[Event "DCU Majors 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.02.21"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Greenan, Paul"]
[Black "Kozlov, Alexander I."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1708"]
[BlackElo "1803"]
[WhiteICU "1738"]
[BlackICU "1856"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508885"]
[BlackFideId "34296271"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[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/g25.htm"]
[LastModified "Wed Mar 18 17:45:02 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/dcu-majors2026_allfiles/pairings_dcu-majors2026.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Qxb3 6. axb3 Nc6 7. Na3 Bd7 8.
Nb5 Rc8 9. Nf3 a6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 cxd4 12. exd4 f6 13. Bd3 Nge7 14.
O-O Kf7 15. Rfe1 g6 16. b4 Nf5 17. Bc5 Rhd8 18. b5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Be8 20.
Bb6 Rd7 21. Nd2 Nd6 22. Ba4 Rb8 23. Bb3 Nc8 24. Bc5 b6 25. Ba4 bxc5 26.
Bxc6 Re7 27. Bxe8+ Kxe8 28. b3 cxd4 29. cxd4 Nd6 30. Ra6 Kd7 31. Ra7+ Rb7
32. Rxb7+ Nxb7 33. Rc1 e5 34. dxe5 fxe5 35. f3 Kd6 36. Kf2 Nc5 37. Ke2 Rb7
38. Rb1 Rb4 39. g3 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kf5 41. Ke2 h5 42. h4 e4 43. Kf2 d4 44.
fxe4+ Nxe4+ 45. Nxe4 Kxe4 46. Ke2 d3+ 47. Kd2 Kf3 48. Kxd3 Kxg3 49. Rg1+
Kxh4 50. Rxg6 Rxb3+ 51. Ke2 Kh3 52. Kf2 h4 53. Kf1 Rb2 54. Rg8 Kh2 55. Rh8
h3 56. Rh7 Rg2 57. Rh8 Rg4 58. Kf2 Rg2+ 59. Kf1 Rg5 60. Kf2 Rf5+ 61. Ke1
Rf3 62. Ke2 $2 (62. Rg8 $10 { (only move). }) 62... Rb3 $2 (62... Kg2 $19 {
(only move). }) 63. Rg8 Rg3 64. Rh8 $2 (64. Rf8 $1 $10 { (only move). })
64... Kg2 $19 65. Rf8 h2 66. Rf2+ Kh3 67. Rf1 Rg1 68. Rf3+ Kg4 0-1