[Event "Hastings Weekend Open 1983-84"] [Site "Hastings ENG"] [Date "1984.01.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Nicholas, Michael D."] [Black "Smith, Andrew Philip"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackNationality "IRL"] [BlackFideId "2500833"] [PlyCount "51"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "classical (Cordel) defence"] [EventDate "1984.01.07"] [Source "BritBase"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-01/nicholas-smith-hastings-1984.htm"] [LastModified "Fri Jan 3 08:34:13 2025"] { Source: BritBase, citing Michael D. Nicholas. } { Event information: 59th Hastings 1983/84, BritBase (ed. John Saunders). } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 { The score gives 3...'Bb4'. } 4. O-O f6 5. c3 Qe7 6. d4 Bb6 7. Na3 a6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc4 d6 10. Be3 Qd8 11. Nxb6 cxb6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Ng5 b5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nf6 16. Bxd6 Qb6+ 17. Qd4 Qxd4+ 18. cxd4 h6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nf7 Rg8 21. Bc5 Be6 22. Nd6+ Kd7 23. Rf3 g5 24. Ne4 Rg6 25. Bd6 g4 26. Nc5+ 1-0