1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. c5 f5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Ne6 Bxe6 13. dxe6 c6 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. Qb3 fxe4 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Bc5 Rfd8 19. Rd7?!

Simply 19. b5! leaves White with a huge advantage.

19... Rxd7 20. exd7+ Ned5 21. Be7 Qxd7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Bc4= e3 24. fxe3 e4 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. Nxd5 Kg7 27. Nxf6 Kxf6 28. Rd1 Qc7 29. Qb2+ Ke6 30. Rf1 Qe5 31. Qb3+ Qd5 32. Rf6+ Ke5 33. Qb2+ Qd4 34. Qxd4#

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Annotator(s): Gerard O'Connell, Irish Chess Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, August-September 1997, p. 21 (not shown here).

Event information: Tournament report.