1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf6

“Black should have played ... exd4 before playing ... Bf6 so as to obtain the strong point e5 for his pieces. His bishop would have a good diagonal and the queen knight would get back into play easily.”

14. d5 Ra7 15. b4

“Forcing Black to accept an isolated pawn or retreat the knight to b7 where it has no future, e.g. 15... Nb7 16. Rb1 a5 17. a3 axb4 when Black's attempt to free the knight has given him a weak b pawn.”

15... Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Re3 Nb6 18. Ra3 Bd7 19. Rb1 Bb5 20. Be3 Qb8 21. Qd2 Rc7 22. Qc3

“It is unusual for the queen to be the correct blockader of a passed pawn but the other pieces seemed to be well placed. White now intends to create a passed pawn which he will find easier to support given his greater freedom of movement.”

22... Qb7 23. Ra5 Rb8 24. Nd2 Qc8 25. a4 Be8 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 Be7 28. Ra6 Rcb7 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Bxb6 Rxb6 31. Ba4

“Now Black must lose the c pawn.”

31... f5 32. Rb4 fxe4 33. Rxc4 Qa8 34. Rc8 Qxa4

“A blunder. After 34... Rb8 35. Rxb8 Qxb8 White would have good winning chances with 36. Qa5 ( or 36. Nxe4 (or 36. Qb3 which is probably best.” ) ) .

35. Rxe8+ Kf7 36. Rxe7+

“Black resigned because if 36... Kxe7 37. Qc7+ wins the rook.”

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Annotator(s): David Dunne (see Source) (excerpted above).

Source(s): Sunday Independent, August 8, 1982 p. 20 (Jack Killane).

Event information: Tournament report.