[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "O'Reilly, Ciaran"]
[Black "Hughes, Padraig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1754"]
[BlackElo "1920"]
[WhiteICU "1774"]
[BlackICU "1975"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Curragh"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512769"]
[BlackFideId "2505690"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[ECO "D01"]
[Opening "Richter-Veresov attack"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[WhiteFullName "O'Reilly, Ciarán"]
[BlackFullName "Hughes, Pádraig"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g129.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. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 g6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bg7 7. c3 O-O
8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne2 Bf5 10. Qc2 Qd5 11. f3 Nd7 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 c5 14.
dxc5 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxc5 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Bh6 19. Nd4 Ne6
20. Re1 Rd8 21. Bd3 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Kf8 23. h3 f5 24. Re2 Rxd4 25. Kc2 Rd6
26. Bc4 a6 27. Kc3 b5 28. Bd3 Bg7+ 29. Kc2 Bf6 30. Re1 Bxb2 31. Bxb5 axb5
32. Kxb2 Rd2+ 33. Kc3 Rxg2 34. Kb4 Rg3 35. Kxb5 Rxf3 36. b4 Rxh3 37. Kc6
Rc3+ 38. Kd6 Rb3 39. Kc5 Kg7 40. b5 g5 41. b6 Kg6 42. Kc6 g4 43. b7 f4 44.
Kc7 h5 45. b8=Q Rxb8 46. Kxb8 { An unusual rook versus four pawns ending is
reached. The pawns are much too far advanced for White to have any chance.
Draw with White to play if the f4 pawn is moved back two squares and the g4
pawn is moved back one. } 46... h4 47. Re8 f3 48. Rg8+ Kf5 49. Rg7 f6 50.
Rh7 f2 0-1