1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. f4 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. g4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Qe2 h6 17. h4 Qb6+ 18. Qf2 Nd7 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Na5 Rab8 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Nd5 Bxh4 23. Nxb6 Rxb6 24. c3 Rd8 25. Rad1 Rbd6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Bg5 29. b3 Bc1 30. a4 bxa4 31. bxa4 Be3+ 32. Kf1 Bd2 33. c4 Bb4 34. Ke2 Kf8 35. Kd3 Ke7 36. Ke3 Kf6 37. Kf3 a5 38. Bb3 Bc5 39. Bd1 Kg5 40. Kg3 g6 41. Be2 Bb4 42. Bf1 h5 43. gxh5 Kxh5 44. Bh3 Bc5 45. Bd7 Kg5 46. Kf3 f5 47. Bc8 f4 48. Bd7 Kf6 49. Be8 g5 50. Bh5 Be3 51. Kg4 Ke6 52. Kxg5 f3+ 53. Kg6 f2 54. Be2 Kd6 55. Kf6 Bd4 56. Bd3 Kc5 57. Ke6 Bc3 58. Bf1 Kd4 59. Kd6 Kxe4 60. c5 Bb4 61. Kc6 Kd4 62. Kb6 Bxc5+ 63. Kxa5 e4 64. Kb5 e3 65. a5 Ba7 66. Ka6 Kc3?

66... Bc5 67. Kb5 Kd5 68. Bc4+ Kd6 69. Bf1 Bd4 and Black will eventually be able to put White in zugzwang.

67. Kxa7 Kd2 68. a6 e2 69. Bxe2 Kxe2

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Source(s): Frank McMahon.

Reference(s): Irish Championship 1973, contd., Seán Coffey, IRLchess, August 27, 2020.

Event information: Tournament report.