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Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

ECO B94 · 5,049 games · Black to move

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5

48% White5% Draw47% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
e6	3,529	69.9%		Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B95
Nbd7	822	16.3%
e5	399	7.9%
Nc6	59	1.2%
h6	53	1.0%
b5	34	0.7%
g6	26	0.5%
Qa5	12	0.2%
Qb6	10	0.2%

A further 105 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5 Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 2... d6 Sicilian Defense 3. d4 Sicilian Defense 3... cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 4... Nf6 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 5... a6Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 6. Bg5

Other lines in this family

Najdorf VariationB95… 6... e63,473 Najdorf VariationB96… 6... e6 7. f42,051 Najdorf VariationB98… 6... e6 7. f4 Be71,158 Najdorf Variation, Traditional LineB98… 6... e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7508 Najdorf Variation, Main LineB99… 6... e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7407 Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn VariationB97… 6... e6 7. f4 Qb6280 Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn AcceptedB97… 6... e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3121 Najdorf VariationB90…21,567 Najdorf Variation, English AttackB90… 6. Be34,192 Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky AttackB90… 6. Bc42,558

All 239 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.