Answers.Body: <p>It's an old main line of Sicilian Najdorf, and according to Wikipedia, it's the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation#Verbeterde_List:_6...Nbd7" rel="noreferrer">De Verbeterde List</a>, or Improved Strategem, due to recent efforts by Dutch players to revive it.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: In a few years, it may well become known as "the Vachier-Lagrave-variation", due to MVL use of this line at the highest level and his contribution to its theory.
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Answers.Text: @OlivierPucher I believe 6 ... e6 is more popular nowadays among the best players including MVL.
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Answers.Text: @user1583209 They probably transpose almost all the time
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Body: <p>What is the name of this variation: </p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.Text: `1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6` is the Najdorf variation. I don't know if `6.Bg5 Nbd7` has a name of its own.
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Title: What is the name of this Sicilian Variation?
ThreadText: # What is the name of this Sicilian Variation?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-03)
  
  What is the name of this variation:
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** opening, sicilian-defense, najdorf
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: `1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6` is the Najdorf variation. I don't know if `6.Bg5 Nbd7` has a name of its own.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-09-03. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  It's an old main line of Sicilian Najdorf, and according to Wikipedia, it's the [De Verbeterde List](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation#Verbeterde_List:_6...Nbd7), or Improved Strategem, due to recent efforts by Dutch players to revive it.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: In a few years, it may well become known as "the Vachier-Lagrave-variation", due to MVL use of this line at the highest level and his contribution to its theory.  
  > **username_4**: @OlivierPucher I believe 6 ... e6 is more popular nowadays among the best players including MVL.  
  > **username_5**: @username_4 They probably transpose almost all the time  
  
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