and queenside castling, looking to punish Black on the kingside before Black can coordinate on the queenside. Recent games suggest that after
Instead of allowing the immediate pressure of has become a very popular engine-backed defense. The Trend: White usually plays New Trends In The Najdorf Part2 rar
, White is finding new, subtle improvements in the endgame, often sacrificing a pawn for a permanent positional advantage rather than going for a direct mate. and queenside castling, looking to punish Black on
Black no longer blindly follows the "standard" and queenside castling