1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O d5 7. c4 d4 8. b4 Nc6 9. bxc5 Nd7 10. d3 Nxc5 11. Nbd2 e5 12. Rb1 Re8 13. a4 a5 14. Ne1 Nb4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bh3 17. Bg2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd7 19. Qb3 e4 20. Ba3 exd3 21. exd3 Bf8 22. Nc2 Re5 23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Nxb4 Rh5 25. Rh1? Bxb4 26. Qxb4 Qc6+ 27. Kg1 Re5 28. h4 Rxa4

28... Re2 wins according to Ripley in BCM, but Stockfish 17 gives it as equal.

29. Qb2 Ra8 30. Qxd4 Rae8 31. Kh2 Qf3 32. Rhf1 g5 33. Rb5 Rxb5 34. cxb5 g4 35. Rc1 Qf5?

35... h6.

36. Rc5 Qf3 37. Rg5+ Kf8 38. Qc5+ Re7 39. Re5 Qf6 40. Qc8+

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Annotator(s): BritBase (see Source).

Source(s): Games Collection of Tony Miles (1955-2001), BritBase (ed. John Saunders), citing BCM, May 1975, p. 199 and Miles scoresheet (input by Geoff Lawton); ICU games archive.

Event information: “Irish Civil Service Building Society Open” at the International Chess Congress; 1st-5th Robert Bellin (ENG), Tony Miles (ENG), Jonathan Mestel (ENG), Eamon Keogh, Jim Cummins 5/6; 6th-7th Mark Orr, Tony Dennehy 4½; 8th-15th Ray Cassidy, Charlie Barnwell, Robert Pye, Oisín McGuinness , Eamonn Martin, Gerald H. Bennett (ENG), Peter Jamieson (SCO), Graeme McCormick 4; ...; 58 players in the International Open and 276 overall in the Congress from 10 countries (Irish Independent, March 18, 1975 p. 13; Swiss tournaments, Irish Chess History web site (ed. David McAlister)). Chess at Dundrum, Robert Bellin, CHESS, vol. 40, April 1975, pp. 196-198 (detailed report, four annotated games).

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