1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. g4 h6 9. Rg1 g5 10. h4 gxh4 11. Ne5 Rg8 12. f4 Bd6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O-O Bxe5 15. fxe5 Nfd7 16. g5 hxg5 17. Qh7 Rf8 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Ba3 Nc6 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Qg7 Qc7 22. Kb1 Qxe5 23. Rxg5 Qxg7 24. Rxg7 d4 25. Ne4 O-O-O 26. Nc5 Ne5 27. exd4 Rxd4 28. Rg8 Rd8 29. Rc1 Kb8 30. d4 Neg6 31. Bh5 Ne7 32. Rh8 Bc8 33. Bxf7 Nf5 34. d5 exd5 35. Bxd5 Ne6 36. Rxd8 Nxd8 37. Kb2 h3 38. Ka3 a5 39. Kb2 Ne7 40. Bh1

40. Be4 is the text move as given in White's own annotation of the game in CHESS, May 2022, p50: after 40... Ndc6 41. Na6+ Kb7 42. Nb8 Kxb8 43. Bxc6 it transposes.

40... Ndc6 41. Na6+ Kb7 42. Nb8 Kxb8 43. Bxc6 b4?

43... Nxc6! 44. Rxc6 Bd7 45. Rh6 b4 leads to a fortress position - O'Gorman.

44. Be4 Bd7 45. Rc5 a4 46. bxa4 Bxa4 47. Rh5 Kc7 48. Rxh3 Kd6 49. Rh5 Nc6 50. Rd5+ Kc7 51. Bc2 Ne7 52. Re5 Nc6 53. Rh5 Bxc2 54. Kxc2 Kd6 55. Kb3 Ke6 56. Kc4 Kd6 57. Rh6+ Kd7 58. Kc5 Ne7 59. Kxb4 Nd5+ 60. Kc4 Nc7 61. Kc5 Ne6+ 62. Rxe6

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Source(s): BritBase.

Event information: 140th Varsity Match, Britbase (ed. John Saunders); Varsity Chess Matches 1873-present: Oxford University versus Cambridge University, same source (full series).

Note: The notes are as given in BritBase.

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