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Otto Weber vs John Hanks
Australian Championship (1968/69), Melbourne AUS, rd 10, Jan-08
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28)  ·  1-0

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Aug-10-17  optimal play: 20.Nxf6+!

25.Rf6?! Seems a little obvious.

Presumably Weber was hoping for 25...Rxf6??? 26.Nxf6#

Instead 25.Qxd6 is simpler and better.

Both players showed a lot of patience and until 87.Kb7 it might still have been possible for Hanks to eke out a draw.

This game is from the 10th round of the 1969 Australian Championship (1968.12.27 to 1969.01.15) played in Melbourne on 8th January 1969.

Otto Weber finished equal 5th on 8½/15 [+06/=05/-04]

John Nugent Hanks finished equal 13th on 7/15 [+04/=06/-05]

The eventual champion was Walter Browne on 13/15 [+11/=04/-00]

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