B92

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation trainer

Type a move and press Enter: e4, Nf3, O-O, or from and to squares like g1f3 (e7e8q to promote). The board is also played with the mouse.

Practise the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation

The Opočenský Variation, also called the Classical Variation of the Najdorf, is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2. Play White's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 — and the trainer plays Black's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 5 named lines that continue it, such as Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation.

Read about the line, its statistics on Lichess and Stockfish's evaluation on the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.