1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8. c3 c4 9. Ng3 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Qb6 12. f5 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Nh5 O-O-O 16. Nxg7 Rhg8 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. dxe5 Qh3 19. Bf3 Rdf8 20. Kh1 Qh4 21. Bd2?

21. Qd4? is met by 21... Rxf3!, but after 21. Be3, White is winning.

21... Rxf3?

This is thematic (see note above) and works out well, but is objectively incorrect. Better 21... d4!.

22. Rxf3 d4 23. Qe2?

23. Qe1? is met by the startling 23... Qh3!!, while 23. cxd4 leads to equality. The flaw is that 23. Be1! wins.

23... d3 24. Qf2?!

The better 24. Qe3 is met by 24... Rxg2! 25. Kxg2 Qg4+ 26. Kf2 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Bh4+ 28. Ke3 Bg5+=.

24... Bxf3?

24... Qxf2 25. Rxf2 Bc5.

25. Qxf3 Kc7 26. Bf4

The smoke has cleared and Black's counterplay has dried up. 26. Qd5 is even clearer than the move played.

26... Rf8 27. g3 Qh3 28. e6+ Kb6 29. b4?

White has a winning position (29. Re1 here would leave him in control), but Black conjures up a winning position over the space of two moves.

29... Qxe6= 30. Qf2+?

This loses. It was essential to play 30. a4=.

30... Kb7 31. Re1 Qc6+ 32. Kg1

32. Qg2 Bxb4! is the point, e.g. 33. Qxc6+ Kxc6 34. cxb4 Rxf4! 35. gxf4 c3 or 35... d2.

32... Bd8 33. Re5 Bb6 34. Rc5 Bxc5 35. bxc5 Re8 36. Bd6 Re2

'Kennedy ... developing a strong King side attack, forced his opponent to resign on the 36th move as checkmate was inevitable', Irish Independent, July 22, 1949 p. 8.

37. Qf7+ Ka6 38. Kf1 Qe4

Perhaps this is a transcription error for 38... Qg2#.

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Event information: Tournament report.