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In this video we cover the Lipnitsky Attack, an aggressive weapon against the Najdorf Sicilian. Download the annotated Sicilian repertoires: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sicilian-defense-152926119? Here is what I use to learn openings: https://chessbook.com/hanging-pawns Books on the Sicilian Defense: https://chessreads.com/sicilian-defense Practice the Sicilian repertoire for black: https://go.noctie.ai/sicilian-black Learn the basics of the Sicilian: https://youtu.be/UQlQjco7Mc8 The Lipnitsky Attack, 6.Bc4, is a relatively new way of fighting the Najdorf Sicilian. It was First introduced by Isaak Lipnitsky in 1950. The most famous player ever to employ the Lipnitsky was Bobby Fischer. He played it successfully as early as 1957, and would continue to use it until the end of his career in 1972. The Lipnitsky is not to be confused with the Sozin or the Fischer Sozin, as it's also called. The Sozin is also playing Bc4, but against the Classical Sicilian or the Scheveningen mover order. They sometimes do transpose to the Lipnitsky Attack in the Najdorf, but there are many unique lines since Black doesn't have to play a6. The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense (B90 - B99) is one of the sharpest, most heavily analyzed and most fun openings in all of chess. It can lead to completely mental positions which not many humans can completely understand. White has 11 (!) different ways of fighting the Najdorf and I will cover each in a separate video. 0:00 Introduction to the Lipnitsky Attack 02:52 Strategy and basics of the Lipnitsky Attack 19:23 History of the Lipnitsky Attack 28:36 Theory of the Lipnitsky Attack