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Littleton, Michael   –   Delaney, Paul
2275
 
E96 Irish Championship 1976 (5.4) 1976.07.21

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nd7 5. Nf3 e5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 c6 9. Bf1 a5 10. d5 Nc5 11. h3 Qc7 12. Rb1 Bd7 13. b3 Rfb8 14. a3 cxd5 15. cxd5 b5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Na4 18. Nxa4 Rxa4 19. Bd2 Rba8 20. Bd3 Nh5 21. Rc1 Qd8 22. g3 Ra3 23. Bf1 h6 24. Re3 Qe8 25. Rxa3 Rxa3 26. Rc3 Rxc3 27. Bxc3 f5 28. Nd2 Qc8 29. Bb2 Nf6 30. f3 h5 31. Bd3 Qa8 32. Qa1 Qb8 33. Kh2 Bh6 34. Nb3 h4 35. gxh4 fxe4 36. fxe4 Bf4+ 37. Kg2 Qc8 38. Qd1

Alan Ludgate's copy of the tournament book has the handwritten note "moves missing?" in the margin, and indeed something seems wrong. 38. Qd1 allows 38... Bxh3+ and it's all over.

38... Qa8 39. Qa1 Qc8 40. Qd1 g5 41. Kh1 Qb7 42. Na5 Qb6 43. Qe2 Kg7 44. Kg2

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Reference(s): Tournament report, IRLchess.