Frank Parr vs George Wheatcroft, London 1938
Frank Parr vs George Wheatcroft. City Of London CC Championship, 1938. 1-0.
A game from the City of London championship that later collections list among the finest combinative games on record.
The moves
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Nc3 Qa5 15. Qb3 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxd5 17. Rac1 Be6 18. Rc5 Qb6 19. Rb5 Qa6 20. Nc5 Nxe3 21. Nxe6 Nxf1 22. Ng5 Nd2 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Bd5 h6 25. Bb2 Rg8 26. Qd7 Qa4 27. Bb3 Nxb3 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29. Rh5 Qa5 30. Rxh6+