The Najdorf's fundamental soundness has been confirmed in countless top-level games, and in particular by Garry Kasparov's successful use of it throughout his career. The Najdorf s landscape changes rapidly, and this presents its devotees with a complex task: they must not only keep up-to-date with sharp theoretical lines, but must also have a firm grasp of the strategies that underpin the main systems, both old and new. This book lends a helping hand to those who play the Najdorf or wish to take up this complex opening. Two Najdorf experts from Spain present a flexible repertoire for Black, including a wealth of original analysis of the critical variations. They also explain the key ideas behind the Najdorf, focusing on those plans that are most relevant to modern practice.

List of Content

004 Symbols

005 Bibliography

006 Introduction

011 1 The Classical 6 Be2

050 2 The Positional 6 g3

070 3 6 f4

086 4 The English Attack: 6 Be3/6 f3

136 5 The Old Main Line: 6 Bg5

174 6 The Fischer Attack: 6 Bc4

205 7 6 a4

210 8 Alternatives on Move 6 (6 Bd3, 6 h3 and 6 Rg1)

221 Index of Variations