Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English
- 1.e4c5
- 2.Nf3d6
- 3.d4cxd4
- 4.Nxd4Nf6
- 5.Nc3a6
- 6.Be3Ng4
1,554 games
A Najdorf sideline in which Black answers the English Attack's 6. Be3 with 6...Ng4, chasing the bishop to deny White the f3, Qd2, O-O-O setup.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Anti-English
6...Ng4 attacks the e3-bishop at once, aiming to trade it and disrupt White's plan of f3, Qd2 and O-O-O. Because ...a6 is already in, there is no Bb5+ to punish the knight sortie as in the Dragon. The most common reply, 7. Bg5, keeps the bishop and later reroutes it to g3. 7. Bc1 can lead to a repetition, or play may go 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6, transposing to another line. 7. Qd2 concedes the bishop pair and scores less well for White.