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Lyons, Guy   –   MacElligott, Gerard
(2042) (1901)
 
B31 Kilkenny Open 1982 1982.12

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. Bxc6 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 bxc6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qb6 15. Bc3 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qe3 Qc7 18. Qe6+ Kg7 19. f4 Rad8 20. Rad1 c5 21. Kh1 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rf6 24. Qe2 e5! 25. fxe5 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1 Qxe5 27. Qd1 h5 28. b4! Kf6 29. b5 Ke6 30. Rd2 Kd6?

30... Kf7.

31. Re2

Or 31. Qc1 (31... Ke6 32. Rf2! ).

31... Qf5

31... Qf4!? 32. Qc2 Rc8 33. Qxg6+ Kc7 34. Qxh5(34. Rc2+ Kb8 35. Rxc8+ Kxc8 36. Qc6+ Kb8 37. Qxd5 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. g3 Qf2+ 40. Qg2 Qc5 still leaves White some work ) .

32. Qc1 Rc8 33. Qa3+ Kd7?

'???' Griffin, but Black is lost anyway after 33... Rc5 (33... Kc7 34. Qxa7+ and mate next move ) 34. Re1! ( much clearer than 34. Qa6+) .

34. Qe7#

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Annotator(s): John Griffin (see Source).

Source(s): Fiacla Fichille, vol. 1, no. 10, July 1983, pp. 14-15.