[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Black "Heron, Lorcan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2189"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[WhiteICU "2217"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509580"]
[BlackFideId "2529343"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[ECO "E73"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Semi-Averbakh system"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g27.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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. g4 c5 8.
g5 Ne8 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. Nf3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Nd5 Bd4 14.
O-O Bh3 15. Bb4 Bxf1 16. Bxc5 Bxe2 17. Qxd4 e5 18. Qd2 Bxc4 19. Bxd6 Nxd6
20. Nf6+ 1-0