Australian Correspondence Championship 1948 Annotator Purdy
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bc4
Bc5
4.b4
Bxb4
5.c3
Ba5
6.d4
b5
Leonhardt
7.Bd5
[7.Bxb5
Nxd4
8.Nxe5
Nxb5
9.Qd5
Qf6!
10.Qxa8
Ne7
]
7...exd4
8.Nxd4!
[8.Qb3?
]
8...Qf6
9.0-0
Nge7
10.Nxb5!N
[10.e5
Qg6
11.f4
Nxd4!
(11...Bb6?
12.Kh1!
(12.f5
Nxd4
13.fxg6
Ne2+
14.Kh1
Ng3+
15.hxg3
hxg6+
) 12...Nxd4
13.Bxa8
Nc2
14.g4
) 12.Bxa8
Nc2-+
]
10...0-0
[10...a6
11.N5a3
; 10...Ba6
11.a4
]
11.Be3
a6
12.Nd4
Bb6
[12...Nxd5
13.exd5
Ne5
14.Nd2!
d6
15.N4b3
Bb6
16.Bxb6
cxb6
17.f4
Ng6
18.Qf3+/=
]
13.Nc2!
[13.Bb3
]
13...Rb8
[13...Nxd5
14.Qxd5!
Rb8
15.Bxb6
Rxb6
16.Ne3
d6
17.Qd3
Be6
18.f4
Idea f5, Nd5 Purdy likes White initiative]
14.Bxb6
Rxb6
15.Ne3
d6
16.Qc2
Be6
17.Nd2
Rfb8
18.f4
Rb2
19.Qd3
Na5
20.f5
Nxd5
21.exd5
[21.fxe6?
Qxc3
22.exf7+
Kf8
23.Qxc3
Nxc3
24.Nf3
Nxe4
25.Nd4
Nc5
26.Rac1
Nab7=
]
21...Bc8
[21...Bd7
22.Ne4
]
22.Rae1!
Qd8
[22...Rxa2
23.Ng4
Qd8
24.Qg3!
Kh8
25.f6+-
]
23.Nc2
The peripatetic Knight is again drawn to this apparently futile position, but only as a jumping off ground for further hops. Strangely enough, that is his goal, but he selects an extraordinarily round about route. Reason: he musn't let Black get 2 rooks on the second. Purdy
23...Rxa2
24.Nb4
Rb2
25.Nc4!
Nxc4
26.Nc6
Qf8
27.Qxc4
Bd7
[27...R8b6
28.Ne7+
Kh8
29.Ng6+!!
fxg6
30.fxg6
Qg8
31.gxh7
(31.Qh4
h6
32.Qe7
Bb7
33.Rf8
Bxd5
34.Rxg8+
Bxg8
35.Qd8
Rb8
36.Qxc7
) 31...Qd8
32.Qd3
Ra2
33.Qg6
Rbb2
34.Re8+
Qxe8
35.Qxe8+
Kxh7
36.Qe4+
Kg8
37.h4
]
28.Nxb8
Qxb8
29.Qxa6
Bb5
30.Qa3
Rd2
[30...Bxf1
31.Qxb2
]
31.c4!
Bd7
[31...Bxc4
32.Qe3
]
32.Re7
Qd8
33.Rxd7
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