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Source: Weekly Times, Melbourne, 18 Feb 1928. "The winner of this game is a youth still in his teens, and he is another of the younger generation who shows great promise. The game occurred in a tourney for the championship of the Durban Chess Club last year." 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Nd2 d6 9.Kh1 Nbd7 10.c3 0-0 11.f4 b5 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.f5 e5 14.N4b3 Nc5 15.Nxc5 dxc5 16.Rf3 Rad8 17.Rg3 Kh8 18.b3 Qd6 19.Bc2 Qc7 diagram here for SA Chess History by Reitstein 20.Rh3 attacks weakness on h7, idea is g4-g5 removes defender Rd6 20...Bc6! then ...Qb7 hits Pe4, stops g4-g5 21.g4 Ng8? much too passive, Black must use weak Pe4 and d-file for counter-attack 21...h6? 22.g5 Ng8 23.Rg1+- 21...g5!? 22.Bxg5 Nxe4! 23.Bxe4 Bxg5 24.Bxb7 Rxd2 25.Qe4 Qd6 26.f6 h6 21...Qa5! is the computer move, favouring Black eg. 22.Bf2 Qa3 23.Nf1 Qb2 24.Re1 Nd7 21...Rfd8? 22.g5 Rxd2 23.Bxd2 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Rxd2 25.Qxd2 Bxe4+ 26.Kg1± 22.g5 Qd7 23.Nf3 Rd8? 23...f6 24.g6 h6 25.Bxc5 Rc6± 24.Nxe5 Qxf5! 25.Qh5 Rf8 25...Bxe4+ was similar 26.Kg1 26.Bxe4! Qxe4+ 27.Kg1 Rf8 28.Rf1+- 26...Rd1+‼ 27.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Qxe5 29.Bxe4 Qxe4 with play for the exchange 26.Kg1! unpins with Rf1 to follow Bxe4 27.Rf1 Qxe5?? 27...Bxc2 28.Rxf5 Bxf5 29.Rh4!+- the surprising 27...Rd1‼ fights on eg. 28.Bxd1 28.Ng6+ Qxg6! 29.Bxd1 Qxh5 30.Bxh5 f6± 28.Rxd1? Bxc2 29.Rd2 Be4= 28...Qxe5 29.Bf4 Qe6± 27...Qxf1+?? 28.Kxf1 Bxc2 29.Nxf7+ Rxf7+ 30.Qxf7+- 28.Qxh7+ Bxh7 29.Rxh7# 1–0
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Archer jnr,J-Powter,P-1–01926B42Durban ch