[Event "Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX 2025"]
[Site "Drogheda IRL"]
[Date "2025.12.28"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Belton, Liam"]
[Black "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1753"]
[BlackElo "2189"]
[WhiteICU "1647"]
[BlackICU "2214"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510901"]
[BlackFideId "2509580"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[FIDETournamentId "455264"]
[ChessResultsKey "1323254"]
[Venue "ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16"]
[EventDate "2025.12.27"]
[HashCode "31ae23ea"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/droghedasuperrapid2025_allfiles/games_droghedasuperrapid2025/g253.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. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. e3 d6
8. Qb3 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. Be2 Kh7 11. h3 e5 12. d5 Na5 13. Qc2 b6 14. g4 g5
15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5+ Kh8 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Ne4 19. gxf5 Qh4 20. Bd3
Nc5 21. O-O-O e4 22. Be2 Rxf5 23. f3 Nxe6 24. fxe4 Rf2 25. Qd3 Raf8 1-0