[Event "EU Championship 2005"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2005.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Osborne, Sam"]
[Black "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1991"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Aer Lingus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501791"]
[BlackFideId "2501171"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[EventDate "2005.03.22"]
[BlackFullName "Uí Laighléis, Gearóidín"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/euch2005_allfiles/games_euch2005/g103.htm"]
[LastModified "Mon Sep 29 09:27:48 2025"]

{ Reference: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/euch2005_allfiles/pairings_euch2005.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. f5 Bc5 13. Qd2 Qb6 14.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 15. Kh1 Nxe5 16. f6 Ng6 17. Qg5 b6 18. h4 d4 19. fxg7 Kxg7 20.
Qf6+ Kg8 21. h5 dxc3 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Qxf8+ Qxf8 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. bxc3
Ra7 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. Rd6 b5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Kf6 30. Rc6 Ra8 31. Kh2 a5
32. Kg3 h5 33. Kh4 Rb8 1/2-1/2