1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. O-O Qd7 8. b4 Nf6 9. Re1+ Ne7 10. Nbd2 O-O-O 11. Qc2 Rhe8 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nh5 14. Nb3 b6 15. Nd4 g6 16. Bg5 c6 17. f3 Be6 18. Qa4 Kb7 19. b5 c5 20. Nc6 Ra8 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. c4 Qh4 24. Qa6+ Kc7 25. cxd5 Qd4+ 26. Kh1 Bxd5 27. Rad1 Nf4 28. Be4 Qf2 29. Rg1 Bxe4?

‘Correct is 29... Nh3! 30. gxh3 Bxe4 31. fxe4 Qf3+ 32. Rg2 Qxd1+ 33. Rg1 Qf3+ 34. Rg2 Rd8 [RR 34... Qxe4! is even better] 35. Qxa7+ Kc8 36. Qa8+ Kd7 37. Qc6+ Ke7 38. Qf6+ Qxf6 39. exf6+ Kxf6 with a better endgame for Black’, Scarry; Black is winning at the end of this line.

30. fxe4 Nh3 31. Rd7+ Kxd7 32. Qb7+ Ke6 33. Qd5+ Ke7 34. Qd6+ Ke8 35. Qc6+ Kf8 36. Qxa8+ Kg7 37. gxh3 Qf3+

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Annotator(s): Herbert Scarry, Irish Chess Journal, August-September 1994 p. 19.

Event information: Tournament report.