GM Neiksans Boot Camp #21 - Sicilian Najdorf for Black

GM Neiksans Boot Camp is back and this time we will talk about the Sicilian Najdorf for Black and some of the most important ideas! Some of the best players in the World play it - Garry Kasparov, Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, and Anish Giri. Can you play it as well?
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[@thomashendrich]

Thank you for this video. It's packed full of informaton!

[@michaellaymen9756]

Very informative ,Thanks a lot for this!!! Much appreciated

[@GMNeiksans]

Come back for the latest episodes!

[@juanpabloboyeras]

You earned a subscriber 👌

[@ph34rocious]

The Najdorf is honestly far too complex for someone of my ELO (1600ish) but I can't help but be fascinated by it. This video has been a tremendous help in understanding certain nuances of the position. Thanks for taking the time to provide such content Watching this video, I'm curious why at 1:44:06 it is bad for white to take the pawn on b4 here? It seems black could have defended it but chose to castle first, implying there is no real threat (and white subsequently choosing not to capture it).

[@GMNeiksans]

Hi Dan, thank you for the kind words! White can't really take the pawn on b4 as Black could respond with ...d5 and ...Nd3+ threat. Plus there's also ...a5-a4 threat, attacking the bishop on b3. It's a typical pawn sacrifice.

[@pittasso]

highly educational!

[@mattmark4296]

Thank you for this!

[@GMNeiksans]

Thanks!

[@hiddenname7210]

34:18 if black just goes h4 he should be fine, or i remember something similar from anish girs course on najdorf, white either get knight on d5 or plays h4, he should never get both.

[@abobrinha4037]

11:23 in this position Be6 is inaccture. one way for white to take the advantege of this move is the immediate 8.f4. Then exf4 Bxf4 would leave white a tempo up on lines he plays Be3 and f2-f4. and 8...Qc7 9. g4 has also score excellent for white.

[@daneQuixote]

Awesome thwbks for this. Easy sub. Quick question, if i should get one book on the najdorf to help flesh out what I learned here what would you recommend? Thanks

[@GMNeiksans]

You're welcome! A Chessable course perhaps? I think Giri has one.

[@VijayThakurMD]

I've been getting good position from Sicilian but I'm finding it hard to convert I need endgame bootcamp