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Jackson, Carl   –   Dunne, Oliver
1982 (1786) 1874 (1811)
 
B02 Branagan Cup 2012 2012.04.16
 Gonzaga v. Elm Mount (1.5)  

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. Bxd5 exd5 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. Qe5 Nc6 8. Qxg7 Bf6 9. Qh6 Bg5 10. Qh5 Nb4 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. O-O Nxc2 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qb5+ Bd7 16. Qxb7 Bc6 17. Qxc7 Qxf3 !!??

À la Morphy! In Paulsen - Morphy, First American Congress 1857 (#), Morphy sacrificed queen for minor piece on f3, 17... Qxf3!!, and won in style after 18. gxf3 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Bh3 20. Rd1 Bg2+ 21. Kg1 Bf3+ 22. Kf1 Bg2+ (22... Rg2! was quicker) 23. Kg1 Bh3+ 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Qf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Re2 27. Ra1 Rh6 28. d4 Be3 0-1.

In the present game, the sacrifice is unsound, and objectively Black should have played 17... Rg8!, e.g. 18. Nh4 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Qf3.

18. Re1+ Nxe1 19. gxf3 Nxf3+ 20. Kf1 Bb5+ 21. Kg2 Ne1+ 22. Kg3?

After 22. Kh1 Black's attack peters out.

22... Rg8+ 23. Kf4 Nd3+ 24. Ke3 Kf8?

24... Rg6!.

25. b3 Re8+ 26. Kd4 Kg7 27. Qc3?

27. Ba3.

27... Kh6 28. Bb2?

28. Ba3.

28... Rg4+

0-1

After 29. f4 Rxf4+ 30. Kd5 Rd8#, White is mated in the middle of the board.


Source(s): Oliver Dunne.

Event information: Match scorecard, leinsterchess.com.