[Event "Simul, Dublin"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1935.01.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Lilienthal, Andor"]
[Black "Bourke, Austin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteNationality "HUN"]
[WhiteFideId "700436"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "4.Bg5 Nbd7"]
[EventDate "1935.01.08"]
[Source "Evening Echo 2 Feb 1935 p7"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[Entry "David McAlister"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-09/lilienthal-bourke-simul-1935.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Sep 25 18:25:39 2025"]

{ Source: <em>Evening Echo</em>, February 2, 1935 p. 7. } { References:
David McAlister, <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/2011/11/03/lilienthal-in-dublin/">Lilienthal
in Dublin</a>, IRLchess, November 3, 2011. } { Other information: Note: A
photo of the event in progress appeared on page 1 of the <em>Irish
Press</em>, January 9, 1935. A photo of Lilienthal with J. J. Doyle
appeared in the <em>Evening Herald</em>, January 8, 1935 p. 10. } { Event
information: +28 =10 -7. Losses v. Barry St. J. Galvin, W. Hassell, and (by
adjudication) Dr. J. Baker, Austin Bourke, Thomas P. Kane, Barney
O'Sullivan, Peter Walhrab. } { Annotator: Anon. (probably W. R. O'Shea),
<em>Evening Echo</em> (see Source); David McAlister (&lsquo;RR&rsquo;
here). }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 ({ Not, of
course, } 6. Nxd5 Nxd5 $1 7. Bxd8 Bb4+ $1 { etc. }) 6... c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Nge2 h6 9. Bh4 ({ Weak! } 9. Bf4 { seizes the open diagonal and gives White
the advantage. }) 9... O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O-O b5 { Brinkmann's
suggestion. Black counters White's strong King-side attack by a
demonstration on the Queen's wing. } 12. g4 Qb6 ({ Better was } 12... Nxg4
{ which can be played with perfect safety. If, however, White had played
his Bishop as suggested to f4 on the 9th move, as pointed out in the
earlier note, ... Nxg4 would be answered by 13. Nxd5! exd5 14. Bc7! winning
the Black Queen. }) 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 a5 15. Rhg1 a4 16. Nf4 Qa5 17. Bh6
Bf8 18. Rg2 (18. Rg3 { was better. }) 18... Kh8 19. Bg5 b4 20. Rg3 Nc5 ({
Probably making unnecessary complications. After } 20... bxc3 { White has
nothing better than a perpetual check by } 21. Rh3+ { and Bh7+. }) 21. Bf5
({ After 20... Nc5, which prevents Rh3+, White could have obtained a good
position by } 21. dxc5 bxc3 22. Bxf6 $1) 21... Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Ncd7 23. Bxf6
Nxf6 24. Rh3+ Kg8 25. Nh5 Nxh5 26. Qxh5 f6 { And White's attack has been
beaten off. } 27. Ne2 Qa6 28. Nf4 ({ The entry of the Black Queen at c4
cannot be prevented, but White's move is not the best. } 28. Kd2 { was
better. }) 28... Qc4+ 29. Kd2 ({ Forced. If } 29. Kb1 b3 $1 { If then } 30.
axb3 axb3 31. Rc1 Ra1+ { and mate next move. }) 29... b3 30. a3 ({ Again
forced. If } 30. axb3 Bb4#) 30... Qc2+ { Besides winning the Queens-side
Pawns it renders the Queen's Rook inactive. } 31. Ke1 Qxb2 32. Qh7+ ({
Lilienthal misses his chance. The correct move was } 32. Nxd5 $1 {
(threatening 33.Nxf6+ gxf6 (forced) 34.Qh7 mate) } 32... cxd5 ({ Black
cannot play } 32... Be7 { on account of } 33. Nxe7+ Rxe7 34. Qh8+ { winning
the Black Rook }) ({ Black's best reply is } 32... Re6 { and White still
has a fighting chance }) ({ &#91;RR } 32... Qc2 { covers the h7 square.
After } 33. Nxf6+ gxf6 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Rh7+ Ke6 36. Qg8+ { and it seems
that the game probably should end in perpetual check with } 36... Kd6 ({
(definitely not } 36... Kf5 37. Rh5+ Ke4 38. Qg4#) 37. Qg3+ Kd5 38. Qg8+
Kd6 39. Qg3+ { .&#93; }) 33. Qxd5+ Re6 34. Qxe6#) 32... Kf7 33. Qg6+ Ke7
34. Qf5 Kd6 35. Rh8 { A pointless excursion. } 35... Qxa3 36. Nd3 Kc7 {
Threatening to win White's Rook by Bb4+! White has no attack and Black has
two strong Pawns extra. After some more play Black won. } { ... } 0-1