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Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This game features one of the sharpest lines in the Najdorf/English Attack. Black chooses the continuation 8...h6, where, as Finnish IM Tapani Sammaluvo puts it, Black burns his boats behind him. His king will never castle, at least not on the kingside, however, his pieces can develop freely and White is unable to stop Black's freeing d5 break. White's pieces develop quickly also and the play … |
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Annotated by kingstuart (1200): As i'm quite bored at the moment i'm gonna annotate this interesting little game between 2 top players on gameknot, the ending is quite a surprise Sicilian, by far the most popular opening at top level chess. due to the imediate imbalances it creates the sicilian leads to all out warfare, there is no such thing as a quiet draw in the sicilian... the Najdorf, probably the most popular… |
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Annotated by blitzkov (1200): This was an excellent example about how to attack the castled King. My opponent, eeke, played the e4 opening, I played my trusty Sicilian. Standard. Sicilian. Loving it! Possibly could play the Open Variation. My usually response. Open Variation. I, of course, take! He could have played Qxd4 and possibly turn into the Maroczy Bind! Attacking his e4 pawn. Duh, what else? Guarding. The Najdorf. My… |
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Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): Here is a short English Attack in the Sicilian, when Black adopts a true Najdorf setup with ...e5. The action gets going quickly out of the opening with an opposite side castling situation and direct attacks against the kings. Note: As usual, my annotations assume some prior knowledge of chess, therefore, you won't find me annotating a move like 2...c5, or 3. d4. My annotations are not for… |
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Annotated by elyhim (1200): One of the most difficult advantages to convert is a space advantage. Mostly this is because a space advantage is not enough on it's own to win. One must build other advantages such as center dominance, material advantage and superior pieces just to name a few. Mastering this technique was something I had to master along time ago if I wanted to take my game to the next level. So I poured over… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): 5. ........ a6 (according to the 1900s database this is the Kan Variation of the Sicilian. The first few moves were just like my game with Marin, only my opponent deviated with 4. Nf6 instead of moving the black queen to b6. 6. Bd3 (adds protection to the e4 pawn) 7. f4 (I dominate the centre) 10. O-O (from moves 7 to 10 we just continue to get our pieces out - the g7 bishop cuts … |
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Annotated by kingstuart (1200): This is a nice game in the Najdorf move order of the Scheveningen. A few inaccuracies by the first player lead to black building massive pressure on the queenside while whites kingside attack never really gets off the ground. I won't annotate the first few moves, any good opening book could do a much better job. The Najdorf A solid move supporting the centre and preparing a kingside pawn… |
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Annotated by sasabg (1493): This is a game that shows the power of the pin.
It was played in a 11-player mini tournament, at the time I was 8th with 3/4 and my opponent (Rathi) was in the lead with 11.5/13
I felt I had chances to win the minitournament so I decided to play for the win. Remember - I was playing for a win. Good news - white was eager for battle too. Najdorf variation - maybe the best choice if playing … |
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Annotated by lobotomy (1914): Stupid- this should just go to c7, and avoid giving White a tempo. Not achieved without a cost- the black Nf6 will spend some time returning to anywhere useful, I think. Hadn't quite calculated this fully-
22.O-O-O fails to hg when the N is pinned.
22...Nf8 23.Bf6 Rg8 (Rh7, hg, Rxh1, gf ) 24.h6 Nh7
22...Rc8 23.hg Nxg6 24.Bh5 Ndxe5!? 25.fe Nxe5 maybe hangs… |
