Znosko-Borovsky – O’Hanlon, Hastings Reserves 1946-47

Returning (after a long absence) to , the next that is missing from the ICU games archive (and indeed Big Database 2012 and all other databases I’m aware of) is a win by J.J. O’Hanlon against Eugene Znosko-Borovsky at Hastings in 1947.

The players were both veterans when this game was played (Znosko-Borovsky 1884-1954; O’Hanlon 1874-1960) and had known each other for decades, back at least to Znosko-Borovsky’s visit to Ireland in 1926 previously reported here. This wasn’t the Hastings Premier, which O’Hanlon had played in in 1921-22, and which Znosko-Borovsky never played in. David McAlister provides further information to narrow it down to one of the Hastings Premier Reserves sections in 1946-47.

Znosko-Borovsky - O'Hanlon, Hastings Reserves 1946-47The diagram shows a critical point in the game, after Znosko-Borovsky’s 19. Bxh6!? is well countered by O’Hanlon with 19. … Nxd4! when everything appears to hang together, and O’Hanlon goes on to record a convincing win.

[Click to replay the full game.]

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