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Duignan, P. A. (Paddy)   –   Diskin, Pat
 
C17 Irish Championship 1949 (3) 1949.07.19

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Nbc6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O d4 14. Ng5 cxb2 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16. Nxe6+ Kc8 17. Bg5 Qxe5 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. f3 Re8 20. Bf4 Qd5 21. Bg5 Qd6 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qf8+

Black resigned in a winning position. He should have played 23... Be8! and now the key variation is 24. Re4 (the best chance is 24. Qf5 b1=Q! 25. Nxd4+ Bd7 26. Qf8+ Kc7 27. Nb5+ Bxb5 28. Qxe7+ Qxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kd8 30. Rxb1 Kxe7 but Black must be winning here too) 24... Rxe6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxe8+ Kd7! 27. Rxa8 Ra6 28. Re1 Ra1 29. Re8 Rc1 and wins (David McAlister).

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Reference(s): Duignan-Diskin, Irish championship, Galway 1949 (brilliancy prize), IRLchess, December 20, 2011; Did Diskin resign in a winning position?, IRLchess, December 22, 2011.

Event information: Tournament report.