[Event "Mastering the Najdorf: English Attack (6.Be3)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/iMl0Hn1x/8GxpkYgx"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/RandomBean"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/1p2pppp/p2p1n2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2016.05.27"] [UTCTime "04:50:05"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/iMl0Hn1x/8GxpkYgx"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Be3 { Trying to setup a kind of Yugoslav attack. But it is known as the English Attack in the Najdorf due to many English masters playing it. } 1... e5 2. Nb3 { White cant afford to block his f pawn. } 2... Be6 3. f3 { With the idea of preparing g4 and avoiding any Ng4 jumps, getting the bishop pair. } 3... Be7 4. Qd2 Nbd7 5. O-O-O O-O 6. g4 b5 7. g5 b4 8. Ne2 Ne8 9. f4 a5 { } *