1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Rb1 Bf7 17. Nd4 a6 18. a4 Rc8 19. Rb4 Qd6 20. Qb2 Rc5 21. Rb6 Qc7 22. Bh6 Rc8 23. Ne2 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4

White has played a theoretical exchange sacrifice in the grunfled Defence. Has he a decisive continuation of his attack?

White played

25. Rxf6 exf6 26. Qxf6

but after

26... Bxd5! 27. exd5 Qf7

the attack was easily repulsed.

[RR White is lost anyway after 24... Rxc4.]

28. Qa1 Qd7 29. Ng3 Rxa4 30. Qb2 b5 31. Ne4 Qa7+ 32. Kf1 Qd4 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. d6 Rd8 35. d7 Kf7 36. Nc5 a5 37. Nb7 R8xd7 38. Nxa5

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Annotator(s): Anon., Irish Chess Journal, vol. 11, no. 4, September-October 1999, p. 16.

Reference(s): Tournament report.