B98: Sicilian, Najdorf variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7

Sicilian, Najdorf variation

B98 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7

Sicilian, Najdorf, Browne variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7

Sicilian, Najdorf, Goteborg (Argentine) variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 g5

Sicilian, Najdorf variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7

Overview

Games on Database:

3904

Last Played:

Mar 2025

Overall score:

45.3%

24.1%

30.6%

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Played frequently by:

White
Milan Matulovic	14 games
Thomas Luther	11 games
Jonny Hector	11 games

Black
Walter S Browne	26 games
Nick E De Firmian	23 games
Jan Hein Donner	17 games

Possible continuations:

9. O-O-O

3780

46 %

24.3 %

29.6 %

9. Bd3

62

19.4 %

14.5 %

66.1 %

9. g4

34

26.5 %

23.5 %

50 %

9. Be2

8

25 %

62.5 %

9. f5

6

50 %

16.7 %

33.3 %

9. a4

5

20 %

40 %

40 %

9. h3

3

33.3 %

66.7 %

9. Bxf6

2

50 %

50 %

9. Qg3

2

100 %