[Event "DCU Majors 2026"] [Site "Dublin IRL"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Barry, Kieran"] [Black "Antohi, Marius"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1731"] [BlackElo "1831"] [WhiteICU "1755"] [BlackICU "1824"] [WhiteClub "Elm Mount"] [BlackClub "Blanchardstown"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "IRL"] [WhiteFideId "2521580"] [BlackFideId "2510251"] [PlyCount "56"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Smith-Morra gambit"] [FIDETournamentId "467110"] [ICUTournamentId "3096"] [ChessResultsKey "1356874"] [EventSection "2/3"] [Venue "The Auditorium, Education Building, St. Patrick's Campus, Drumcondra, DCU"] [EventDate "2026.02.20"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/dcu-majors2026_allfiles/games_dcu-majors2026/g23.htm"] [LastModified "Wed Mar 18 17:46:44 2026"] { Event information: Tournament report. } 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Rfc1 d5 13. Bd3 b5 14. Bd2 Qa4 15. e5 Ng6 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bc2 Qb5 18. h4 c3 19. Bd3 cxd2 20. Bxb5 dxc1=Q+ 21. Rxc1 axb5 22. Rxc6 Rxa3 $14 23. Rb6 Ba6 24. Qd2 Rc8 25. h5 Nf8 26. h6 Ng6 27. hxg7 Kxg7 28. Qg5 $16 Ra8 $2 ({ This might be a spurious 'live boards' move. It would lose after ( } 28... Ra8 { ) } 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Ng5 Rf8 31. Rb8 $1) 1/2-1/2