US Junior Championship: Sicilian Taimanov

Hughes is holding his own until he apparenly miscalculates at move 26.  Also, take a close look at Robson's novelty at 15.f4.

Najdorf 101: Fischer Attack Revisited

Compare the present game with Game 15 below. Here White plays 9.Qf3 versus the 9.Rd1 in Game 15. 9.Qf3 is the better approach.

Meeting the English Attack with 6...Ng4

Rather than enter into one of the most analyzed variations of the English Attack versus the Najdorf with 6...e5, many players, including Super GMs, have opted for the completely different game that results from 6...Ng4. There is room for a tremendous amount of original analysis in this variation. See the below game where Carlsen just a few days ago brought out 6...Ng4 against Leko. The annotations are mine, with assistance from Rybka 3.

7.Qf3 vs. the Najdorf

Modern databases make zooming in on the novelty presented in every game possible. Here, 7.Qf3 is not a novelty by a long shot, but it is probably underplayed. White wins the opening if not the game. Annotations by Fritz 12 and Rybka 3.

A Correspondence Sveshnikov

I play various Sicilians against 1.e4. The Sveshnikov holds up well in CC. The game below is from board 8 in the currently running North Atlantic Team Tourney VI. Move 18...f4 is shown by Fritz as the end of theory and you won't find it in Mega 2009, but it has been played in one prior correspondence chess game. This is to my knowledge, though, the first successful effort by black. The annotations below, excepting the earlier game reference, are entirely by Fritz 12.