[Event "Irish Championship 2006"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2006.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2108"]
[WhiteICU "1903"]
[BlackICU "2038"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[ECO "A35"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical, four knights system"]
[Venue "St. Benildus College, Upper Kilmacud Rd., Co. Dublin"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[Source "Scoresheets"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2006_allfiles/games_irlch2006/g40.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun May 17 18:25:10 2026"]

{ Source: Scoresheets. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2006_allfiles/pairings_irlch2006.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O
8. f3 d6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Be2 Rc8 11. Rc1 a6 12. b3 Qa5 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Bxd4
b5 15. Be3 b4 16. Nd1 Bc6 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. Kh1 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne3
Nc5 21. Rfd1 e6 22. Ng4 Kf8 23. Qh6+ Ke7 24. Qh4+ Kd7 25. Qxh7 Kc7 26. Rc2
Rd7 27. Nf6 Re7 28. Qh4 Kb8 29. Rxd6 Rcc7 30. Rd8+ Kb7 31. Rcd2 Qb6 32. Rf8
a5 33. Qf2 a4 34. Bd1 axb3 35. axb3 Rc8 36. Rxc8 Kxc8 37. h3 $18 Ra7 38.
Ra2 $4 Rxa2 39. Qxa2 Qd8 40. Nd5 (40. Qa1 Qd2 41. Ng4 Nd3 $10 { and White
has no viable way of extricating himself without giving up a piece. })
40... exd5 41. cxd5 $10 Bb7 42. Be2 Qh4 43. Bc4 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qc3 45. Qa5
Nd7 46. Kh1 Qc1+ 47. Kh2 Qf4+ 48. Kh1 Qd6 49. Qa1 f6 50. Qc1 Kb8 51. Qe3
Ba6 52. Bxa6 Qxa6 53. f4 Qb6 54. Qg3 Qc7 55. Qxg6 Qc1+ 56. Kh2 Qxf4+ 57.
Qg3 Qc7 58. Qxc7+ Kxc7 $10 59. h4 Kd6 60. h5 Ke7 61. Kg3 Nc5 62. Kf4 Nxb3
63. d6+ (63. h6 $10 { is simpler. }) 63... Kf7 64. d7 Nc5 (64... Nd4 $1 {
is a better try } 65. Ke3 (65. d8=N+ $2 Kg7 $19) 65... Nc6 66. Kd2 Ke7 67.
Kc2 Kxd7 68. h6 Ne5 69. h7 Nf7 70. Kb3 Ke7 71. Kxb4 $10 { is a tablebase
draw. }) 65. d8=N+ Kg7 66. Ke3 1/2-1/2