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Here we have an exciting finish from a consultation correspondence game and an over the board game. Yup! Two games were the same, move by move until after White’s 16th move when Mardle beat Honan by mail with a great finish, four years later. Did he know the first game where Black had won, but not in such spectacular fashion.


Mardle had played 16…d4 and Honan replied with 17.Na3 whereupon the following happened: 17...Qxg2+ 18.Qxg2 Ng3+ 19..hxg3 Rh8#

 


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