Sicilian Najdorf: E-Six Enchantment

Position after: 12 ... Nd7

White wants to get at the Black King by arranging an
attack on the light squares:

13 f5 Bxg5+ 14 Kb1 Ne5 15 Qh5 Qe7 16 Nxe6.

[13 f5 Bxg5+ 14 Kb1 O-O 15 fxe6 Nb6 16 Nd5 Nxd5
17 exd5 fxe6.
13 f5 Bxg5+ 14 Kb1 O-O 15 fxe6 Ne5 16 Qg3 Qd8
17 Nc6 Nxc6 18 Rxd6.
13 f5 Bxg5+ 14 Kb1 Nc5 15 fxe6 Bxe6 16 Rg1 h6
17 h4.
13 f5 Bxg5+ 14 Kb1 e5 15 Nd5 Qb7 16 Ne6 fxe6
17 Qh5+.
13 f5 Bxg5+ 14 Kb1 b4 15 fxe6 Ne5 16 Nd5.
13 f5 Nc5 14 f6 gxf6 15 gxf6 Bf8 16 Rg1 Bd7
17 Rg7 Bxg7 18 fxg7 Rg8 19 e5 d5.
13 f5 Nc5 14 h4 b4 15 fxe6 fxe6 16 Nce2 g6
17 Bh3 Rf8 18 Qe3 e5 19 Nb3 Bxh3.
13 f5 Ne5 14 Qg3 b4 15 Nce2 Bb7 16 fxe6 Bxe4
17 Bg2 Bxg2 18 Qxg2 O-O 19 exf7+ Kh8 20 Ne6.
13 f5 Ne5 14 Qg3 Bd7 15 Bh3 b4 16 fxe6 Bxe6
17 Nd5 Bxd5 18 exd5 O-O 19 Bf5 Rfe8.
13 f5 Ne5 14 Qg3 Bd7 15 Bh3 b4 16 Nce2 exf5
17 exf5 Qc4 18 Kb1 f6 19 Nf4 fxg5 20 Nd5.]

Back to: 13 f5 Bxg5+ 14 Kb1 Ne5 15 Qh5 Qe7
16 Nxe6



Black's King however, is not so easy to claim:

16 ... g6 17 Qxg5 fxe6 18 f6 Nf7 19 Qf4 g5
20 Qf3 Qb7 21 h4 b4.

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