1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qh5 f5

See note.

9. Nf3 Rd8 10. g4 g6 11. Qh3 Nf8 12. Rg1 Kh8 13. O-O-O c5 14. dxc5 Na6 15. gxf5 exf5 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Nxd5 Qxc5 18. Nf6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 f4 20. Qh6 Bf5 21. Nd4

21. Rd2 Qc4 22. Nh5!.

21... Qxe5 22. Nxf5 Qxf6 23. Nd4?!

23. Nd6.

23... Rb8 24. Qh3 Qb6 25. Qc3 Qf6 26. Ne2 Qxc3 27. Nxc3 g5 28. Ne4 h6 29. c4 Re8 30. Nc3 Kg7 31. Kc2 Kf6 32. b4 g4 33. c5 Ne6 34. Rd6 a5 35. b5 Rc8 36. c6 h5 37. Kd3 h4 38. Ke4 g3 39. fxg3 fxg3 40. hxg3 h3 41. Kd5 Re8 42. Ne4+?

42. c7! h2 43. Ne4+.

42... Kf7 43. Rxe6 Rxe6 44. c7 Re8 45. Nd6+ Ke7 46. Nxe8 h2 47. c8=Q h1=Q+= 48. Ke5 Qe1+ 49. Kf4 Qf2+ 50. Kg4 Qe2+ 51. Kh3 Qh5+ 52. Kg2 Qe2+

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Event information: Tournament report.

Note: A photo of the game in progress, after Black's 8th move, appeared in the Evening Echo, July 14, 1971 p. 12. “McCurdy should have won, but was unable to find a winning plan against good defensive work by Henry” (tournament book).