[Event "Irish Championship 1968"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1968.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Heidenfeld, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Cassidy, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500191"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[Venue "Dixon Hall, Trinity College Dublin"]
[EventDate "1968.07.06"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1968_allfiles/games_irlch1968/g33.htm"]
[LastModified "Mon Mar 30 12:32:20 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1968_allfiles/pairings_irlch1968.html">Tournament
report</a>. } { Annotator: Paul Cassidy. }

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 e5 6. dxe5 Qxe5+ 7. Be2
Nc6 8. Nf3 Qd6 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Qb3 Nxf3+
14. Qxf3 Qb6 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Qg3 Rfc8 17. Be5 Bf8 18. Rad1 Bf5 19. Rd2 Rxc3
20. Bxc3 Ne4 21. Qf4 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Be6 { I was very happy with a draw
against Wolfgang (and so perhaps was he). Deliberately played for
simplifications in the opening. } 1/2-1/2