1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. a3 Be7 8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O dxe5 10. dxe5 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. b4 Nf4 14. Bf1 Be8 15. Qb3 g5 16. Nc4 a6 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Bxg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nd4 20. Qb2 Nc6 21. Ne4 Rg8 22. Ncd6+ Kb8 23. Rac1 f6 24. Nc5 Rxd6 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Rxe6 Qf4 27. b5 Nd4

White to play and win.

28. Nxa6+! bxa6 29. bxa6+?

29. Rxe8+! and mates quickly.

29... Bb5 30. Bxb5 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Ke1 Qxe6+ 34. Be2+ Qb6 35. Qxb6+ Nxb6 36. Rc5 f5 37. a7+ Kxa7 38. Rc7+ Ka8 39. Rxh7 f4 40. Bd3 Kb8 41. h4

1-0

Annotator(s): John Hurley, Sunday Tribune, May 30, 1999 p. P-9 (puzzle after 27B); Anon., Irish Chess Journal, vol. 11. no. 4, September-October 1999, p. 16.

Reference(s): Tournament report.