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Start Back 5 Back 1 Forward 1 Forward 5 End Flip Auto Variations controls



 
O'Connor, Jonathan   –   Sheahan, Ben
2148 (2126) 1967 (1952)
 
A05 Irish Championship 2023 (3.4) 2023.08.07

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a4 b4 6. c4 bxc3 7. Nxc3 c5 8. Qb3 Bc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rac1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Na6 14. Ncb5 Qb6 15. Qc4 d5 16. Qc2 Qb7 17. Qc6 Qxc6 18. Nxc6 Bc5 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Nxb4 Nxb4 21. Bd6 a5 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rfd1 Ne8 24. Nc7 Ra7 25. Nxe8 Kxe8 26. Rc5 Kd7 27. e4 g6 28. exd5 exd5 29. Rb5 Kd6 30. Rd2 h6 31. h4 h5 32. Kf3 Kc6 33. Kf4 Kd6 34. Kg5 Ke5 35. f3 Ke6 36. Kf4 Kd6 37. g4 hxg4 38. fxg4 f6 39. Rb6+ Ke7 40. Re2+ Kf7 41. Ree6 g5+ 42. hxg5 fxg5+ 43. Kxg5 d4 44. Rf6+ Kg7 45. Rg6+ Kf8 46. Rb8+ Kf7 47. Rh8 Re7 48. Rh7+ Ke8 49. Rxe7+ Kxe7 50. Kf5 d3 51. Re6+ Kd7 52. Re1 Nd5

“ 52... Nc2 seemed trickier. I thought 53. Re5 was the only way to win.”

[RR 52... Nc2 53. Rb1! (53. Re5 Nb4 (only move) 54. Re1 Nc2 55. Rb1).]

53. Ke5 Nc3 54. Re3 Nxa4 55. Rxd3+ Kc6 56. g5 Nc5 57. Rc3 Kb5 58. Rxc5+ Kxc5 59. g6 a4 60. g7 a3 61. g8=Q Kb4 62. Qa2

1-0


Annotator(s): Jonathan O'Connor, Post, X, August 7, 2023.

Source(s): Lichess (https://lichess.org/study/M5AR5Lod/S7DzC894).

Event information: Tournament report.

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