[Event "Irish Championship 1947"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "1947.07.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Duignan, P. A. (Paddy)"]
[Black "Nash, Warwick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Athlone"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Opening "Two knights defence"]
[EventDate "1947.07.21"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1947_allfiles/games_irlch1947/g57.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu May  9 18:00:46 2024"]

{ Source: <em>Belfast News-Letter</em>, August 13, 1947 p. 2 (W. J. Allen).
} { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1947_allfiles/pairings_irlch1947.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Ng5 Ne5 7. Bb3 h6 8.
f4 hxg5 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. Nd2 d3 12. c3 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Be6 14.
Bxe6 fxe6 15. Nc4 ({ &ldquo;A blunder. } 15. Qb3 { would recover the Pawn
at least.&rdquo; }) (15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Qxb7 O-O $10) 15... Nxe4 $1 16. Be3 (
16. Qa4+ { was a better chance, though Black is still winning after } 16...
Qd7 (16... c6 { also wins after } 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 $1 ({ not } 17... Qxd6 $4
18. Qxe4 $18) 18. Bxd8 Ng3+ 19. Kg1 Bc5+ 20. Rf2 Rf8 21. Rf1 Nxf1 22. Bh4
Nxh2 $19) 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nxe5+ Ke8 19. Bf4 g5) 16... Ng3+ 17. Kg1 Bxe3+
(17... Ne2+ 18. Kf2 (18. Kh1 $2 Rxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qh4#) 18... Qh4+ 19. g3 Qxc4
$19) 18. Nxe3 Nxf1 ({ &ldquo;As Black pointed out later there is a forced
win by } 18... Ne2+ { .&rdquo; }) (18... Ne2+ 19. Kf2 Qh4+ 20. g3 Qe4 $19)
19. Nxf1 Qd7 20. Qf3 O-O-O 21. Rd1 Qc6 22. Qg3 e4 23. Qxg7 Rdg8 24. Qe5
Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Qc6 26. Kg1 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qc6 { &ldquo;Black was short of time
at this point. Hence the repetition of moves.&rdquo; } { In fact, White's
next gave a three-fold repetition, by repeating the position after White's
24th and 26th moves. Duignan missed the chance to claim a draw. } 28. Kg1
Qd5 29. Qf4 Rf8 30. Qg4 Qf5 31. Qg3 Qf4 32. Qg6 $2 Qf2+ { &ldquo;and mate
in two.&rdquo; } 0-1