1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. O-O exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bxb5 9. Nxb5 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. f3 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qg6 16. Qc4 Rae8

Ignoring the threat to the c7 pawn.

17. Qxc7

Accepting the bait.

17... Bd8 18. Qc3 Bf6 19. Bd4

19. Qb3 Bxb2 20. Rde1 Bf6 21. Bf2 would have been safer(but not 21. Qxb7 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Bd4 23. Rfe1 Qxc2 when Black would have been better.)

19... Rc8 20. Qb3 Rxc2 21. Rf2 Rfc8 22. Bc3

Grabbing the pawn by 22. Qxb7 would have given Black a strong attacking position after 22... Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rc1+ 24. Rf1 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Rc1+ 26. Kf2 Rc2+ 27. Ke3 h5 28. g3 Rxh2

22... Bxc3 23. bxc3 R8xc3 24. Qxb7 h6 25. Qb8+ Kh7 26. Rfd2

The game score in the Belfast News-Letter for 29 iii 1923 does not indicate which Rook went to d2. If however White had in fact played 26. Rdd2 then Black could have unleashed the following attractive finish 26... Rc1+ 27. Rf1 Qg5 (threatening both Qxd2 and Qe3+) 28. Re2 Rxf3! 29. Rfe1 Re3!

26... Rxd2

Now 26... Rd3 27. Qb4 a5 28. Qf4 (28. Qxa5 loses to 28... Qg5) 28... Rxa2 winning the a-pawn would have been better, though Black does still retain the initiative after the move played..

27. Rxd2 Rc1+ 28. Kf2 Qg5 29. Qb4 Rh1 30. h3 Rh2 31. Kf1 Qg3 32. Rf2 Rh1+ 33. Ke2 f5 34. f4 Rc1 35. Qb3?

A mistake in a difficult position.

35... Rc3 36. Qb1 Qe3+ 37. Kd1 Qd4+ 38. Ke1 Qe3+ 39. Kd1 Rd3+ 40. Kc2 Rxd5 41. Qf1 Rc5+ 42. Kb1 Qe4+ 43. Ka1 Qd4+ 44. Rb2 Rc2 45. Qb1 Rc5 46. g3 Qc3 47. Qg1 Rb5 48. Qb1 Qf6

Black can swop off all the pieces on b2 and win the pawn ending whenever he pleases.

49. g4 Kg6 50. g5 hxg5 51. fxg5 Kxg5 52. h4+ Kh6 53. h5 Qxb2+ 0-1 [McAlister]