&dquo;An exciting game in which both players were won and lost of numerous occasions.... Raymond had a winning position out of the opening but I tried to complicate things as much as possible..... Finding some agressive moves which seamed to make him second guess himself....... A good opponent and I was a bit fortunate to come out on top.”—Niall O'Shea.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Re8 8. Ne2 c6 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. h3 Be7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Ng3 Bb4 14. O-O Bd6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Bc7 17. Rac1 Qd6 18. g3 Re7 19. Qe2 g6 20. Bg4 h5 21. Bf3 h4 22. Bg2 Nh5

22... hxg3 23. f4 Nh5.

23. e4 hxg3?

23... dxe4.

24. e5 Qb4 25. Qd2 Ba5 26. Qg5 Rae8 27. Bxd5! Qxd4

27... cxd5 28. Nxd5 Qxd4 29. Nxe7+ Kh7=.

27... Kh7!.

28. Qxg6+ Ng7 29. Ne4 Qxe5 30. Nf6+ Kf8 31. Qh7 Rc7 32. Qg8+ Ke7 33. Nxe8 gxf2+ 34. Rxf2 Qg5+ 35. Bg2 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Nxe8 37. Re2+ Kf6 38. Qh8+ Ng7 39. Rf2+?

39. Qh4+=.

39... Ke6?

39... Kg6! and Black is much better, perhaps winning.

40. Qxg7 Rd7 41. Qf6#

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Source(s): Niall O'Shea, via Craig DuBose; Lichess (https://lichess.org/study/K8uU7tLJ/LFxLSk59).

Event information: Tournament report.