Kennedy – Heelan, Sexton Cup 1948

As David remarked in the last post, very few of Paddy Kennedy’s games survive. I wasn’t aware of any other than his games from the 1949 Irish championship before seeing David’s discovery, but the post prompted me to check other sources, and I found one more.

This one is from , which has been mentioned here several times before. It’s from the Sexton Cup 1948, which David informs me was or is the club championship of University College Cork.

Kennedy - Heelan, Sexton Cup 1948

Kennedy – Heelan, Sexton Cup 1948
Black to play

The game shows a sharp tactical eye. Black could have played something like 18… Qf6, when chances are about equal. Instead he relaxed his guard with 18… Qb6?, and was hit with 19. Bxf7+!, followed by a king hunt, with the black king mated in the middle of the board.

[Click to replay the full game.]

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