[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Sheehan, Conor"]
[Black "Melaugh, Gavin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1868"]
[BlackElo "2093"]
[WhiteICU "1944"]
[BlackICU "2115"]
[WhiteClub "Limerick"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2517850"]
[BlackFideId "2509571"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance, Euwe variation"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g28.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. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Re1 Nge7 9. Nbd2 dxc3 10. bxc3 Ng6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Qe2 Be7 13. g3 O-O 14.
h4 f6 15. Qc2 fxe5 16. h5 Rxf3 17. hxg6 h6 18. Kg2 Rf6 19. Be2 Raf8 20. Be3
Be8 21. Bh5 Bd6 22. Rh1 Ne7 23. Rh3 Nf5 24. g4 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 e4 0-1