“After an horrendous episode of mutual blunders in a vital last round game, Eugene Curtin (Dundrum) retained the Irish Championship but in a tie with Mark Orr (Edinburgh).”—Tim Harding, Sunday Press, July 21, 1985 p. 10.

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nge2 Na5 6. O-O O-O 7. Ng3 c6 8. Qf3??

8. a3=.

8... d5!

Black wins a piece.

9. exd5 Bg4 10. Qe3 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxe5 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Nf6 14. Bf4 Re8 15. h3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Be3 Qc6 18. b3 Ba3 19. Qc3 Bf8 20. Qd4 Re7 21. Qf4 Rd7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Bd4 Ne8 24. Nh5 a6 25. a4 Rd8 26. c3 Bf5 27. Qf3 Bc2 28. Re1 Qc6 29. Qg3 Qg6 30. Qh4 f6 31. Re3 Qg5??

31... Bxb3.

32. Nxf6+! = gxf6 33. Rg3 h6?

33... Qg6.

34. Rxg5+?!

34. f4!.

34... hxg5 35. Qh5 Ng7?

35... Bxb3=.

36. Qf3 Nf5 37. Qxb7

37. Kh2.

37... Nxd4 38. cxd4 Rxd4 39. Qa8?

39. c5! (closing off the d6 square).

39... Be4 40. Qxa6??

40. Qc8=.

40... Rd1+ 41. Kh2 Bd6+ 42. f4 Bxf4+

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Source(s): Fiacla Fichille, vol. 2, no. 18, July 1985, p. 16.

Event information: Tournament report.