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Palmer, Bernard   –   Jessel, Stephen
2026 (1957) f, 2321 (2236)
 
C01 Irish Championship 2014 (1.5) 2014.07.05

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Qb6 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qd3 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rae1 Rf7 16. Re6 Qc7 17. Kg2 Nf8 18. Re2 Bf4 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 Ng6 21. Rfe1 Raf8 22. Re8 Bd6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Nd1 Nh4+ 25. Bxh4 gxh4 26. Re6 Qd7 27. Re2 Bb8 28. Qe3 Qc7 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Re5 g6 31. Qe7 Rf7 32. Qxh4 Qd7 33. Re2 Kg8 34. f3 Bc7 35. Qe1 Kg7 36. Nf2 Qd6 37. Re5 Qf6 38. Qe2 Bxe5 39. dxe5 Qe6 40. Nd3 b6 41. f4 d4 42. Qe4 c5 43. b3 Rc7 44. f5 gxf5 45. gxf5 Qc6 46. Kf3 c4 47. Nb4 Qxe4+ 48. Kxe4 cxb3 49. cxb3 a5 50. Nd5 Rc2 51. Nxb6 Rxa2 52. Nc4 a4 53. bxa4 Rxa4 54. Kxd4 Ra1 55. Kd5 Rh1 56. Ke6 Rxh3

(Lononosov tablebases.) Draw with Black to play.

57. f6+

57. Ke7 also wins.

57... Kg6 58. f7 Rf3 59. Nd6 h5 60. Ke7?

60. Kd7!! , freeing the path for the e-pawn, is the only move to win.

60... h4?

Black misses his chance to escape. 60... Rxf7+! draws.

61. f8=Q Rxf8 62. Kxf8 h3 63. e6 h2 64. e7

White agreed a draw in a winning position: 64... h1=Q 65. e8=Q+ Kg5 (65... Kf6? 66. Ne4+ Kf5 67. Ng3+) (65... Kh6 66. Qe6+) 66. Qe5+ Kg4 67. Qf5+ Kg3 68. Ne4+ Kh2 69. Qf4+ and mate in two.

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Source(s): Tournament web site.

Event information: Tournament report.