Easy Guide to the Najdorf

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Summary: 2002 and time is runing out...
Review: June 2002: Time is gone for this book; new variation are being played on tournaments and update information is need it. I bought this book in 1999 and it was really helpful but it seems like new book are demanded . Nevertheless if you are a Najdorf lover then you will enjoy the games and the strategic ideas. Enjoy.

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Summary: Excellent Repertoire Book
Review: This book covers all of White's major responses and does a very good job of providing a workable Black repertoire. I especially liked his recommendation against 6. Bg5 (7...Nc6!?), sidestepping the voluminous theory of the Poisoned Pawn, Polugaevsky, Main Line etc. This book compares favorably with Danny King's "Winning with the Najdorf" which is wordier (useful for patzers like me) and has a nice historical introduction. Many of the recommendations are similar but the theory in Kosten's book is up to date. One small quibble: the cover says the book is written by a "Najdorf expert" but Kosten explicitly disclaims being an "expert" in the Najdorf, whatever that means, in the Preface. This book is a good place to start for those trying to take up this challenging but always interesting opening. If you don't like Kosten's recommendations, you can always supplement with the 2-volume "Complete Najdorf" set authored by Nunn and Gallagher.

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Summary: Smart choice for amateur players
Review: This book represent good start point to understand and successfully use the Najdorf Sicilian. The author reach the goal and wrote simple but understandable book which is the smart choice for amateur players with ELO around 2150 points. Of course if you want more details about Najdorf Sicilian you should try some other book.