[Event "Irish Championship 1949"]
[Site "Galway IRL"]
[Date "1949.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Flood, J. A."]
[Black "Kennedy, Patrick Brendan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteClub "Belfast"]
[BlackClub "U.C.C."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[EventDate "1949.07.17"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1949_allfiles/games_irlch1949/g32.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat Sep 27 17:17:08 2025"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1949_allfiles/pairings_irlch1949.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8.
c3 c4 9. Ng3 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Qb6 12. f5 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. fxe6
fxe6 15. Nh5 O-O-O 16. Nxg7 Rhg8 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. dxe5 Qh3 19. Bf3 Rdf8
20. Kh1 Qh4 21. Bd2 $2 (21. Qd4 $2 Rxf3 $1 $16) (21. Be3 $18) 21... Rxf3 $2
({ This is thematic (see note above) and works out well, but is objectively
incorrect. Better } 21... d4 $1 $14) 22. Rxf3 d4 23. Qe2 $2 (23. Qe1 $2 {
is met by the startling } 23... Qh3 $3 $17 { , while }) (23. cxd4 { leads
to equality. The flaw is that }) (23. Be1 $1 { wins. }) 23... d3 24. Qf2 $6
({ The better } 24. Qe3 { is met by } 24... Rxg2 $1 25. Kxg2 Qg4+ 26. Kf2
Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Bh4+ 28. Ke3 Bg5+ $10) 24... Bxf3 $2 (24... Qxf2 25. Rxf2 Bc5
$17) 25. Qxf3 Kc7 26. Bf4 ({ The smoke has cleared and Black's counterplay
has dried up. } 26. Qd5 $18 { is even clearer than the move played. })
26... Rf8 27. g3 Qh3 28. e6+ Kb6 29. b4 $2 ({ White has a winning position
( } 29. Re1 $18 { here would leave him in control), but Black conjures up a
winning position over the space of two moves. }) 29... Qxe6 $10 30. Qf2+ $2
({ This loses. It was essential to play } 30. a4 $10) 30... Kb7 $19 31. Re1
Qc6+ 32. Kg1 (32. Qg2 Bxb4 $1 $19 { is the point, e.g. } 33. Qxc6+ Kxc6 34.
cxb4 Rxf4 $1 35. gxf4 c3 ({ or } 35... d2)) 32... Bd8 33. Re5 Bb6 34. Rc5
Bxc5 35. bxc5 Re8 36. Bd6 Re2 { 'Kennedy ... developing a strong King side
attack, forced his opponent to resign on the 36th move as checkmate was
inevitable', <em>Irish Independent</em>, July 22, 1949 p. 8. } 37. Qf7+ Ka6
38. Kf1 Qe4 ({ Perhaps this is a transcription error for } 38... Qg2#) 0-1