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Gerald Abrahams vs William Albert Fairhurst
Hastings (1947/48), Hastings ENG, rd 3, Dec-31
Slav Defense: General (D10)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Mar-05-22
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  Tabanus: I found this game in Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, 3 January 1948, p. 1, but was not able to understand the newspapers' moves after 27.Rh8.
Mar-05-22
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  jnpope: Try this:

[Event "Hastings 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1947.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Abrahams, Gerald"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[Source "Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, 1948.01.03, p1"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 dxc4 4.Bg2 e5 5.dxe5 Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1 Be6 7.Bd2 Nd7 8.Bc3 O-O-O 9.Nd2 Ne7 10.Ngf3 Nd5 11.Kc2 Nb4+ 12.Bxb4 Bxb4 13.Rad1 Bxd2 14.Rxd2 Bf5+ 15.Kc1 Be4 16.Bh3 Bxf3 17.exf3 Kc7 18.Bxd7 Rxd7 19.Rxd7+ Kxd7 20.Rd1+ Kc7 21.Rd4 Re8 22.Rg4 Rxe5 23.Rxg7 Rf5 24.f4 h6 25.Kd2 Kd6 26.Rh7 Rf6 27. Rh8 Kc5 28.Rb8 b6 29.Rb7 a5 30.Kc2 b5 31.Re7 Rf5 32.a3 Kd4 33.Kd2 b4 34. axb4 axb4 35.f3 Kc5 36.Re5+ Rxe5 37.fxe5 Kd5 38.f4 Ke4 39.h3 h5 40.h4 c5 41.Kc2 Kf5 42.Kc1 Ke4 43.Kd2 Kf5 44.Ke3 c3 1/2-1/2

Mar-05-22
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  Tabanus: 41... Kd4 42. Kc1 b3 43. Kd2 c3+ 44. bxc3+ Kc4 45. f5 Kd5 should be 0-1

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