[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Melaugh, Gavin"]
[Black "McGrath, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2093"]
[BlackElo "1888"]
[WhiteICU "2115"]
[BlackICU "1927"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509571"]
[BlackFideId "2519895"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "dragon, classical, 9.Nb3"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g76.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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O
8. O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 Ne5 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bd4 e5 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. h3 Be6 14.
Qe1 Nc6 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Qd2 d5 17. Bc5 Nc6 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. exd5 Rd8 20.
Rad1 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Qc1 Bh6 23. Qb1 Be3+ 24. Kh2 Qb8+ 25. g3 Rg5
26. Rf3 Bf2 27. Rg1 Bxg1+ 28. Qxg1 Rh5 29. Rf4 Rxh3+ 30. Kg2 Qe5 31. Qf2
Rh6 32. c3 Bd5+ 33. Bf3 Qh5 34. Kf1 Bxf3 35. Qxf3 Qh1+ 36. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 37.
Kg2 Rb1 38. Rf2 Ne5 39. Nc5 b6 40. Na4 Nd3 41. Rd2 b5 42. Rxd3 bxa4 43. Rd2
Rc1 44. a3 Kg7 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Ke4 1/2-1/2