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Boyle, Bernard   –   Benson, Oisín P.
1945 (1798) 1852 (1785)
 
A45 Irish Championship 2008 (4) 2008.07.08

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. h3 c5 8. c3 b6 9. a4 a6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Qb3 Bc6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Ne1 Qb7 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Nexf3 Rfc8 16. a5 b5 17. c4 Rab8 18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. Qxb5 Rxb5 20. dxc5 Rcxc5 21. Rab1 Rb4 22. Nd4 e5 23. N4b3 exf4 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. exf4 Kf8 26. Rbc1 Ke7 27. Nc4 Nb3 28. Rc2 d5 29. Nb6 Nxa5 30. Nxd5+ Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Nb7 32. Rc7+ Ke6 33. Rdd7 Nd6 34. Re7+ Kf6 35. Red7 Ke6 36. g4 Rxf4 37. Re7+ Kd5 38. Ra7 Ra4 39. Rad7 Kc6 40. b3 Rb4 41. Ra7 Kb6 42. Ra8 a5 43. Rea7 Nb7 44. Ra6+ Kb5 45. R6a7 Kc6 46. Ra6+ Kc7 47. Re8 Kd7 48. Re3 Bd4 49. Rd3 Ke7 50. Rf3 Rb5 51. Rd3 Bb6 52. Rc3 Nc5 53. Rxb6 Rxb6 54. Rxc5 Rxb3 55. Rxa5 Rxh3 56. Kg2 Rd3 57. g5 Ke6 58. f4 Rd5 59. Rxd5 Kxd5 60. Kf3 Ke6 61. Kg4 f6 62. Kh4 Kf5 63. gxf6 Kxf6 64. Kg3 Kf5 65. Kf3 h6 66. Kg3 Ke4?

Black has been making this much more complicated than it needed to be. 66... h5 and Black will win the last white pawn.

67. Kg4 Ke3??

67... h5+ 68. Kg5 h4 is now the only way to win.

68. f5 h5+ 69. Kg5 gxf5 70. Kxf5 h4 71. Kg4

1/2-1/2


Source(s): Mark Orr, Irish Chess Championships 2008, ICU web site; TWIC 714.

Event information: Tournament report.