Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
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Albéric O'Kelly de Galway

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Notable Games

  • 1937.08.03 Gulbrandsen, Andreas vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0-1 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation 28 moves Olympiad-07 Stockholm Olympiad 1937, the first of O'Kelly's eight Olympiads for Belgium, against Andreas Gulbrandsen in the Exchange Slav. 27...Rxc3 leaves the black queen en prise, and after 28.Qxb3 Rxc1+ the white queen falls to the rook on b6, so White resigns.
  • 1946.01.07 Kramer, Haije J vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0-1 Tarrasch Defense 41 moves Hoogovens Beverwijk 1946, the Hoogovens tournament O'Kelly won. Against Haije Kramer in the Tarrasch Defense, White gives up a rook with 34.Rg6+ fxg6 35.hxg6+ to reach the black king, but the king escapes to f8 and 41...Qg1+ ends the game.
  • 1947.07.31 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsDoerner, Charles 1-0 Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation 20 moves Hilversum Zonal West European zonal tournament, Hilversum 1947, which O'Kelly won a point ahead of Luděk Pachman and Petar Trifunović. Against Charles Doerner in the Slav, 12.Bxe6 and 13.Bxd7+ strip the black king, which is caught in the center; 16.Qxb4+ and 20.Nb6 end it in 20 moves.
  • 1947.08.07 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense 35 moves Hilversum-A Hilversum, August 1947, against the former World Champion Max Euwe in the Open Ruy Lopez. White wins the b-pawn with 18.Qxb5, then the e- and d-pawns with 20.Bxe4 and 32.Bxd6, and 35.Qh5+ ends it.
  • 1948.03.16 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsNajdorf, Miguel 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 83 moves Mar del Plata International-11 Mar del Plata 1948 against Miguel Najdorf, in the Moscow Variation of the Sicilian. The queens come off with 41.Qxd5+, and O'Kelly wins the long rook-and-bishop ending; Najdorf resigns after 83.Rf5+.
  • 1948.03.29 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsDenker, Arnold Sheldon 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense 20 moves Mar del Plata International-11 Mar del Plata 1948 against the former U.S. champion Arnold Denker, in the Schliemann Defense of the Ruy Lopez. 9.Qh5+ drives the black king to e7, 13.O-O-O and 17.Rxe6 bring the rooks into the attack, and Denker resigns after 20.Qe5+.
  • 1950.08.31 Poulsen, Christian vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0-1 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation 27 moves Olympiad-09 Dubrovnik Olympiad 1950, where O'Kelly scored 11 points from 15 games on Belgium's top board. Against Christian Poulsen he plays the line named after him, the O'Kelly Variation (2...a6). 13...g5 and 16...gxh4 open the kingside, 18...h3 and 19...hxg2+ break through, and 27...Rxb4 ends it.
  • 1950.09.04 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsBook, Eero 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System 28 moves Olympiad-09 Dubrovnik Olympiad 1950 against Eero Böök, in the Colle System. 23.Bxd5 and 24.Nxe6 open the black king, 26.Qxh7+ follows, and 28.e6 ends it.
  • 1950.11.15 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsGolombek, Harry 1-0 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation 41 moves Amsterdam Wereldschaaktoernooi Amsterdam 1950 against Harry Golombek, in the Modern Variation of the Alekhine Defense. 5.Ng5 and 7.e6 fxg5 give up a knight, 21.cxb6 wins a piece back, and from 25.Rxh7 the white rook works on the seventh rank. Golombek resigns after 41.f4.
  • 1951.03.20 Grob, Henry vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation 40 moves Dortmund International-02 Dortmund 1951, a tournament O'Kelly won, against Henry Grob in the Closed Sicilian. The queens come off with 38...Qxf3+, and 39...Rxf2 and 40...Bxa1 leave Black with an extra rook.
  • 1952.04.29 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsBogoljubov, Efim 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense 51 moves Belgrade Belgrade 1952 against Efim Bogoljubov, twice Alexander Alekhine's challenger for the world title. In the Semi-Slav all four rooks are off by move 25, and O'Kelly wins the queen-and-bishop ending with 42.Qxh5, 46.Bxe6 and a king march to f6 at move 51.
  • 1956 Matchett, Harry Gethin Thorp vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0-1 Benko Gambit 24 moves Bognor Regis Bognor Regis 1956 against Harry Matchett, in the Benko Gambit. 10...Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ and 13...Qxb5 win back the gambit pawn, 20...Nxd5 wins another, and Matchett resigns after 24...Bb7.
  • 1957 Boey, Josef Martin vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted 21 moves BEL-ch37 Belgian Championship, Blankenberge 1957, which O'Kelly won a point ahead of Arthur Dunkelblum. Against Jozef Boey he takes the poisoned b-pawn of the Najdorf with 8...Qxb2 and the a-pawn with 13...Qxa2, and the black a-pawn reaches a2 at move 21, when White resigns.
  • 1958 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation 43 moves Hoogovens Beverwijk 1958, a second win over Max Euwe, in the Queen's Indian. 7.d5 exd5 8.Nd4 gives up a pawn, the white queen collects material with 14.Qxb5 and 16.Qxc6, and Euwe resigns after 43.Rd2.
  • 1961.12.15 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsMatanovic, Aleksandar 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin, Yugoslav System 33 moves Utrecht PAM Utrecht 1961, which O'Kelly won with 6½/9 ahead of Karl Robatsch, Arthur Bisguier and Aleksandar Matanović. Against Matanović in the Chigorin Ruy Lopez the white d-pawn advances with 28.d6 and captures with 29.dxe7, and Matanović resigns after 33.Bxe7.
  • 1962.07.19 Stein, Leonid vsO'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 40 moves Lasker Memorial Lasker Memorial, Berlin 1962, with Black against Leonid Stein, who won the first of his three USSR championships the next year. In the Najdorf Black plays 9...g5 and castles long with 18...O-O-O, and Stein resigns after 40...Rxg4.
  • 1968 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vsNowak, Jan 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation 27 moves Solingen Solingen 1968 against Jan Nowak, in the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. 12.Nxd5 wins a pawn, 17.Ne5 and 19.Bxc8 trade off pieces, and the pawns advance with 26.e6 and 27.f5, when Nowak resigns.
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