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? 21. Nxd5! ) 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! 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

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Annotator(s): David McAlister.

Source(s): Evening Echo, March 2, 1935 p. 7.

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