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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...d6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nf6/5. Nc3/5...a6/6. Be3/6...e5/7. Nb3/7...Be6

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< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...c5‎ | 2. Nf3‎ | 2...d6‎ | 3. d4‎ | 3...cxd4‎ | 4. Nxd4‎ | 4...Nf6‎ | 5. Nc3‎ | 5...a6‎ | 6. Be3‎ | 6...e5‎ | 7. Nb3
Najdorf Sicilian, English Attack
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black kingd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black kingb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black pawnb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black pawne6 black bishopf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 white knightc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 white bishopf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 black kingd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rn1qkb1r/1p3ppp/p2pbn2/4p3/4P3/1NN1B3/PPP2PPP/R2QKB1R w

Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6

Najdorf Sicilian, English Attack

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Moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6

This is the best move. The Black bishop covers d5 from e6 and also points at the queenside when White castles there. Black also contemplates using c4 as a piece outpost. Black's position retains maximum flexibility, as in almost all variations Black plays ...Be7, ...Nbd7, ...O-O, ...Rc8, and ...Nb6 in some order.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6

8 9 10 11
English Attack f3
Be7		 Qd2
O-O		 O-O-O
Nbd7		 g4
b5		 =
Qd2
Nbd7		 f3
b5		 O-O-O
Be7		 g4
 =
Nd5
Nbd7		 f3
Nxd5		 exd5
Bf5		 Qd2
Rc8 		=
Qe2
Nbd7		 f4
Rc8		 f5
Bc4		 Qf3
d5		 =+

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References

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Wikipedia has related information at Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation

de Firmian, Nick. Modern Chess Openings, 15th Edition. New York, NY: Random House, 2008.

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