicilian Najdorf English Attack 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3[B90]
IV. Karacsonyi Open Budapest, Hungary(7.4),30.12.2012
Position 1
Mutual attacks have begun. White looks to be further along with the g-file to work with and the bishop pair. What do you suggest for black?
Black to Play
Verifying The Sharpest Sicilian 2012
Georgiev and Kolev give some analysis of the following line in the Sharpest Sicilian 2012(Chess Stars 2012).
Li Chao(2596)-Gashimov,V(2758)
Najdorf 6.f4 e5[B93]
World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (3.1), 27.11.2009
Position 1
Black has erected a brick wall around his king. What do you suggest for white?
White to Play
Position 2
A complex RR-RN ending is well underway. Black has counterplay looming with the a,b pawns on the march. What do you suggest for white?
White to Play
Trends in the Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5 e6(B96)
Here is a recent game(TWIC 944) in the topical Sicilian Najdorf. The game was won by GM Sandipan,Chanda in the recent Kolkata Open in India.
Bio
Sandipan Chanda (born 13 August 1983) is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sandipan became grandmaster in 2003. He played for India in the Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006 and 2008.-Wikipedia Chanda_Sandipan
Sandipan was the Indian Co-Champion 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Best results
- Leinfelder Open 2000, 2nd
- Wiesbaden 2001, 1st
- Dhaka and Delhi GM 2004, 3rd
- Curacao Open 2004, 1st
- World Open 2007, 1st-6th;
- Hogeschool Zeeland 2008, 1st-4th
- Kavala Open 2009, 1st-6th
- Artic Chess (NOR) 2010, 3rd-5th
- Gibraltar Masters 2010, 1st-9th
He also represented India in the Olympiads between 2004 and 2008 and in the 2009 World Cup.- Chessnc
Akshayraj,K (2459) – Sandipan,C (2613)
Sicilian Najdorf Delayed Poisoned Pawn[B96]
5th Kolkata Open IND (6), 08.12.2012
Position 1
White has just played the novelty 24.0-0. How do you assess the new move?
Black to Play
Position 2
White is under pressure and has just challenged the intrusive g-pawn with 29.h3. What should black do?
Black to Play
Verifying Georgiev and Kolev-The Sharpest Sicilian 2012
Here is game #24 from The Sharpest Sicilian 2012(The Sicilian Najforf) from Chess Stars by GMs Kiril Georgiev and Atanas Kolev.
This is a truly fantastic book that explains well, analyzes deeply and gives 46 annotated games as well.
I did my best to check the analysis of just one game and after an afternoon’s work I’m not sure I found everying or checked every possible nook and cranny. There is tons of deep and original analysis give in the annotated games. I cannot possibily do it justice as an amateur but here are my findings for this game.
Papadopoulos,Ioannis (2450) – Kolev,Atanas (2569)
Sicilian Najdorf English Attack 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3[B90]
Athens Acropolis op-A 24th Chalkida (3), 12.08.2009
Position 1
Black has initiated complex counteplay with 17…Nxf2. Black is willing to sacrifice the exchange for activity. How should white respond?
- 18.Qd2
- 18.Nxd7(as played)
- 18.Qd5
- Something else
White to Play
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22.0-0(as played)
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22.b4
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Something else
Gledura,B(HUN) Gets IM Norm at FSGM 2012-11
13-yr old Gledura,B (HUN 2336) obtained an IM norm at the recent FSGM tournament in November.
Benjamin Gledura (2102) won Gold in Fermo, Italy in 2009, at the World Youth Championship, in the under-10 section. According to a study curried out in the USA, he is considered among the 50 most talented in the world. This sporty young lad is also a champion in swimming. He comes from Eger, a small town in the north of Hungary, which is famous for its swimming sports complex. All Benjamin’s family are amateurs swimmers, but he is the only champion in 50 metres – he won gold and twice bronze medals in his age group.
Here is one of his wins that showcase his attacking skills.
Gledura,B (2336) – Hagen,Andr (2418)
Sicilian 6.Qe2 Najdorf[B90]
FSGM Nov 2012 Budapest HUN (2.3), 05.11.2012
White played a sideline against the popular Najdorf but this line is well known in Hungary as a pet line of GM Czebe.
White to Play
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