Lord Dunsany

[David McAlister]

I wonder if it would be OK to post the moves of the game here in this thread? Chessgames only have the Capablanca simul display game.

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