Alexander Khalifman: Opening for white according to Anand 13

Chess Stars, paperback, Englisch, ISBN: 978-9-548782-78-4, 380 Seiten, 2010.

This volume is devoted mostly to the English Attack in the Najdorf system, that is the variation beginning with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3, and the Scheveningen variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 which is the senior twin-brother of the Najdorf system.

Contents

Preface

Part 1 Scheveningen
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3

1 various; 6...Nc6; 6...Be7 7.f3 various; 7...0-0 8.Qd2; 7...Nc6 8.Qd2 without 8...0-0 and 8...a6
2 6...Be7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.g4

Part 2 English Attack without b7-b5
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3

3 without 6...e5, 6...Ng4 and 6...e6
4 6...e6 7.f3 without 7...b5 and 7...Nc6; 7...Be7 8.Qd2
5 6...e6 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 without 8...Be7
6 6...e6 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.0-0-0 without 9...0-0
7 6...e6 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.0-0-0 0-0 10.g4 without 10...Nxd4
8 6...e6 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.0-0-0 0-0 10.g4 Nxd4

Part 3 English Attack with b7-b5
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2

9 without 8...Bb7 and 8...Nbd7
10 8...Bb7
11 8...Nbd7 9.g4 without 9...h6; 9...b4 10.Nce2
12 8...Nbd7 9.g4 h6 10.0-0-0 without 10...Bb7
13 8...Nbd7 9.g4 h6 10.0-0-0 Bb7 11.h4 without 11...b4
14 8...Nbd7 9.g4 h6 10.0-0-0 Bb7 11.h4 b4 12.Na4 d5; 12...Qa5 13.b3 without 13...Nc5
15 8...Nbd7 9.g4 h6 10.0-0-0 Bb7 11.h4 b4 12.Na4 Qa5 13.b3 Nc5

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