Najdorf, English Attack
Sicilian Defence · B90 · you play Black. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
About the Najdorf, English Attack
The Najdorf is the most popular and most analysed Sicilian. Against the English Attack (Be3, f3, Qd2 and O-O-O) Black plays ...e5, ...Be6 and castles, then races on the queenside with ...b5–b4 while White storms the kingside. Fischer and Kasparov built their careers on the Najdorf.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6: that is the start of the Najdorf, English Attack, a B90 line of the Sicilian Defence for Black. There are 5 lines of this opening to train. Start in learn mode to see the idea behind every move, then play the Najdorf, English Attack yourself and let the coach correct your mistakes. After the opening, the page shows the typical middlegame plans, the endgames that often follow and grandmaster games with the Najdorf, English Attack. Train it regularly as part of your set of defences against 1.e4 and 1.d4: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.