[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.03"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "McGrath, Mark"]
[Black "Gallagher, Brian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1888"]
[BlackElo "1912"]
[WhiteICU "1927"]
[BlackICU "1949"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2519895"]
[BlackFideId "2512556"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Semi-Tarrasch, 5.cd"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g102.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun Jan 25 17:23:51 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/pairings_irishnyopen2026.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4
8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nd7
14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Qd3 Nf6 16. Ba6 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 Nd5 19. Ng5 g6
20. Qh3 h5 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. a4 Rc2 23. g4 Rfc8 24. gxh5 Nf4 25. Qe3 Nxh5 26.
Qh6 Qf8 27. Qg5 Kh7 28. d5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Qh6 30. Rd7 R8c7 31. e6 Rc1 32.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Nf4+ 34. Kf3 Rc3+ 35. Kxf4 Qxh2+ 36. Kg4 Qh3+ 37. Kf4
Rf3+ 38. Ke5 Qxe6+ 39. Kd4 Qxd7+ 40. Kc4 Qd3+ 0-1