"This bright specimen of Fraulein Graf's style has come along. Mr Watkinson, although he has not been figuring in matches of latter years, is still looked upon as one of the Dublin Chess Club's strongest players. The game was one of three played by him in a match with Sonja." (Evening Herald.)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bb5 Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nd4 Bd7 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nde2 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kh1

[RR Here the source confusingly gives "14. K-Kt sq Q-R5 ch And mates on the move," So did White play 14. Kh1 or 14.Kg1?

If White had played 14. Kg1 then there would be no immediate mate after 14... Qh4 because of 15. Re1 but after 15... Qh2+ 16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ng1 Nh2+ 18. Ke2 Bg4+ Black would have an overwhelming attack.

Looking at the other two responses to 13... Ng4+:

14. Kh3 wins White's Queen after 14... Nxf2+ (or 14... Nxe3+ which also allows for the possibility of a quick checkmate if White chooses 15. Kg3 Qg5+ 16. Kf3 (or 16. Kh2 Qxg2#) 16... Ne5#).

However 14. Kg3 gives White a chance of surviving. After 14... Qg5 (threatening 15... Ne3+ and ... Qxg2 mate) 15. f4 Qg6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Kf3, although Black has a strong attack, there is no clear win immediately in sight.]

14... Qh4+

and, of course, it is checkmate "on the move".

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Annotator(s): Anon., Evening Herald; David McAlister (“RR” here).

Source(s): Evening Herald, March 2, 1935 p. 8.

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