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Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack

ECO B90 · 4,192 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
48% White9% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
e52,48759.3%
e684220.1%
Ng42666.3%Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English B90
g61623.9%
b51513.6%
Nc61002.4%
Nbd7551.3%
Qc7320.8%
Bd7110.3%

A further 86 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 2... d6Sicilian Defense 3. d4Sicilian Defense 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line 4... Nf6Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 5... a6Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack 6. Be3

Other lines in this family

Najdorf Variation, English AttackB90… 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f31,272Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3B90… 6... e6 7. f3735Najdorf Variation, English AttackB90… 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3513Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-EnglishB90… 6... Ng4266Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with Qd2B80… 6... e6 7. Qd2102Najdorf VariationB90…21,567Najdorf VariationB94… 6. Bg55,049Najdorf VariationB95… 6. Bg5 e63,473Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky AttackB90… 6. Bc42,558Najdorf Variation, Opocensky VariationB92… 6. Be22,372

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.