[Event "Cork Masters 2017"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2017.04.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Murray, David"]
[Black "Lopez, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[WhiteICU "2138"]
[BlackICU "2416"]
[WhiteClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501511"]
[BlackFideId "2501430"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "2017.03.31"]
[Source "Live boards"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2017-03/murray-lopez-cork-2017.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat Feb  3 18:55:46 2024"]

{ Reference: <a
href="http://www.irishchesscogitations.com/blog/lopez-murray-win-2017-cork-congress/">Lopez
- Murray win 2017 Cork Congress</a>, Colm Daly, Irish Chess Cogitations
blog, April 3, 2017 (dead link as of February 5, 2019). } { Event
information: <a href="https://ratings.icu.ie/tournaments/1046">Pairings
&amp; results</a>, ICU ratings web site. }

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 h6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Be7 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 13. f3 Bb4 14.
Bd2 Rhe8 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Ne4 dxe4 17. Bxb4 Nd5 18. a3 Ra4 19. b3 Ra6 20.
fxe4 Bxe4 21. Bh3+ f5 22. Bd2 h5 23. Ra2 g6 24. Bg2 Rea8 25. Rea1 Ke6 26.
Kf2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Nf6 28. Kf3 Kd5 29. e3 Ne4 30. Bb4 b6 31. Rc2 Re8 32.
Rac1 Re6 33. Ra1 Ra8 34. a4 bxa4 35. bxa4 Ra6 36. Ra3 Re8 37. a5 Rea8 38.
axb6 Rxa3 39. b7 Rxe3+ 40. Kxe3 Rb8 41. Bc5 Rxb7 42. Kf4 Rb3 43. Ba7 Ra3
44. Bc5 Rd3 45. Bb6 Rb3 46. Bc5 Rb7 $2 (46... Ke6 $1 { threatens mate in
one and wins immediately. }) 47. Ra2 Nxc5 48. dxc5 Rb4+ 49. Kg5 Rg4+ 50.
Kf6 Kxc5 51. Ra3 Kb4 52. Rf3 h4 53. gxh4 Rxh4 54. h3 c5 55. Kxg6 c4 56.
Kxf5 Rh8 $4 (56... c3 { is the only move to win. }) 57. Kg5 Rg8+ 58. Kh5 c3
59. Rf7 Rd8 60. Rb7+ Kc4 61. Rc7+ Kd4 62. Kg5 Rg8+ 63. Kf5 Rf8+ 64. Kg5
Rg8+ 65. Kf5 Rh8 66. Kg4 Kd3 67. h4 Rd8 68. Kg5 Rg8+ 69. Kf5 Rf8+ 70. Kg6
Rf4 71. h5 Rg4+ 72. Kf6 Rc4 73. Rxc4 Kxc4 74. h6 c2 75. h7 c1=Q 76. Kg7
Qg5+ 77. Kf7 Qh5+ 78. Kg7 Qg4+ 79. Kf7 Qd7+ 80. Kg8 Kd5 81. h8=Q Qe8+ 82.
Kh7 Qxh8+ 83. Kxh8 1/2-1/2