This was a key game in the British Championship Qualifying Competition in which the two Kipping players Tony Sutton and David Anderton qualified ahead of Tony Miles, John Fuller and Colin Burton. Notes by Raymond Keene in the Spectator
1.d4
d5
2.c4
e5
3.dxe5
dxc4
An ancient continuation. The usual move is 3...d4
4.Qxd8+
Kxd8
5.Nc3
a6
An attempt to improve on 5...Nc6 6. Bg5+ Be7 7. 0-0-0+ with advantage to White Janowsky - Maroczy 1900; but the whole variation still looks dubious for Black.
6.Bg5+
Ne7
7.e4
Be6
8.f4
Nbc6
9.f5
Bd7
10.f6
gxf6
11.exf6
Ng6
12.Bxc4
Nge5
13.Be2
Correctly playing to retain the initiative, rather than the pawn.
13...Rg8
14.Bf4
Rxg2
15.0-0-0
Rg6
16.Nf3
Nxf3
17.Bxf3
Rxf6
Ingenious defence, but although Black can prevent the loss of the exchange he cannot avoid being driven into a passive situation.
18.Bg4
Nb8
19.Bg5
Bh6
This pin keeps Black alive for the moment.
20.h4
Ke8
21.Bf5
Bxf5
22.exf5
Bxg5+
23.hxg5
Rd6
[23...Rxf5
24.Rhe1+
Kf8
25.Rd8+
Kg7
26.Ree8
winning]
24.Rxd6
cxd6
25.Nd5
Ra7
26.Rxh7
Nd7
27.Rh8+
Nf8
28.g6
fxg6
29.fxg6
b5
30.Rg8
Ra8
An erergetic performance by the future England Captain against a teenager who was to become England's first Grandmaster. 1-0