When choosing an opening repertoire, there are days when you want to play for a win with Black, when you want to bear down on your opponent’s position with a potentially crushing attack. The Najdorf is perfect for just such occasions. Strategy, combinations, attack and defence, sacrifices and marvellous manoeuvres — exciting chess is all about the Najdorf!
It's tough choice between many attractive games. Most impressive was Caruana's win against Mamedyarov. In the end I decided we'll have a look at Vachier-Lagrave's magic in the Najdorf against Leko. Here's a sneek peak:
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