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Mortell, Denis   –   Carton, Pat
(1913) (2072)
 
B77 Irish Championship 1982 (9.8) 1982.07.18

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h5 Nxh5 13. g4 Nf6 14. Bh6?!

“14. O-O-O is normal here. The text permits Black's exchange sac. on c3.”

14... Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rxc3! 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. Qe3

[RR 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. O-O-O.]

17... Rc8 18. Kd2? Bxg4!

[RR 18... Rxc3! is quicker (19. Qxc3 Nxf3+! ).]

19. fxg4?

“Loses immediately after”

19... Rxc3!!

“Now 20. Qxc3 Nxe4+ wins the queen. All White can do now is try to wriggle out of a lethal discovered check.”

20. Bxf7+ Nxf7 21. Nb3 Rxb3+ 22. c3 Rxc3!

“Deja vu.”

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Annotator(s): John Griffin (see Source).

Source(s): Fiacla Fichille, vol. 1, no. 9 (Easter 1983), pp. 16-17 (John Griffin).

Event information: Tournament report.