1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. d5 Bg4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15. g4 Ne8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Bh6 Ng7 18. Kh2 f6 19. Rg1 Rf7 20. Qe2 Nc4 21. Bd3 Nb6 22. Rae1 Rcf8 23. Rg2 Qc8 24. Reg1 Kh8 25. Nd2 Na8 26. Qe3 Nc7 27. f4 Qe8 28. f5 Rg8 29. Nf3 g5 30. h4 gxh4 31. Nxh4 Qd8 32. Ne2?

"White pointed out afterwards that if he had played 32. Ng6+, it would have led to an immediate win."

32. Ng6+ hxg6 33. fxg6 Rff8 34. Nf5 Bxf5 35. gxf5 "and wins."

32... Nge8 33. Rh1 Bf8 34. Kg1 Bxh6 35. Qxh6 Rgg7 36. Ng6+ Kg8 37. Rgh2 Bc8 38. Ng3 Rd7 39. Nh5 hxg6 40. Nxg7 Rxg7 41. fxg6

41. Qh8+ Kf7 42. fxg6+.

41... Kf8 42. g5 Qe7 43. gxf6?

43. Rf2.

43... Nxf6 44. Rf2 Ke8 45. Qh8+?

45. Qg5.

45... Kd7 46. Qh3+ Kd8 47. Qg3

"Adjudicated a draw by Mr. Burn."

1/2-1/2

Source(s): BCM 1925 p. 506.

Event information: BCM 1925 p. 505 (full match scorecard); final score Lensbury 17 - 16 Imperial C.C..

Note: At the time of this game, White was Major Sir Richard Barnett, M.P.. He had been knighted in June of the same year.