1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O Nh5 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Rc1 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. h3 Nf6 14. c5 Ne8 15. Qb3 h5 16. Nb5 g4 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nxa7 Ng6 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Rc1 Qd8 22. Qxb7

'? This is too greedy, and allows Ryan to whip up an irresistible attack in just a few moves', Hennigan, who suggests 22. Kh1 instead. In fact the move played is objectively just as good, though it does require White to be careful.

22... gxf3 23. gxf3 Nh4 24. Bxh4 Qxh4 25. Qd7 Kh8 26. Rc8??

26. Kf1! (26. Kg2 Rg8 27. Kf1 also wins).

26... Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Rg8 28. Rxe8 Bf8+ 29. Qg4 hxg4

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Annotator(s): Colm Daly, Irish Chess Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, August-September 1997, p. 16 (not shown here); Michael Hennigan, Sunday Independent, August 10, 1997 p. 51 (excerpted here).

Event information: Tournament report.