Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation

The Zagreb Variation, 6. g3, prepares Bg2, adding the fianchettoed bishop to White's grip on d5 and making Black wary of ...b5, which would open the long diagonal toward a8. The plan is positional rather than an attack. Black most often answers 6...e5, gaining central space, while 6...e6 and 6...g6 are the main alternatives. It is a sideline whose results stay close to even, and the engine judges the position roughly balanced.