[Event "EU Championship 2005"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2005.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "McCarthy, Paddy"]
[Black "Almond, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2149"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2501864"]
[BlackFideId "404179"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian (centre counter) defence"]
[EventDate "2005.03.22"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/euch2005_allfiles/games_euch2005/g264.htm"]
[LastModified "Mon Sep 29 09:27:49 2025"]

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

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 Be6 7. Qd3 Nbd7
8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. Bd2 Bf5 10. Qg3 Qb6 11. O-O-O e6 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Bg4 Bg6
14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Rxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe6+ Rd7 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Re1 Qc6 19.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Bf4 Bb4 21. Re3 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qg4+ Qd7 24. Qxd7+
Kxd7 25. Be5 Bd6 26. Bxg7 Bxh2 27. g3 Bg1 28. f4 Bf2 0-1