[Event "EU Championship 2005"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2005.03.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bennion, David"]
[Black "Moran, Stephen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2081"]
[BlackICU "1589"]
[BlackClub "Faughs"]
[WhiteNationality "WLS"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "1800825"]
[BlackFideId "2501872"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, closed variation"]
[EventDate "2005.03.22"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/euch2005_allfiles/games_euch2005/g385.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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ngf3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Qb6 8.
O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Ng5 Nf8 14.
Rd1 Qd8 15. Qh5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qxe5 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Bb5+ Rc6
20. Qh4 Ng6 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Kd7 23. Be3 a6 24. Bxc6+ bxc6 25. f4 Ne7
26. g4 h5 27. gxh5 Rxh5 28. Bd4 f6 29. Bf2 Rh8 30. Rd4 Ra8 31. Rb4 Kd6 32.
Rb7 g5 33. b4 gxf4 34. Bc5+ Ke5 35. Rxe7 a5 36. a3 axb4 37. axb4 Ra1+ 38.
Kf2 Ra2+ 39. Kf3 Ra3+ 40. Ke2 Ra2+ 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Kf3
1/2-1/2