[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Hughes, Padraig"]
[Black "Freeman, Gordon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "1920"]
[BlackElo "1998"]
[WhiteICU "1975"]
[BlackICU "2019"]
[WhiteClub "Curragh"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505690"]
[BlackFideId "2501309"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Kan, Maroczy bind (Reti variation)"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[WhiteFullName "Hughes, Pádraig"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g149.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun Jan 25 17:23:52 2026"]

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

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6
8. e5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Qxe5+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 Bd7 12. Be3 c5 13. Ne4 Nxe4
14. Bxe4 O-O-O 15. Rhd1 Be7 16. Rd3 f5 17. Bf3 g5 18. g3 g4 19. Bg2 e5 20.
Bd5 Kc7 21. Rad1 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Kxc6 23. Rd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Bd6 25. a4 b5 26.
axb5+ axb5 27. b3 Ra8 28. Rd1 bxc4 29. bxc4 Ra4 30. Rc1 Ra2+ 31. Bd2 Bf8
32. Ke1 Rxd2 33. Kxd2 Bh6+ 34. Kc2 Bxc1 35. Kxc1 Kb6 0-1