B96: Sicilian, Najdorf, 7.f4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4

Sicilian, Najdorf, 7.f4

B96 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, Najdorf, 7.f4
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4

Sicilian, Najdorf, Polugayevsky variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5

Sicilian, Najdorf, Polugayevsky, Simagin variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2

Overview

Games on Database:

15038

Last Played:

Jul 2026

Overall score:

38.7%

27.5%

33.8%

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Played frequently by:

White
Thomas Luther	69 games
Jonny Hector	59 games
Milan Matulovic	47 games

Black
Walter S Browne	62 games
Lev Polugaevsky	40 games
Miguel Angel Quinteros	37 games

Possible continuations:

7... Be7

5720

44.4 %

23.5 %

32 %

7... Qb6

3266

31.4 %

35.5 %

33.1 %

7... Nbd7

1825

38.4 %

26.8 %

34.7 %

7... Qc7

1453

35.2 %

26.7 %

38.1 %

7... h6

1208

34.2 %

30.6 %

35.2 %

7... b5

825

40 %

22.5 %

37.5 %

7... Nc6

589

38.4 %

26 %

35.7 %

7... Bd7

137

40.9 %

25.5 %

33.6 %

7... Qa5

63.6 %

36.4 %

7... e5

75 %

25 %