[Event "DCU Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.02.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Wafa, Shrook"]
[Black "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "WGM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2191"]
[WhiteICU "2217"]
[BlackICU "2217"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "EGY"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "10609970"]
[BlackFideId "2509580"]
[PlyCount "255"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's bishop game"]
[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/g80.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Mar 12 11:41:37 2026"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Nh5 5. Bg3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 Nxg3 7. hxg3 Nd7
8. c4 b6 9. Qc2 g6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc6 Rb8 12. Qxd5 Bb7 13. Qb3 O-O 14.
O-O-O Nf6 15. Bd3 c5 16. Rh4 cxd4 17. exd4 b5 18. Bc2 Bd5 19. Qe3 Re8 20.
Ne5 Qc7 21. Kb1 Bxa2+ 22. Kxa2 Qxc2 23. Qb3 Qxb3+ 24. Nxb3 Bxe5 25. dxe5
Rxe5 26. Rf4 Rb6 27. Rc1 Re7 28. Nd4 Nd5 29. Rf3 Re4 30. Rd1 Rd6 31. Kb3 a5
32. Rfd3 Nc7 33. Kc3 Re5 34. Nb3 Rc6+ 35. Kd2 Rce6 36. Kc3 b4+ 37. Kc2 a4
38. Nd4 Rd6 39. Nf3 Re2+ 40. R1d2 b3+ 41. Kd1 Rxd2+ 42. Rxd2 Rc6 43. Ne5
Rc5 44. f4 Nd5 45. Nd3 Rc8 46. Ke2 Nb6 47. Rd1 Rc2+ 48. Rd2 Rc8 49. Rd1 Nc4
50. Ra1 Nxb2 51. Nxb2 Rc2+ 52. Kf3 Rxb2 53. Rxa4 h5 54. Rb4 f5 55. Rb7 Kf8
56. Rb6 Kf7 57. g4 hxg4+ 58. Kg3 Kg7 59. Rb7+ Kh6 60. Rb6 Rb1 61. Kh4 b2
62. Kg3 Kg7 63. Rb7+ Kf6 64. Rb6+ Ke7 65. Kh2 Kd7 66. g3 Kc7 67. Rb3 Kc6
68. Kg2 Kd5 69. Rb8 Ke6 70. Rb5 Kf6 71. Rb7 Ke6 72. Rb5 Kf7 73. Rb7+ Kg8
74. Kh2 Kf8 75. Kg2 Ke8 76. Kh2 Kd8 77. Kg2 Kc8 78. Rb4 Kc7 79. Rb3 Kc6 80.
Rb8 Kd5 81. Rd8+ Ke6 82. Rb8 g5 83. fxg5 Kf7 84. Rb6 Kg7 85. Kh2 Rf1 86.
Rxb2 Kg6 87. Kg2 Ra1 88. Rc2 Kxg5 89. Rb2 Rd1 90. Rb6 Rd2+ 91. Kg1 Ra2 92.
Rc6 Kh5 93. Rb6 Rd2 94. Ra6 Kg5 95. Rb6 Rd7 96. Kg2 Rf7 97. Ra6 Rf6 98. Ra2
Rd6 99. Kf2 Kf6 100. Rb2 Ke5 101. Re2+ Kf6 102. Ra2 Rd4 103. Ra5 Rd2+ 104.
Kg1 Ke6 105. Kf1 Rd5 106. Ra8 Ke5 107. Re8+ Kd4 108. Kf2 Re5 109. Ra8 Rc5
110. Rd8+ Rd5 111. Ra8 Ke4 112. Re8+ Kd3 113. Ra8 Rd4 114. Rf8 Rd5 115. Ra8
Kd4 116. Rb8 Ra5 117. Rd8+ Ke5 118. Re8+ Kf6 119. Rb8 Ra2+ 120. Kf1 Rd2
121. Rb5 f4 122. gxf4 Rd4 123. f5 Kg5 124. f6+ Kxf6 125. Kg2 Re4 126. Kg3
Re5 127. Rxe5 Kxe5 128. Kxg4 1/2-1/2