Dublin v Belfast Match 1929

Three games played in the annual Inter-City match, played in Dublin on Saturday 2nd March 1929

[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "1929.03.02"]
[Date "1929.03.02"]
[Round "?"]
[ECO "B12"]
[ICUid "13657"]
[Event "Dublin v Belfast match 1929"]
[Black "Manderson, S E"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[White "Dunsany, Lord"]

{Played on Board 8 of the match.}  1. d4 c6 2. e4  {Perhaps the best way of meeting Black's unusual first move would be 2.c4 and if 2...d5 it becomes a well-known variation.}  2... d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Ne7 8. O-O Nf5 9. c3 c5 10. Be3 Qb6 11. b3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc5  {The Knight, of course, cannot be taken, but, as it does not threaten anything, it is really a wasted move.}  14. Nc3 Na6 15. Qe2 Nc7 16. Rac1 Be7 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Ne2 Qb5  {The offer of the exchange of Queens at this stage leads to the loss of a pawn.}  19. Qxb5 Nxb5 20. a4 Na3 21. Rc7 Bd8 22. Rxb7 Bb6 23. b4  {23.a5 might have been played at once, for if 23...Bxa5 24.Ra1 would win a piece.}  23... Nc4 24. a5 Bd8 25. Rc1  {Possibly White might have retained the pawn by playing 25.Rb1 at this stage.}  25... Re8 26. Nc3 Re7 27. Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Na2 Rb8 29. Ne1  {If 29.Rb1 now 29...Nxa5 and Black would likely win.}  29... Bxb4 30. Rb1 Bd6 31. Rxb8+ Bxb8 32. a6 Bc7 33. Nb4 Bb6 34. Nc6 Kf8  {Though a draw was agreed to, Black has a distinct advantage. White would find it very difficult to defend the advanced pawn, and if it fell the game would be over for him. [Source: Belfast News-Letter, Monday 4th March 1929]}  1/2-1/2

[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "1929.03.02"]
[Date "1929.03.02"]
[Round "?"]
[ECO "D52"]
[ICUid "13656"]
[Event "Dublin v Belfast match 1929"]
[Black "Allen, William John"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[White "Cranston, Thomas George"]

{Played on Board 2 of the match.}  1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 Qa5  {The Cambridge Springs Defence, which at least gives Black a definite objective.}  7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. Nd2 Bb4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O e5  {Black was determined, even at some risk, to make an opening for his Bishop to get out.}  12. dxe5 Rxe5 13. cxd5  {Played to give Black an isolated pawn, which he manages to avoid.}  13... Bxc3 14. Nc4 Qxd5 15. Rad1 Qe6  16. bxc3  {White kept up the threat of Bxh7+ but he cannot play it yet for if 16.Bxh7+ Nxh7 17.Rd8+ and the Black Knight can interpose.}  16... Rh5 17. Be2 Rd5 18. Rxd5 cxd5  {Played to gain a move to bring out the Rook, but 18...Nxd5 was much better and would have given Black a still stronger position for the end game.}  19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Qb3 Bc6 21. Nf3 Ne4 22. Nd4 Qe8 23. Qb4 a5 24. Qb2 Nd6 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. Qe2 b5 27. Rb1 Rc8  {[Source: Belfast News-Letter, Thursday 7th March 1929]}  1/2-1/2

[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "1929.03.02"]
[Date "1929.03.02"]
[Round "?"]
[ECO "C62"]
[ICUid "13658"]
[Event "Dublin v Belfast match 1929"]
[Black "Baker, Philip"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[White "O'Hanlon, John J"]

{Played on Board 1 of the match.}  1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 Nf6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qf3 Nxc3 12. Nxc6 Ne2+ 13. Kh1 Bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Kf8 15. Be3 dxe5 16. fxe5 Rb8 17. Qxa6 Qd5 18. Qxe2 Qxe5 19. Qc4 f6 20. Bd4 Qd6 21. Bc3 Qc5 22. Qe4 Bd6 23. Rf5 Qb6 24. Raf1 Re8  {White now announced mate in three moves.}  25. Rxf6+ gxf6 26. Rxf6+ Kg8 27. Qg4#  {[Source: Belfast News-Letter, Thursday 14th March 1929]}  1-0






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