Najdorf the Scheveningen Way - Part 2 

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Najdorf the Scheveningen Way — Part 2

Deep Understanding — GM Ioannis Papaioannou

The second camp of the project: White's most aggressive answers to the Najdorf, met with the Scheveningen structure.

Part 1 laid the foundation. The move order 5...a6 took the Keres Attack out of the game, the opening lecture set out the typical ideas of the structure, and Black's answers to White's positional systems, 6.h3, 6.Be2 and the less common sixth moves, were built on them.

Part 2 completes the repertoire against the systems in which White does not manoeuvre but attacks: 6.Bg5, 6.Bc4 and the English Attack with Be3 and f3.

These are the lines in which the Scheveningen is tested most severely. White develops quickly, often castles on the opposite side, and aims to break through before Black's counterplay arrives. The small centre on d6 and e6 is solid, but here solidity alone is not enough.

What makes this camp different

In Part 1 the main danger was passivity: let White's space grow, and the position slowly turns into a bind. In Part 2 the danger is time. Black's counterplay with ...b5, and the central breaks ...d5 and ...e5, must come at exactly the right moment, and the defensive resources must be known precisely, because in these positions a single tempo can decide the game.

This is where memorised theory fails most often. A player who knows the moves but not the reasons is lost the moment White deviates. GM Papaioannou explains why each move is played, what each side is aiming for, and how to recognise the moment when the position changes character.

✅ A repertoire against 6.Bg5, 6.Bc4 and the English Attack, the sharpest tests of the Najdorf

✅ Together with Part 1, an answer to every important White system after 5...a6

✅ The plans, pawn breaks and defensive ideas that decide these positions, for both sides

🧠 What to Expect

GM Papaioannou shares his deep experience as a top player and world-class trainer. The material is both ambitious and practical: ideal for club players and highly valuable for advanced competitors.

You will master:

• The 6.Bg5 variation, across two lectures: one of the oldest and most principled tests of the Najdorf
• The Fischer–Sozin Attack with 6.Bc4: the bishop aimed at e6, and how Black neutralises it
• The English Attack with 6.Be3 and f3, across two lectures: White's most popular attacking system at every level
• The less common lines, across two lectures: the practical tries White uses to leave the main roads early
• The typical pawn structures and piece coordination in opposite-side castling positions
• Practical decision-making in sharp, double-edged positions

📅 Technical Details

✅ Dates: Friday, 27 November 2026, Saturday, 28 November 2026, Sunday, 29 November 2026

✅ Platform: Zoom

✅ Coach: GM Ioannis Papaioannou

🗓️ Program

27.11.2026

🕒 19:30 – 21:00 Paris Time / 13:30 – 15:00 New York Time — The 6.Bg5 Variation — Part 1

28.11.2026

🕒 15:30 – 17:00 Paris Time / 09:30 – 11:00 New York Time — The 6.Bg5 Variation — Part 2

🕒 17:30 – 19:00 Paris Time / 11:30 – 13:00 New York Time — The Fischer–Sozin Attack: 6.Bc4

🕒 19:30 – 21:00 Paris Time / 13:30 – 15:00 New York Time — Less Common Lines — Part 1

29.11.2026

🕒 15:30 – 17:00 Paris Time / 09:30 – 11:00 New York Time — Less Common Lines — Part 2

🕒 17:30 – 19:00 Paris Time / 11:30 – 13:00 New York Time — The English Attack: 6.Be3 and f3 — Part 1

🕒 19:30 – 21:00 Paris Time / 13:30 – 15:00 New York Time — The English Attack: 6.Be3 and f3 — Part 2

🕒 21:00 – 21:30 Paris Time / 15:00 – 15:30 New York Time — Q&A Session

🎁 What You Get

✅ Recordings of all lectures

✅ PGN files with all material (2–3 weeks after the event)

✅ Final digital product based on all lectures