vs Najdorf: English Attack
Against the Sicilian · B90 · you play White. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
About the vs Najdorf: English Attack
The English Attack is White's most popular weapon against the Najdorf: Be3, f3, Qd2, O-O-O and the g4–g5 pawn storm. It is a race against Black's queenside counterplay, and the player who knows the plans best usually wins.
As White you reach the vs Najdorf: English Attack after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6. It belongs to the Against the Sicilian (B90), which has 5 lines on this site. Start in learn mode to see the idea behind every move, then play the vs Najdorf: English Attack yourself and let the coach correct your mistakes. 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. Train it regularly as part of your set of lines to play with White: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.