[Event "DCU Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.02.21"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Sidney, Will"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[WhiteICU "2056"]
[BlackICU "2363"]
[WhiteClub "Enniscorthy"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509539"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[ECO "B03"]
[Opening "Alekhine's defence"]
[Variation "exchange variation"]
[FIDETournamentId "467108"]
[ICUTournamentId "3098"]
[ChessResultsKey "1356869"]
[EventSection "1/3"]
[Venue "The Auditorium, Education Building, St. Patrick's Campus, Drumcondra, DCU"]
[EventDate "2026.02.20"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/dcu2026_allfiles/games_dcu2026/g55.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Mar 12 11:41:37 2026"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O h6 11. d5 Na5 12. Nd2 e6 13. Qc2 exd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bf5 16. Qa4 Rc8 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Re8 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20.
Qxd3 Qc7 21. Qb3 Re2 22. Be3 Rxb2 23. Qa3 Rc2 24. Rac1 Bb2 25. Rxc2 Bxa3
26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Bxa7 b5 28. Be3 g5 29. Rb1 b4 30. h4 f6 31. hxg5 fxg5 32.
Bd2 Rc4 33. Kf1 Kf7 34. Ke2 Kg6 35. f4 Rc2 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. Ke3 Rxa2 38.
Bxb4 Bxb4 39. Rxb4 Kf5 40. g4+ Ke5 41. Rb8 Ra3+ 42. Ke2 Rg3 43. Rb4 Rc3 44.
Rb8 Rc5 45. Ke3 Kxd5 46. Kd3 Ke5 47. Rf8 Ke6 48. Re8+ Kf7 49. Rd8 Ke7 50.
Rg8 Re5 51. Kd4 Ra5 52. Ke4 Ke6 53. Re8+ Kf6 54. Rf8+ Ke6 55. Re8+ Kd7 56.
Rf8 Kc7 57. Rf5 Rc5 58. Rf8 Rc4+ 59. Kd5 Rc5+ 60. Ke4 Kc6 61. Rc8+ Kb5 62.
Rd8 Re5+ 63. Kd4 Kc6 64. Rc8+ Kd7 65. Rg8 Ke6 66. Rg6+ Ke7 67. Rg8 Kd7 68.
Rf8 Kc7 69. Rg8 Ra5 70. Ke4 Kb6 71. Rd8 Kc5 72. Rc8+ Kb4 73. Rd8 Kc5 74.
Rc8+ Kb6 75. Rd8 Re5+ 76. Kd4 Kc6 77. Rc8+ Kd7 78. Rg8 Ke7 79. Rh8 Kf7 80.
Rd8 Re6 81. Kd5 Ke7 82. Re8+ Kxe8 83. Kxe6 d5 84. Kxd5 Kd7 85. Ke5 Ke7 86.
Kf5 Kf7 87. Kxg5 Kg7 88. Kh5 Kh7 89. g5 Kg7 90. Kh4 Kg6 91. Kg4 Kg7 92. Kh5
Kh7 93. g6+ Kg7 94. Kg5 Kg8 95. Kf6 Kf8 96. Kf5 Kg7 97. Kg5 Kg8 98. Kh6 Kh8
99. g7+ Kg8 100. Kg6 1/2-1/2