Read, Michael John - Timm, John C.
WC19 3/4F S03 (ICCF), 1999
Notes by Junior Tay

B93. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 # This move used to be played regularly by the likes of Adams, Nunn and Polgar but its popularity has since dissipated since Adams and Polgar even failed to equalise with it against Kasparov. CC-wise, GM Tunc Hamarat continues to enjoy success with 6.f4, winning against Chess Mail Readers last year. Qc7 7.Qf3 g6 8.Be3 b5

[8...Bg7 9.h3 e5 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.Bh6 Bxh6 12.Qxf6 O-O 13.Nd5 Qa5+ 14.b4 Qd8 15.Ne7+ Qxe7 16.Qxe7 exd4 17.Bc4 Nc6 18.Qc5 Be3 19.Rf1 Nd8 20.Rf3 Be6 21.Rxe3 dxe3 22.Bxe6 Nxe6 23.Qxe3 Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam 1994/CBM 41/[Boensch,U]/1-0 (39)]

9.Bd3 Nbd7

[9...Bb7 10.g4 Nbd7 11.g5 Nh5 12.Nd5 Qb8 13.O-O-O e6 14.Nc3 Bg7 15.a3 O-O 16.Rhf1 Nxf4 17.Qxf4 e5 18.Qf2 exd4 19.Bxd4 Ne5 20.Be2 Bc6 21.Bb6 a5 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 b4 24.a4 Fogarasi,T-Danner,G/Budapest 1999/EXT 2002/1-0 (36)]

10.g4 b4 11.Nd5? # Allowing both of Black's fianchettoed Bishops to enter the game with great effect.

[11.Nce2 Nc5 12.g5 Nfd7 13.h4 e5 14.Nb3 exf4 15.Qxf4 Ne5 16.Nxc5 dxc5 17.Qf6 Rg8 18.Nf4 Ng4 19.Nd5 Qd6 20.Qf3 Bg7 21.Bf4 Ne5 22.Qg3 Be6 23.O-O-O Bxd5 24.Be2 Qe7 25.Rxd5 Nc6 26.Bd6 Qb7 27.Bxc5 Nd8 28.Rhd1 Ne6 29.Rd7 1-0 Van Blitterswijk,S-Van Egmond,R/NED 1994/EXT 98 (29)]

11...Nxd5 12.exd5 Bg7 13.O-O-O Bb7 14.Nc6 e6! # Paradoxically, Black loosens his central pawn structure in front of the King but White cannot exploit it and has to justify his over-ambitious Knight sally idea. 15.Nxb4

[15.Rhe1 O-O 16.Be4 Bxc6 17.dxc6 Nb8 and Black wins the c pawn after 18...d5]

15...Rb8 16.c3 # Bxc3! Crushing! Now White is subjected to a tremendous attack with no respite. 17.bxc3 Qxc3+ 18.Nc2 Bxd5 19.Bd4 Qa5 20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 O-O #It's a real tough life for White as his attack has not even commenced yet while Black is already preparing the second wave of aggression. 22.h4 Rfc8 23.h5 Qxa2 24.hxg6 fxg6 25.f5

[25.Rh6 Nf8! And the White offensive comes to a spluttering halt.]

25...e5 26.fxg6

[26.Bxe5 Rb1+ 27.Kd2 Nc5 28.Qf3 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 dxe5 30.Ke1 e4]

26...exd4 27.gxh7+ Kh8 28.Qxd4+ Ne5 29.Qe4 Nf3!! # and White cannot cover c2 and d2 simultaneously. Yet another Najdorf win by John.

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B93. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 # This move used to be played regularly by the likes of Adams, Nunn and Polgar but its popularity has since dissipated since Adams and Polgar even failed to equalise with it against Kasparov. CC-wise, GM Tunc Hamarat continues to enjoy success with 6.f4, winning against Chess Mail Readers last year. Qc7 7.Qf3 g6 8.Be3 b5
	[8...Bg7 9.h3 e5 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.Bh6 Bxh6 12.Qxf6 O-O 13.Nd5 Qa5+ 14.b4 Qd8 15.Ne7+ Qxe7 16.Qxe7 exd4 17.Bc4 Nc6 18.Qc5 Be3 19.Rf1 Nd8 20.Rf3 Be6 21.Rxe3 dxe3 22.Bxe6 Nxe6 23.Qxe3 Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam 1994/CBM 41/[Boensch,U]/1-0 (39)]
9.Bd3 Nbd7
	[9...Bb7 10.g4 Nbd7 11.g5 Nh5 12.Nd5 Qb8 13.O-O-O e6 14.Nc3 Bg7 15.a3 O-O 16.Rhf1 Nxf4 17.Qxf4 e5 18.Qf2 exd4 19.Bxd4 Ne5 20.Be2 Bc6 21.Bb6 a5 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 b4 24.a4 Fogarasi,T-Danner,G/Budapest 1999/EXT 2002/1-0 (36)]
10.g4 b4 11.Nd5? # Allowing both of Black's fianchettoed Bishops to enter the game with great effect.
	[11.Nce2 Nc5 12.g5 Nfd7 13.h4 e5 14.Nb3 exf4 15.Qxf4 Ne5 16.Nxc5 dxc5 17.Qf6 Rg8 18.Nf4 Ng4 19.Nd5 Qd6 20.Qf3 Bg7 21.Bf4 Ne5 22.Qg3 Be6 23.O-O-O Bxd5 24.Be2 Qe7 25.Rxd5 Nc6 26.Bd6 Qb7 27.Bxc5 Nd8 28.Rhd1 Ne6 29.Rd7 1-0 Van Blitterswijk,S-Van Egmond,R/NED 1994/EXT 98 (29)]
11...Nxd5 12.exd5 Bg7 13.O-O-O Bb7 14.Nc6 e6! # Paradoxically, Black loosens his central pawn structure in front of the King but White cannot exploit it and has to justify his over-ambitious Knight sally idea. 15.Nxb4
	[15.Rhe1 O-O 16.Be4 Bxc6 17.dxc6 Nb8 and Black wins the c pawn after 18...d5]
15...Rb8 16.c3 # Bxc3! Crushing! Now White is subjected to a tremendous attack with no respite. 17.bxc3 Qxc3+ 18.Nc2 Bxd5 19.Bd4 Qa5 20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 O-O #It's a real tough life for White as his attack has not even commenced yet while Black is already preparing the second wave of aggression. 22.h4 Rfc8 23.h5 Qxa2 24.hxg6 fxg6 25.f5
	[25.Rh6 Nf8! And the White offensive comes to a spluttering halt.]
25...e5 26.fxg6
	[26.Bxe5 Rb1+ 27.Kd2 Nc5 28.Qf3 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 dxe5 30.Ke1 e4]
26...exd4 27.gxh7+ Kh8 28.Qxd4+ Ne5 29.Qe4 Nf3!! # and White cannot cover c2 and d2 simultaneously. Yet another Najdorf win by John. 0-1