[Event "Irish Championship 2006"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2006.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2108"]
[BlackElo "2284"]
[WhiteICU "2038"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "Unaffiliated"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[ECO "C15"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, Alekhine (Maroczy) gambit"]
[Venue "St. Benildus College, Upper Kilmacud Rd., Co. Dublin"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[Source "Scoresheets"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2006_allfiles/games_irlch2006/g44.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun May 17 18:14:44 2026"]

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

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 Ne7 5. a3 Ba5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxe7 Bxc3+
8. Nxc3 Qxe7 9. Be2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. f4 Nd7 13. b4 b6 14.
Qe1 Bb7 15. Bf3 a5 16. Rd1 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 18. c4 Nf8 19. Rf2 Rd7 20. b5
Ba8 21. Rc2 f5 22. Nc3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qf6 24. d5 Re7 25. d6 Rd7 26. dxc7
Rxc7 27. Rd6 Qe7 28. Qe5 Ra1+ 29. Nd1 Ng6 30. Qd4 Qh4 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32.
Kxf2 Nxf4 33. Ne3 Rb7 34. Rcd2 Raa7 35. Rc6 g5 36. Ng2 Nxg2 37. Kxg2 Kf7
38. h4 Ra4 39. Kg3 Rb4 40. Rdd6 Re7 41. Rd8 Rb3 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Kf2 $2 ({
This wastes time and turns a difficult position into a lost one; better }
43. Rxb6 $17) 43... Ra7 44. Rxb6 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Raa3 46. Rd2 Rxf3+ 47. Kg2
Rg3+ 48. Kf2 Raf3+ 49. Ke2 g4 50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. b6 Rg2+ 52. Ke1 Rg1+ 53. Ke2
Rg2+ 54. Ke1 Rg1+ ({ Black is still easily winning in the final position; (
} 54... Rg1+ { ) } 55. Ke2 Rb3 { is approximately +4. }) (54... Rxd2 55.
Kxd2 g3 $19 { is also enough to win, e.g. } 56. Rb8 Rb3 57. c5 Ke5 58. c6
g2 59. Rg8 Rxb6 60. c7 Rc6) 1/2-1/2