1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2

As Fraulein Graf is thoroughly acquainted with all the ramifications of this form of defence to the Lopez, Mr. O'Hanlon played 11.Qe2 instead of 11. Re1 in order to avoid the Breslau variation.

11... Nc5 12. Nd4 Nxb3 13. N2xb3 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Qd7 15. Be3 a5

This move is weak. 15... f6 at once would be better.

16. Rac1 f6! 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 fxe5 19. Rfc1 Qe7 20. Rxc7 Qh4 21. Qd2 Rf5 22. dxe5 Rh5

If 22... Rxe5 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Bd4 etc. [RR If 24... Qf6 (or 24... Kf6) 25. f4.]

23. Bf4 Rf8 24. Bg3 Qe4 25. Qc2 Qg4 26. Qc6 d4 27. Qxb5 Qe4 28. R7c5 Rh6 29. Rd1 Qg4 30. Qd3 Rd8 31. Rxa5 Bf5 32. Qf3 Qxf3 33. gxf3 Rb6 34. e6 Bh3 35. Rh5

Black was probably on the look out for perpetual check. But if 35. Bc7 Rxe6 36. Bxd8 Rg6+ 37. Rg5 was available. The game was lost no matter how Black played.

35... Rxe6

[RR The text gives the ambiguous 35...RxP so 35... Rxb2 could have been played, but seems less likely given the moves played thereafter.]

36. Rxh3 Re2 37. Bf4 d3 38. Bd2 Rf8 39. f4 g5 40. Rxd3 gxf4 41. Bc3

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Annotator(s): Anon., Ireland's Saturday Night; David McAlister (“RR” here).

Source(s): Ireland's Saturday Night, March 5, 1935 p. 4B.

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