[Event "Hastings Major Section A 1948-49"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1949.01.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tormey, Tom"]
[Black "Ballard, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "1948.12.30"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2021-02/tormey-ballard-hastings-1949.htm"]
[LastModified "Fri Sep 26 17:39:46 2025"]

{ Source: <em>Evening Herald</em>, February 5, 1949, p. 4. } { Event
information: <a
href="https://saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn/194812hast-viewer.html">24th
Hastings Premier 1948/49</a>, BritBase (ed. John Saunders). } { Reference:
<a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/2023/07/23/irish-players-at-the-1948-49-hastings-congress">Irish
players at the 1948-49 Hastings Congress</a>, David McAlister, IRLchess,
July 23, 2023. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nc6
8. Qd1 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Bxd2 12. Bxd2 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bd7
14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Qc5 Qf6 16. Bg5 Qxb2 17. Bxd8 Nxd8 18. Qxc8 Bxc8 19. Rxc8
Qf6 20. Rd1 Qe7 21. e4 Qd7 22. Ra8 b5 23. exd5 exd5 24. Ne5 Qc7 25. Rxd5
Qc1+ 26. Bf1 g6 27. Rdxd8+ Kg7 28. Ng4 h5 29. Rg8+ Kh7 30. Rh8+ Kg7 31.
Rag8# 1-0