[Event "Simul x16, Cork 1935"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "1935.02.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Graf, Sonja"]
[Black "Archer, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[ECO "D43"]
[Opening "QGD semi-Slav"]
[Venue "Pavilion Cafe"]
[EventDate "1935.02.13"]
[Source "Evening Echo 2 Mar 1935 p7"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[Entry "David McAlister"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-08/graf-archer-simul-1935.htm"]
[LastModified "Fri Aug 22 19:41:02 2025"]

{ Annotator: David McAlister. } { Source: <em>Evening Echo</em>, March 2,
1935 p. 7. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bf4 Nbd7 6. e3 g6 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Bd3 Nb6 9. c5 Nbd7 10. O-O b6 11. b4 a6 12. a4 Bb7 13. Re1 b5 14. a5 h6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qc2 Rg8 17. e4 Qc7 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Nxg6 ({
There are two much better sacrifices here. Stockfish 14 evaluates both }
20. Nxb5 ({ and } 20. Bxb5) { as leading to a decisive advantage. }) ({
There was also the sensible option } 20. c6 Nxe5 (20... Bxc6 $2 21. Nxd5 $1
) 21. cxb7 Nf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxb7 { winning a piece. }) 20... Bf6 (20... fxg6
21. Bxg6+ Kd8 22. Bf7 Rg5 23. Bxe6 { with three pawns for the piece and
Stockfish 14 assesses this as winning for White. }) 21. Bxb5 Bxd4 ({ If }
21... axb5 22. Nxb5 { and the threat of Nd6 is very strong here. }) ({
Stockfish suggests } 21... Rxg6 { as giving the best defensive chances, but
it will require good survival instincts after } 22. Rxe6+) 22. Bxd7+ ({
Handing the advantage to Black. } { White should have played } 22. c6 {
which Stockfish assesses as winning. }) 22... Kxd7 23. Nh4 Qf4 $1 24. Rad1
(24. g3 { does not work because Black can still play } 24... Qxh4 { as the
g-pawn is pinned }) ({ while } 24. Nf3 { also fails to } 24... Qxf3 {
because of the pin - and due to the immediate mate threat, the c3-Knight
will also be lost. }) 24... Qxh4 25. Ne4 Qg4 26. g3 Qg7 27. Nd6 Bc6 28. Qe2
Bc3 29. Rf1 Bxb4 30. Nc4 Bb5 0-1