The Najdorf Poison Pawn - Then and Now - Chess Lecture - Volume 99 Over $250.00 The “Bad” Bishop

The “Bad” Bishop

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The Najdorf Poison Pawn - Then and Now - Chess Lecture - Volume 99 Over $250.00 The “Bad” BishopA pawn is said to be poisoned because its capture can result in a positional disadvantage and or the loss of material l. The best known of these is a line of the Sicillian Defense, Najdorf Variation. One of the pioneers of this line was David Bronstein, who tied the 1951 World Championship match against Mikhail Botvinnik 1212. Bobby Fischer later became an practitioner, playing it with great success. Recently revived GM Bryan Smith shows you how it