[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.02"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "O'Gorman, Alice"]
[Black "Lynch, Conor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1995"]
[WhiteICU "2036"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508214"]
[BlackFideId "2532450"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g56.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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 Bg4 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qxd7+ Nfxd7 12. Be2 O-O 13. d3 Rfd8
14. Be3 Nc6 15. Nd2 a6 16. f4 b5 17. a3 b4 18. axb4 cxb4 19. d4 a5 20. d5
bxc3 21. bxc3 Ncb8 22. Ra3 Na6 23. Nc4 Nac5 24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Ne4 26.
Bf3 f5 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Bf4 Rac8 29. Nxa5 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. Nc6 Bxg3
32. Rxe4 Bd6 33. Ra5 Rd7 34. c4 Kf7 35. c5 Bb8 36. Rb5 Bc7 37. Kf1 Rxd5 38.
Rxe7+ Kf6 39. Rb7 Bd8 40. Rf7+ Kg5 41. Nxd8 Rdxd8 42. Rbc7 h5 43. c6 Kh4
44. Rxc8 Rxc8 45. Rf6 Kg5 46. Rd6 Kf5 47. Kf2 g5 48. Rd5+ Kf4 49. Rc5 g4
50. h4 Rc7 51. Kg2 Ke4 52. Kg3 Kd4 53. Rxh5 Rxc6 54. Kxg4 Ke4 $10 { Drawn
with best play, per tablebases. } 55. Rg5 Rh6 $2 { 55...
Ra6/b6/d6/f6/c1/c2/c7/c8 =; all others lose. } 56. Rg8 $18 (56. h5 $18)
56... Ke5 57. Kg5 Rh7 58. Re8+ Kd6 59. h5 Kd7 60. Re1 $2 { This leaves the
white king with no cover. 60. Re3/e4/e5 wins, as does 60. Ra8/b8/g8. }
60... Rg7+ $10 61. Kf6 Rg2 62. h6 Rf2+ 63. Kg7 Rg2+ 64. Kf8 Rf2+ 65. Kg8
Rg2+ 66. Kh8 Rg3 67. h7 Rg2 68. Ra1 Ke7 69. Ra8 Kf7 70. Rg8 Rh2 71. Rg4 Rf2
72. Rg7+ Kf8 73. Rg8+ Kf7 74. Rg7+ Kf8 75. Rg5 Kf7 76. Rg3 Kf8 1/2-1/2