[Event "DCU Challengers 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.02.22"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Sykaras, Alexandros"]
[Black "Ozolins, Ronaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1598"]
[WhiteICU "1603"]
[BlackICU "1488"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.D."]
[BlackClub "Drogheda"]
[WhiteNationality "GRE"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "358210996"]
[BlackFideId "2530830"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)"]
[FIDETournamentId "467111"]
[ICUTournamentId "3097"]
[ChessResultsKey "1356876"]
[EventSection "3/3"]
[Venue "The Auditorium, Education Building, St. Patrick's Campus, Drumcondra, DCU"]
[EventDate "2026.02.20"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/dcu-chall2026_allfiles/games_dcu-chall2026/g198.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat Mar 14 18:00:19 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/dcu-chall2026_allfiles/pairings_dcu-chall2026.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. b3 a6 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Bb2 Ng6
8. d3 Qc7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Bb2 e5 12. Nbd2 d6 13. Nf1 Nf4 14.
Ng3 h5 15. Bc1 Nh3+ 16. Kf1 h4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Ng5 19. Nxh4 Rh8 20.
Bxg5 Bxg5 21. Nf3 Bf6 22. Qd2 O-O-O 23. Rab1 Qd7 24. Qa5 Qa7 25. b4 cxb4
26. Rxb4 e4 27. Rbxe4 d5 28. Ra4 Kd7 29. Qxa6 Qc5 30. Qa7+ Qxa7 31. Rxa7+
Kd6 32. Rxf7 Bc3 33. Re2 Ra8 34. d4 Rxa2 35. Re6# 1-0