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Position after 5…a6 ECO B90
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1.e4 1…c5 2.Nf3 2…d6 3.d4 3…cxd4 4.Nxd4 4…Nf6 5.Nc3 5…a6
◇ start 1.e4 1…c5 2.Nf3 2…d6 3.d4 3…cxd4 4.Nxd4 4…Nf6 5.Nc3 5…a6
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Sicilian Defense · B90

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

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In master play

126,636 games
White 26.9% Draw 51.3% Black 21.7%

Continuations

9 replies sorted by frequency
  1. 6.Bg5 18,846 g.
    • B96 Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation 476
    • B98 Najdorf Variation, Browne Variation 365
    • B98 Najdorf Variation, Goteborg Variation 98
    • B94 Najdorf Variation, Ivkov Variation
    • + 5 more
  2. 6.Be2 16,619 g.
    • B92 Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation 16,301
    • B84 Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation 318
  3. 6.Be3 42,984 g. Najdorf Variation, English Attack
  4. 6.Bc4 7,689 g. Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack
  5. 6.f4 4,469 g. Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation
  6. 6.g3 3,921 g. Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation
  7. 6.g4 4 g. Najdorf Variation, Dekker Gambit
  8. 6.h3 11,255 g. Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack
  9. 6.Rg1 932 g. Najdorf Variation, Petronić Attack
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