1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6

A very slow treatment of Alekhine's Defence. 2... d5 is more in the spirit of the Opening, which now is converted into a Philidor.

3. d4 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5

We now have the Hanham variation of the Philidor Defence, much favoured by the Hypermoderns. All very good Nimzowitsch!

5. Bc4 g6

But this is just bad Mortimer! There is no time to develop the Bishop on this wing. 5... Be7 is correct. Now Black's game is lost.

6. Ng5 Qe7

6... d5 is the only move to save the Queen, but even that, of course, would not save Black's game. The text move has the merit of losing quickly.

7. Bxf7+ Kd8 8. Ne6+ Qxe6 9. Bxe6

1-0

Annotator(s): Anon. (probably W. R. O'Shea) (see Source).

Source(s): Evening Echo, March 16, 1935 p. 6.

Event information: U.C.C. 3½ – 1½ T.C.D..

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