Najdorf 6.Be2
Sicilian Defence · B92 · you play Black. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
About the Najdorf 6.Be2
The quiet 6.Be2 was Karpov's favourite. Black plays ...e5, ...Be7 and castles, then develops the bishop to e6 and prepares ...d5 or queenside play with ...Rc8 and ...b5. The main danger is the d5 hole, which Black must keep covered.
Playing the Sicilian Defence as Black? The Najdorf 6.Be2 (B92) begins 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6, and is one of 5 lines you can practise here. Go through the Najdorf 6.Be2 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. The page continues past the opening with middlegame plans, typical endgames and master games played with the Najdorf 6.Be2. Use it to build your Black repertoire, and test what you remember with speed training or the random-position drill.