[Event "Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX 2025"]
[Site "Drogheda IRL"]
[Date "2025.12.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Connolly, Andrew"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1788"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[BlackICU "2350"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2532344"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[ECO "E00"]
[Opening "Catalan opening"]
[FIDETournamentId "455264"]
[ChessResultsKey "1323254"]
[Venue "ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16"]
[EventDate "2025.12.27"]
[HashCode "4f67f03b"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/droghedasuperrapid2025_allfiles/games_droghedasuperrapid2025/g33.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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d6 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e3 Bg4 12. a3 a5 13. h3 Bh5 14.
Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Bg6 16. e4 a4 17. Nh4 Nd4 18. Qc3 Qc5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20.
exf5 c6 21. Nf3 e4 22. Ng5 Qxf5 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Qxe4 25. Bxe4 Ne2+
26. Kg2 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 Rd2 28. b4 axb3 29. Rxb3 Rd4 30. Bd3 Ra7 31. Be2 g6
32. Kf3 Rd2 33. Re3 Ra2 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Re7 R2xa3+ 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. Re4 Rb3
38. c5 Rc3 39. Bc4 g5 40. h4 Ra4 41. hxg5+ Kg7 0-1