[Event "Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX 2025"]
[Site "Drogheda IRL"]
[Date "2025.12.27"]
[Round "8.16"]
[White "Salmin, Vitaliy"]
[Black "Kelly, Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1806"]
[BlackElo "1720"]
[WhiteICU "1886"]
[BlackICU "1758"]
[WhiteClub "Blanchardstown"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "34147885"]
[BlackFideId "2539713"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "open Berlin defence, l'Hermet variation"]
[FIDETournamentId "455264"]
[ChessResultsKey "1323254"]
[Venue "ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16"]
[EventDate "2025.12.27"]
[HashCode "73a91648"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/droghedasuperrapid2025_allfiles/games_droghedasuperrapid2025/g232.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Jan  8 14:13:02 2026"]

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

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4
Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13.
Qe3+ Qe6 14. Nc3 c6 15. Re1 Qxe3 16. Bxe3 Be6 17. Rad1 Bb4 18. Bd4 O-O 19.
Re3 Rfd8 20. Rg3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rac8 22. b4 a5 23. Rg3 axb4 24. Rxg7+ Kf8
25. Rxh7 b3 26. cxb3 Bxb3 27. Rh8+ Ke7 28. Bc5+ Ke6 29. Rhxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8
Bxa4 31. f4 Kf5 32. g3 Bb3 33. Kf2 Ke4 34. h4 Bd5 35. h5 Kd3 36. Rxd5+ cxd5
37. h6 Kc4 38. Be3 d4 39. Bc1 b5 40. h7 f5 41. h8=B b4 42. g4 fxg4 43. f5
d3 44. f6 d2 45. Bxd2 b3 46. f7 Kd3 47. Bhc3 Kc2 48. f8=R g3+ 49. Kg2 Kb1
50. Kf3 g2 51. Kxg2 Kc2 52. Rb8 Kd1 53. Rxb3 Ke2 54. Rb2 Kd1 55. Rb1+ Ke2
56. Re1+ Kd3 57. Kf3 Kc2 58. Ke2 Kb3 59. Kd3 Ka2 60. Kc2 Ka3 61. Ra1# 1-0