[Event "Irish New Year Open 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.03"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Gallagher, Brian"]
[Black "Liu, Murray"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1912"]
[BlackElo "1798"]
[WhiteICU "1949"]
[BlackICU "1829"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Blanchardstown"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512556"]
[BlackFideId "2517191"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[ECO "B76"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "dragon, Yugoslav attack, Rauser variation"]
[FIDETournamentId "457269"]
[ChessResultsKey "1326640"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.01.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irishnyopen2026_allfiles/games_irishnyopen2026/g78.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. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14.
Bxf8 Qxf8 15. g4 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Rb8 17. b3 Qa3+ 18. Qb2 Qa5 19. c4 e4 20.
Qc2 Qa3+ 21. Kd2 exf3 22. h3 Qc5 23. Kc1 1/2-1/2