Sicilian Najdorf

The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Black‘s most sharp, adventurous and popular lines against the king‘s pawn opening. From the very start Black directs the game into asymmetrical positions in which he or she can play for the win without unjustified risk. For this reason the Najdorf has been a firm favourite amongst the very elite of world chess, including Garry Kasparov and, before him, Bobby Fischer. What attracts such world-class players to the Najdorf is the fact that it is both dynamic and yet sound and respectable at the same time. Despite numerous attempts, no one has found a sure-fire way for White to gain the advantage. In Starting Out: The Sicilian Najdorf Joe Gallagher studies this famous opening in a simplistic way, introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something that is sometimes neglected or taken for granted. As with previous works in the popular Everyman Chess Starting Out series, the reader is helped throughout with a plethora of notes, tips and warnings highlighting the vital characteristics of the Sicilian Najdorf and of opening play in general. *Written by an openings expert *All main lines of the Sicilian Najdorf are covered *Ideal for the Improving player Former British Championship winner Joe Gallagher is an English Grandmaster who has been living in Switzerland for a number of years and is a regular member of the Swiss national team. He has many books to his name has a deserved reputation as a first class writer. His previous works include The Magic of Mikhail Tal and Starting Out: The King‘s Indian.