[Event "EU Championship 2005"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2005.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Stephen"]
[Black "Manca, Federico"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ITA"]
[WhiteFideId "2500108"]
[BlackFideId "800171"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Grand Prix attack"]
[EventDate "2005.03.22"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/euch2005_allfiles/games_euch2005/g29.htm"]
[LastModified "Mon Sep 29 09:27:47 2025"]

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

1. e4 c5 2. f4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 e6
8. O-O Ne7 9. Bd3 f5 10. exf5 Nxf5 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. d3 O-O 13. b3 Qe7 14.
Re1 b6 15. Ng3 Qc5 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Qf2 Bb7 18. a4 Rfe8 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.
Bb2 Qc6 21. Rc1 h5 22. Ne2 h4 23. h3 Qxg2+ 24. Qxg2 Bxg2 25. Kf2 Bxh3 26.
Nxd4 Bg4 27. Ba1 Bxd4+ 28. Bxd4 Re2+ 29. Kg1 h3 30. Bf2 Bf3 31. Rf1 Rxc2
32. Kh2 Bg2 0-1