A game for Najdorf aficionados! Lovejoy v Corker

Date “2021.08.10” – Event: Winter 4-Pack
White “David Lovejoy” – Black “Kerry Corker”
Result “1-0” ECO “B90”
1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3
(I have just bought the latest Najdorf book “Playing the Najdorf” by IM David Vigorito.
One of the best opening books I have ever read.
Trouble is that it is 500 pages long – and I haven’t gotten to the 6. h3 section yet!) – Kerry
…. e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. g4 h6 9. Ng3 g6 10. Be3 Be6 11. Qd2 Bf8 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. f3 b5 14. Kb1 Nbd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nb6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nbxd5 19. Ne4 Be7 20. h4 Rc8 21. Bh3 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Ne3 24. Bxc8 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 1-0
Good to see David back on his feet and in good form!


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