B99: Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 main line

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7

Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 main line

B99 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 main line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7

Overview

Games on Database:

3689

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

44.8%

24.5%

30.7%

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Played frequently by:

White
Milan Matulovic	12 games
Thomas Luther	11 games
Jan H Timman	11 games

Black
Walter S Browne	31 games
Nick E De Firmian	24 games
Jan Hein Donner	18 games

Possible continuations:

10. g4

2462

45.1 %

24.5 %

30.4 %

10. Bd3

890

45.1 %

24.3 %

30.7 %

10. Be2

112

36.6 %

27.7 %

35.7 %

10. Qg3

110

49.1 %

25.5 %

25.5 %

10. f5

40

45 %

27.5 %

27.5 %

10. Bxf6

31

41.9 %

19.4 %

38.7 %

10. Kb1

26

34.6 %

23.1 %

42.3 %

10. Nb3

4

50 %

50 %

10. Rd2

3

66.7 %

33.3 %

10. Rg1

3

33.3 %

66.7 %

10. Re1

2

50 %

50 %

10. Bh4

2

50 %

50 %