The Complete Najdorf 6 Bg5 [Paperback]

John Nunn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1879479451 | ISBN-13: 978-1879479456 | Publication Date: July 3, 1997 | Edition: 1st

The Najdorf Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6) is the most important, popular, and talked about opening in chess. Its name is synonymous with such luminaries as Tal, Fischer, and Kasparov.

As would be expected by the preceding three names, Black plays soundly for a win, with a full-scale battle developing with no scope for drawish simplifications. The Najdorf includes many famous variations that have practically made players' careers, such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, and the Gothenburg Variation, introduced disastrously as a team weapon by Argentine players against Soviet Grandmasters in 1955.

Kasparov has relied on the Najdorf in all of his World Championship matches. But not only World Championships hinge on the Najdorf, it has proven itself in millions of games as the ideal work-horse for club and tournament players. In this comprehensive book GM Nunn covers all of its variations in detail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: ICE ; International Chess Enterprises; 1st edition (July 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879479451
• ISBN-13: 978-1879479456
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,368,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference for the Najdorf after 6.Bg5, August 21, 1998

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This review is from: The Complete Najdorf 6 Bg5 (Paperback)

John Nunn's newest reference work on the Najdorf covers all positions after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5. This edition expands significantly on his previous Najdorf work published in the mid-80's. In the ever-changing world of the Najdorf, it is essential to have the latest reference for any player rated above 2000. If you want to play the 6.Bg5 lines, then you need this book. John Nunn sets the standard that others are measured by when it comes to opening books. His works are full of original analysis and useful tidbits. Sometimes he does profess to enjoy a certain line over another and is not very clear on why (example: the Nb3 line of the Poison Pawn variation of the Sicilian), but generally he backs everything up with convincing comments.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive guide for the tournament player, September 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Najdorf 6 Bg5 (Paperback)

John Nunn has obviously put a lot of effort in writing an up-to-date comprehensive manual for an opening where theory is constantly in the making and ignorance can spell disaster.This is no small feat as he went through 18.000 games to produce this book on the aggressive 6.Bg5 continu- ation. We await the "sequel" where the rest of the variations will be discussed with great anticipation!All of you who feared sharp openings such as the Najdorf can now fearlessly wade through the main lines thanks to this book. A must for the tournament player who wishes to include the Najdorf Sicilian in his or her opening reper- toire.(in memoriam Miguel Najdorf) George Baltzopoulos

6 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just a correction on your catalog's description, August 27, 1997

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This review is from: The Complete Najdorf 6 Bg5 (Paperback)

The "Complete Najforf" has the wrong "Book Description," e.g., "The Dutch (1.d4 f5) is a superb weapon..."