1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3

Not, of course, 6. Nxd5 Nxd5! 7. Bxd8 Bb4+! etc.

6... c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nge2 h6 9. Bh4

Weak! 9. Bf4 seizes the open diagonal and gives White the advantage.

9... O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O-O b5

Brinkmann's suggestion. Black counters White's strong King-side attack by a demonstration on the Queen's wing.

12. g4 Qb6

Better was 12... Nxg4 which can be played with perfect safety. If, however, White had played his Bishop as suggested to f4 on the 9th move, as pointed out in the earlier note, ... Nxg4 would be answered by 13. Nxd5! exd5 14. Bc7! winning the Black Queen.

13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 a5 15. Rhg1 a4 16. Nf4 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bf8 18. Rg2

18. Rg3 was better.

18... Kh8 19. Bg5 b4 20. Rg3 Nc5

Probably making unnecessary complications. After 20... bxc3 White has nothing better than a perpetual check by 21. Rh3+ and Bh7+.

21. Bf5

After 20... Nc5, which prevents Rh3+, White could have obtained a good position by 21. dxc5 bxc3 22. Bxf6!.

21... Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Ncd7 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rh3+ Kg8 25. Nh5 Nxh5 26. Qxh5 f6

And White's attack has been beaten off.

27. Ne2 Qa6 28. Nf4

The entry of the Black Queen at c4 cannot be prevented, but White's move is not the best. 28. Kd2 was better.

28... Qc4+ 29. Kd2

Forced. If 29. Kb1 b3! If then 30. axb3 axb3 31. Rc1 Ra1+ and mate next move.

29... b3 30. a3

Again forced. If 30. axb3 Bb4#.

30... Qc2+

Besides winning the Queens-side Pawns it renders the Queen's Rook inactive.

31. Ke1 Qxb2 32. Qh7+

Lilienthal misses his chance. The correct move was 32. Nxd5! (threatening 33.Nxf6+ gxf6 (forced) 34.Qh7 mate) 32... cxd5 (Black cannot play 32... Be7 on account of 33. Nxe7+ Rxe7 34. Qh8+ winning the Black Rook) (Black's best reply is 32... Re6 and White still has a fighting chance) ([RR 32... Qc2 covers the h7 square. After 33. Nxf6+ gxf6 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Rh7+ Ke6 36. Qg8+ and it seems that the game probably should end in perpetual check with 36... Kd6 (definitely not 36... Kf5 37. Rh5+ Ke4 38. Qg4#) 37. Qg3+ Kd5 38. Qg8+ Kd6 39. Qg3+.]) 33. Qxd5+ Re6 34. Qxe6#.

32... Kf7 33. Qg6+ Ke7 34. Qf5 Kd6 35. Rh8

A pointless excursion.

35... Qxa3 36. Nd3 Kc7

Threatening to win White's Rook by Bb4+! White has no attack and Black has two strong Pawns extra. After some more play Black won.

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Annotator(s): Anon. (probably W. R. O'Shea), Evening Echo (see Source); David McAlister (‘RR’ here).

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

Reference(s): David McAlister, Lilienthal in Dublin, IRLchess, November 3, 2011.

Event information: +28 =10 -7. Losses v. Barry St. J. Galvin, W. Hassell, and (by adjudication) Dr. J. Baker, Austin Bourke, Thomas P. Kane, Barney O'Sullivan, Peter Walhrab.

Note: A photo of the event in progress appeared on page 1 of the Irish Press, January 9, 1935. A photo of Lilienthal with J. J. Doyle appeared in the Evening Herald, January 8, 1935 p. 10.

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