1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5

“Ten moves of a Ruy lopez brought [this position]”.

11. h3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Bh5 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Nf1 Nd7 15. g4 Bg6 16. Ng3 Kh7 17. Kg2 Rh8 18. Be3 Kg8 19. Qe2 h5 20. gxh5 Bxh5 21. Nxh5 Rxh5 22. c4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Qc8 24. Rh1 g6 25. Nd2 Kg7 26. Ra3 Nf6 27. b4 c5 28. bxc5 dxc5 29. Qf3 a5 30. Nb3 a4 31. Nc1 Qa6 32. Rc3 Rah8 33. Nd3 Qc8 34. Ra3 Nxe4 35. Qxe4 Rxh3 36. Rxh3 Qxh3+ 37. Kg1 Rh4 38. Nf4 Rg4+

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Source(s): Evening Herald, February 5, 1949, p. 4.

Event information: 24th Hastings Premier 1948/49, BritBase (ed. John Saunders).