1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Na3 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Nxc4 f6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. O-O Be6 9. Bd2 Nf5 10. Qa4 Be7 11. Na5 O-O 12. Nxb7 Qb6 13. Na5 Nxa5 14. Bxa5 Qxb2 15. Nd2

15. Ng5! Now if 15... fxg5 (best) 16. Bxa8 and if 16... Rxa8 White plays 17. Qc6 forking Rook and Bishop, coming out of the combination at least the exchange up.

Black should instead probably play (15. Ng5! fxg5 16. Bxa8) 16... Qxe2 – although that would also concede the exchange, there might be some potential for a kingside attack.

15... Rab8 16. Rfb1 Qd4 17. Qc6 Kf7 18. Bc7 Rb2 19. Nc4 Rxe2 20. Qf3 Rc2 21. Bh3 g6 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. g4 Bxg4! 24. Qe3 Be6 25. Qxd4 cxd4 26. Rb7 Bxc4 27. dxc4 Ke6 28. Rxa7 Rc8 29. Rb1 Bc5 30. Ra6+ Kf5 31. Rb7 d3 32. Kf1 Rxf2+ 33. Ke1 d2+ 34. Kd1 Be3 35. Rd6 Ke4 36. Ba5 Rf1+ 37. Ke2 Re1#

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Annotator(s): E. N. Mulcahy (both newspaper sources); David McAlister (see Reference) (shown here).

Source(s): (Dublin) Evening Herald, December 29, 1951, p. 4; Ireland's Saturday Night, January 5, 1952, p. 4.

Reference(s): Irish Championship 1951, David McAlister, IRLchess, June 13, 2022.

Event information: Tournament report.

Note: Awarded the Best Game prize.

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