“Orr was in real danger against the youthful Greer.” (J. J. Walsh.)

17. Bxh7+! Kxh7 18. Rh5+ Kg8 19. Rg1 Bf6 20. Qxb4 Rfc8 21. Qe4 g6 22. Bh6

“White has possibly a winning position but here he should perhaps secure his vulnerable black rank by 22. a3.”

22. a3 Qd7 (22... Qc4? 23. Rxg6+!) (22... Qe7? 23. Qd5!) 23. Rd5 Qc6 24. Rd6 Qxe4+ 25. fxe4.

Here 22. Bf4 is well met by 22... Qb6!, while 22. Rc5 Qd7 gives only a moderate advantage.

The most accurate way forward appears to be 22. h4! b6 (else Rc5xc8+ and h5) 23. Bf4 (more effective now that b6 is occupied) 23... Qc4 (23... Qd7 24. Be5) (23... Qe7 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. Be5 f6 26. Bc3 Kg7 27. Rhg5) 24. Rxg6+! fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rf5+ Ke8 28. Qg6+ Kd8 29. Bg5+ Bf6 30. Qxf6+ Kc7 31. Qe7+ Kc6 32. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 33. fxe4.

22... Qe7?

This fails to deal with White's threat. 22... Rd8!=.

23. Rxg6+?

23. Qd5! Bg7 (forced) 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qd4+ f6 26. Rxg6+! Kxg6 27. Qg4+ Kf7 28. Rh7+ Kf8 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. Qg7+ Ke6 31. Qxb7 and, though it is not straightforward, White should be winning.

23... fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Bg7 25. Bd2

“With a pawn on a3 White could now increase his grip with 25. Bxg7.”

The move played is the final error. 25. Be3!=, with the point that after 25... Rc6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rf5+, 27... Rf6? would allow 28. Bc5.

25... Rc6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. a3 a5 28. Rf5+ Rf6 29. Rg5 Rd8 30. Bc3 Rd1+ 31. Kc2 Qe2+ 32. Kb3 Rb6+ 33. Bb4+ Rxb4+ 34. axb4 Qxb2+

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Annotator(s): J. J. Walsh (see Source) (in inverted commas); this report.

Source(s): Fiacla Fichille, vol. 2, no. 18, July 1985, p. 13.

Event information: Tournament report.