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Chandler, Murray   –   MacRéamoinn, Brian
g, 2515
 
B70 Simul, Dundrum 1984 1984.01.18

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Bf3 a5 12. Nd5 Ra6 13. c3 a4 14. Nd4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxd4 16. cxd4?

"Presumably overlooking that Black has no useful discovered attack. This dummy pawn soon drops off the board."

16... Ra5 17. b4 Rb5 18. Qxa4 Qc4 19. Kh1 Rxb4 20. Qd1 h6 21. Bh4 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Rab1

"White seeks salvation in an opposite coloured bishop ending - Black continues to play energetically."

23... g5 24. fxg5 Rxh4 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxb7 Ra8 27. Rf2 Rha4 28. g3 Rxa2 29. Kg2 Bd4 30. Re2 Rxe2+ 31. Bxe2 Kf8 32. Rb4 Ra2 33. Kf3 Rd2 34. Rb5 Bg1 35. h4 Bc5 36. Bc4 Rf2+ 37. Kg4 Kg7 38. Ra5 Rd2

"Black continues the harassment. Chandler sets up a helpmate."

39. Kf5 Rd4 40. Ba2 Rb4 41. g4?? Be3

"Chandler soon recovered from this setback and went on to take a brilliant 2nd. in a prestigious London tournament."

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Annotator(s): Anon. (see Source).

Source(s): Fiacla Fichille, December 1984 pp. 14-15 (via Tony Foley).