1.e4
e6
2.d4
d5
3.Nd2
The Tarrasch Variation of the French Defence.
3...Nf6
4.e5
Nfd7
5.Bd3
c5
6.c3
b6
7.Ne2
Ba6
8.Bxa6
Nxa6
9.Nf4
Qc8
10.0-0
cxd4
11.cxd4
Nb4
12.Nb3
Qc2
13.Qg4
h5!
14.Nxh5??
[14.Qg3
h4
15.Qh3
Nc6
16.Be3
Qxb2
17.Rfc1
Malcolm Pein. Malcolm Peacock and Craig Hanley after the match had assessed 14...Qf5 as the former was worried about the sacrifice Nxe6. (17.Nxe6
fxe6
18.Qxe6+
Ne7
19.Bg5
) ]
14...Qh7
"Whoops apocaplypse!" remarked Malcolm Pein in the Daily Telegraph annotation. A knight move leads to Qxh2 mate.
15.Nxg7+
Bxg7
16.h3
Qg6
17.Bg5
Bh6
White resigns as the queens are about to come off. A fine game by the League's Registration Secretary (PR). 0-1