1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Be2 dxe4 8. dxe4 Qa5 9. O-O Rd8 10. Bd3 Nxe4 11. Bxg7 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Kxg7 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. f4 Bf5 15. Ne4 Qb6 16. Kh1 Nd4 17. Qe1 Qc6 18. Nf2 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Nxc2 20. Qc3+ Nd4 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Nxc5 b6 23. Ne4 Nc2 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Kg1 Ne3 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Re1 Nd5 28. g3 Rc2 29. Rd1 e6 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Nxd2 Nc3 32. a3 Kf6 33. Kf2 Kf5 34. Kf3 h5 35. Nc4 Nb5 36. Ne3+ Kf6 37. Nc2 e5 38. a4 Nc7 39. b4 exf4 40. gxf4 Nd5 41. a5 bxa5 42. bxa5 g5 43. fxg5+ Kxg5 44. Ke4 Ne7 45. Nd4 f6 46. a6 Kg4 47. Nb5 Nc6 48. Ke3 f5 49. Kf2 Kh3 50. Kg1 f4 51. Kh1 f3 52. Kg1 Kg4 53. Kf2 Kf4 54. h3 h4 55. Nc3 Nb4 56. Nb5 Nd3+ 57. Kf1 Kg3 58. Nxa7 Nb4 59. Nb5 Nxa6 60. Nd4

Cf. “A famous ending—epilogue”: 60... ?.

60... Nc5 61. Nf5+ Kxh3 62. Kf2 Kg4

Cf. Van Perlo: 63. ?.

63. Nxh4

Cf. Walsh, Smith: 63... ?.

63... Ne4+ 64. Ke3 f2 65. Nf3 Kg3

Cf. Richter and Staudte and “A controversial draw”: what is the verdict with best play?

0-1

Source(s): J. J. Walsh scorebook.

Reference(s): J. J. Walsh, “Respect the Endgame”, Chess in Ireland, September 1959, p. 7; Werner Golz and Paul Keres, Chess Combination as a Fine Art (Pitman, 1976) pp. 149, 236-37; Klaus Trautmann, El Último Error (Hispano Europea, 2006), p. 38; G. C. van Perlo, Endgame Tactics, 1st ed. (New in Chess, 2006) pp. 390-91 and “New, improved and expanded edition” (New in Chess, 2014) pp. 392-93; Axel Smith, Pump Up Your Rating (Quality Chess, 2013) pp. 260-61; Kurt Richter and Hans-Hilmar Staudte, Richtig und Falsch: Praktische Endspielkunde (Walter de Gruyter, May 2020) (reprint of 1962 original) p. 39 (“Umstrittenes Remis”); A famous ending–I, A famous ending–II, A famous ending–III, A famous ending–epilogue, IRLchess, June 4-10, 2016, and A controversial draw, IRLchess, July 9, 2021.

Times: White: 2.37; Black: 3.06.

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