[Event "Durban ch"]
[Site "Durban"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Archer jnr, Jack (JC)"]
[Black "Powter, P E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Annotator "Keith"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[Source "newspapers"]
[SourceDate "2021.??.??"]
{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. O-O Be7 8. Nd2 d6 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. c3 O-O 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} 20... Rd6 (20... Bc6
$1 {then ...Qb7 hits Pe4, stops g4-g5}) 21. g4 Ng8 $2 {much too passive, Black
must use weak Pe4 and d-file for counter-attack} (21... h6 $2 22. g5 Ng8 23. Rg1 $18)
(21... g5 $5 22. Bxg5 Nxe4 $1 23. Bxe4 Bxg5 24. Bxb7 Rxd2 25. Qe4 Qd6 26. f6 h6 $15)
(21... Qa5 $1 {is the computer move, favouring Black eg.} 22. Bf2 Qa3 23. Nf1 Qb2 24. Re1 Nd7 $17)
(21... Rfd8 $2 22. g5 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 26. Kg1 $16)
22. g5 Qd7 23. Nf3 Rd8 $2 (23... f6 24. g6 h6 25. Bxc5 Rc6 $16) 24. Nxe5 Qxf5 $1 25. Qh5 Rf8 (
25... Bxe4+ {was similar} 26. Kg1 (26. Bxe4 $1 Qxe4+ 27. Kg1 Rf8 28. Rf1 $18)
26... Rd1+ $3 27. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Qxe5 29. Bxe4 Qxe4 $44 {
with play for the exchange}) 26. Kg1 $1 {unpins with Rf1 to follow} 26... Bxe4
27. Rf1 Qxe5 $4 (27... Bxc2 28. Rxf5 Bxf5 29. Rh4 $1 $18) ({the surprising}
27... Rd1 $3 {fights on eg.} 28. Bxd1 (28. Ng6+ Qxg6 $1 29. Bxd1 Qxh5 30. Bxh5
f6 $16) (28. Rxd1 $2 Bxc2 29. Rd2 Be4 $11) 28... Qxe5 29. Bf4 Qe6 $16) (27...
Qxf1+ $4 28. Kxf1 Bxc2 29. Nxf7+ Rxf7+ 30. Qxf7 $18) 28. Qxh7+ Bxh7 29. Rxh7# 1-0