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Daly, Colm   –   O'Connor, Jonathan
f, 2376 (2344) 2120 (2162)
 
A28 Irish Championship 1999 (3) 1999.04.05

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Re8 8. e4 d6 9. Be2 a6 10. h3 Nd7 11. b4 Nf8 12. O-O Ng6 13. Re1 Nf4 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. Kh2 g5 16. g3 g4 17. Ng1 Nh5 18. Ra2 Qg6 19. Be2 Nf6 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Kg2 Be6 22. Nf3 Nh5 23. Rh1 Nf4+ 24. Kf1 Nxe2 25. Qxe2 Bg4 26. Qe3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Re6 28. Rh4 Rf6 29. Qe3 Qg7 30. f4 Rg6 31. Be1 f6 32. f5 Rg5 33. Rah2 Rf8 34. R2h3 Nd4 35. Bc3 c5 36. Bxd4 exd4 37. Qf2 Qe7 38. Qf4 Rg7 39. Rg4 Rxg4 40. Qxg4+ Kh8 41. bxc5 dxc5 42. a4 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. cxb5 Rb8 45. Qg6 Rxb5 46. Rxh7+ Qxh7 47. Qe8+ Kg7 48. Qxb5 Qh3+ 49. Ke2 Qxg3 50. Kd1 Qf2 51. Qc4 Qg2 52. Kc1 Qe2 53. Kb1 Qd2 54. Ka1 Qe2 55. Qxc5 Qd1+?!

55... Qxd3=.

56. Kb2 Qd2+ 57. Qc2 Qb4+ 58. Ka2 Qa5+ 59. Kb2 Qb4+ 60. Qb3 Qd2+ 61. Kb1 Qe1+ 62. Ka2 Qd2+ 63. Qb2?!

"Playing for the loss."

63. Ka3.

63... Qxd3 64. Qb7+?

64. Qg2+!= with accurate play, but this should not have been necessary.

64... Kh6 65. Qe7 Qc2+ 66. Ka1 Qc3+ 67. Ka2 d3 68. Qd6 d2 69. Qf4+ Kg7 70. Qg4+ Kf8 71. Qd1 Qc1 72. Qh5 Qc2+ 73. Ka3 Qd3+ 74. Ka2 d1=Q 75. Qh8+ Kf7 76. Qh7+ Ke8 77. Qg8+ Kd7 78. Qe6+ Kc7 79. Qe7+ Qd7 80. Qc5+ Qc6 81. Qe7+ Qdd7

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Annotator(s): Anon., Irish Chess Journal, vol. 11, no. 4, September-October 1999, p. 15 (light notes, not shown here).

Reference(s): Tournament report.