Najdorf 6.Bg5
Sicilian Defence · B96 · you play Black. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
About the Najdorf 6.Bg5
6.Bg5 is the sharpest answer to the Najdorf. Black answers ...e6 and ...Be7, unpins, and meets Qf3 and O-O-O with ...Qc7 and ...Nbd7. The positions are double-edged and tactical; the Poisoned Pawn Variation branches off here but is not needed to play the line well.
As Black you reach the Najdorf 6.Bg5 after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6. It belongs to the Sicilian Defence (B96), which has 5 lines on this site. Go through the Najdorf 6.Bg5 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. Knowing the moves is only half the work, so this page also covers the plans for the middlegame, the endgames to aim for and some grandmaster games. It fits in a set of defences against 1.e4 and 1.d4; speed mode and the drill help to keep the moves fresh.