[Event "Zalaegerszeg Blind Olympiad final 1988"]
[Site "Zalaegerszeg HUN"]
[Date "1988.04.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "McElroy, Ernie"]
[Black "Benson, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ireland"]
[BlackTeam "Great Britain"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2501759"]
[BlackFideId "406678"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "1988.04.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[Source "OlimpBase"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2018-07/mcelroy-benson-zalaegerszeg-1988.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat May 18 20:02:10 2024"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.olimpbase.org/1988bl/1988fb02.html#irl">Match
scorecard</a>, OlimpBase. } { Other information: Other information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/sundry/ireland-gb-blindol-1988.html">Photo</a>
(via Philip Doyle). }

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. c3 Nd7 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. b3 O-O 8.
Bb2 Nf6 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. h3 Be8 11. Nf1 c5 12. c4 Ne4 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. cxd5
Bb4+ 15. N3d2 Qxd5 16. O-O-O Rc8+ 17. Kb1 Nc3+ 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 19. Bc4 Qc6
20. Nf3 b5 21. Bd3 e5 22. e4 f4 23. Bc2 Qa6 24. N1h2 Qa3 25. Bd3 Bf7 26.
Rc1 Bxb3 27. Bxb5 Bf7 28. Rc2 Bxa2+ 29. Rxa2 Qb3+ 30. Rb2 Bxb2 31. Qxb2
Qxb2+ 32. Kxb2 Rb8 33. Rd1 Rxb5+ 34. Kc3 Rc8+ 35. Kd2 Rd8+ 36. Ke2 Rxd1 37.
Kxd1 a5 38. Nf1 a4 39. N1d2 a3 40. Ne1 a2 41. Nc2 Rb1+ 0-1