[Event "Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX 2025"]
[Site "Drogheda IRL"]
[Date "2025.12.27"]
[Round "4.18"]
[White "Syms, Thomas"]
[Black "Buckley, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1678"]
[BlackElo "1777"]
[WhiteICU "1688"]
[BlackICU "1850"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2518597"]
[BlackFideId "2503239"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance, Paulsen attack"]
[FIDETournamentId "455264"]
[ChessResultsKey "1323254"]
[Venue "ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16"]
[EventDate "2025.12.27"]
[HashCode "640861c0"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/droghedasuperrapid2025_allfiles/games_droghedasuperrapid2025/g110.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Jan  8 14:13:01 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/droghedasuperrapid2025_allfiles/pairings_droghedasuperrapid2025.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Qb6 9. Bc2 Rc8 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 Nb4 14.
Bxg6 fxg6 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nc6 17. Rad1 Rf5 18. Qe3 Nb4 19. Rd2 h6 20.
Nf3 g5 21. a3 Nc6 22. Na4 Qd8 23. Nc5 Na5 24. Rc2 b6 25. g4 Rf4 26. b4 Nc4
27. Rxc4 dxc4 28. Ne4 Bc6 29. Nfd2 Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Qd5 31. Nd6 Rcf8 32. Ne4
Rxg4+ 33. Kh1 Rgf4 34. Kg1 Rg4+ 35. Kh1 c3 36. f3 Rgf4 37. Qxc3 Rxf3 38.
Qc1 R8f4 39. Qc8+ Rf8 40. Qc1 Kh8 41. Kg1 R3f4 42. Qe3 Qc4 43. Ng3 Qxd4 44.
Qxd4 Rxd4 45. b5 Rd3 46. Ra1 Rd5 47. a4 Rxe5 48. Kg2 Rd5 49. Ne2 Rd2 50.
Re1 Ra2 0-1