1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 c6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 h6 10. h4

An interesting sacrifice of the Bishop to be followed naturally by castling on the Queen's side. But Black is not forced to take the Bishop. (Allen)

10... Re8

10... hxg5? Lilienthal knows all the traps, but Wahlrab met this one before. (Donnegan)

11. O-O-O Bd6 12. g4 Nf8 13. Rdg1 Kh8 14. Bf5 a5

Black makes a Queenside diversion and Lilienthal falls for it! See White's 22nd move. (Donnegan)

Black initiates his attack on the Queen's side. (Allen.)

15. Rh3! b5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Bxc8 Raxc8 18. g5 Qe6 19. Rgh1! h5! 20. g6 fxg6 21. Ng5! Qd7

Black is now in a comfortable position, with a fair prospect of continuing his attack on the Queen's side. (Allen)

22. Kb1?

A weak move, overlooking that 22. Rf3! was available with the threat of Rxf8+ and Qxg6 to follow. (Donnegan)

Wahlrab thinks 22. Kd2 would have been better but 22. Rf3, threatening Rxf8, followed by Qxg6 looks like winning. (Allen)

22... b4 23. Na4 Qa7 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. dxc5 a4 26. Rg3 b3 27. axb3 axb3 28. Qxb3 Ra8 29. Qa3 Qxa3 30. bxa3 Rxa3 31. Kb2 Rea8 32. Rb1 R3a5 33. Rc1 Rb5+

and wins. Lilienthal resigned at move 52. (Donnegan)

34. Kc2 Ra2+ 35. Kd3 Rxf2 36. Rc3 Rbb2 37. Kd4

Mate, of course, was threatened. (Allen)

37... Rb4+ 38. Ke5 Rf5+

38... Rf6 was best, threatening 39... Nd7 mate, which White could only avoid by giving up his Knight. (Allen)

39. Kd6 Rf6+ 40. Ke7 Rb7+ 41. Ke8 Kg8 42. e4 dxe4 43. Rb3 Rd7 44. Rge3 Rd4 45. Rb7 Ne6 46. Nxe4 Rxe4

The game ended here, but the adjudicators awarded Black the game on the following variation:- 47. Rxe4 Nxc5 48. Reb4 Nxb7 49. Rxb7 Rf8+ 50. Kd7 Rf7+ etc. There is, of course, a better variation for White, but Black had a won game since the 30th move. (Allen)

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Source(s): Belfast News-Letter, January 24, 1935 p. 11 (W. J. Allen); Evening Herald, January 19, 1935 p. 11 and January 26, 1935 p. 8 (to 35B) (T. P. Donnegan).

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