B90 - Sicilian: Najdorf Variation

Variation: Sicilian: Najdorf Variation

Initial Move: The Najdorf Variation. The most legendary and popular Sicilian, used by world champions for its extreme flexibility and counter-attacking potential. Learn this opening step by step

46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.23
IM Morris, James (2442)
GM Dudin, Gleb (2560)
Result 0-1
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.23
GM Annaberdiyev, Meylis (2384)
IM Dotzer, Lukas (2472)
Result 0-1
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.21
GM Korobov, Anton (2610)
GM Petrov, Martin (2528)
Result 1-0
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.20
GM Samunenkov, Ihor (2608)
GM Draskovic, Luka (2468)
Result 1-0
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.20
FM Zlatkov, Anton (2422)
GM Petkov, Momchil (2544)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.20
GM Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen (2571)
IM Amilal Munkhdalai (2491)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.19
GM Predke, Alexandr (2598)
GM Yu, Yangyi (2710)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.18
IM Ruzhansky, Elias (2427)
GM Daneshvar, Bardiya (2572)
Result 1-0
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.18
GM Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn (2536)
GM Sarana, Alexey (2666)
Result 1-0
Opening B90
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46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 - Olymp 2026 Open
2026.09.17
GM Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2656)
IM Xie, Felix (2423)
Result 1-0
Opening B90
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