[Event "Irish Championship 1949"]
[Site "Galway IRL"]
[Date "1949.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Duignan, P. A. (Paddy)"]
[Black "Diskin, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteClub "Sackville"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance, 5.a3"]
[EventDate "1949.07.17"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1949_allfiles/games_irlch1949/g23.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat Sep 27 17:13:35 2025"]

{ References: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/2011/12/20/duignan-diskin-irish-ch-1949/">Duignan-Diskin,
Irish championship, Galway 1949 (brilliancy prize)</a>, IRLchess, December
20, 2011; <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/2011/12/22/did-diskin-resign-in-a-winning-position/">Did
Diskin resign in a winning position?</a>, IRLchess, December 22, 2011. } {
Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1949_allfiles/pairings_irlch1949.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Qg4 Ne7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Nbc6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O d4 14.
Ng5 cxb2 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16. Nxe6+ Kc8 17. Bg5 Qxe5 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. f3 Re8
20. Bf4 Qd5 21. Bg5 Qd6 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qf8+ ({ Black resigned in a
winning position. He should have played } 23. Qf8+ Be8 $1 { and now the key
variation is } 24. Re4 ({ (the best chance is } 24. Qf5 b1=Q $1 25. Nxd4+
Bd7 26. Qf8+ Kc7 27. Nb5+ Bxb5 28. Qxe7+ Qxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kd8 30. Rxb1 Kxe7 {
but Black must be winning here too) }) 24... Rxe6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxe8+
Kd7 $1 27. Rxa8 Ra6 28. Re1 Ra1 29. Re8 Rc1 { and wins (David McAlister). }
) 1-0