[Event "Irish Championship 2006"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2006.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2117"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[WhiteICU "2098"]
[BlackICU "2081"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 2...Nc6"]
[Venue "St. Benildus College, Upper Kilmacud Rd., Co. Dublin"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[Source "Scoresheets"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2006_allfiles/games_irlch2006/g46.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 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 g6 6. Nge2 Bg7 7. O-O Rb8 8.
a4 Bd7 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Qf3 e6 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. c3 Bxb5 13. Bxb5+ Ke7 14.
cxd4 Bxd4 15. Be3 a6 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. a5 Qc5 18. Rac1 Qe5 19. b4 Rhc8 20. g4
g5 21. h3 b5 22. axb6 Rxb6 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. fxe3 h5 26. gxh5
Nxh5 27. Kg2 Nf6 28. Ra1 Nxe4 29. Ra2 Nc3 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Bxa6 Rc6 32.
Rc1 Rxa6 33. Rxc3 Ra2+ 34. Kf3 Rb2 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Rb7 e5 37. Rb8 Ke6 38.
b5 Rb4 39. b6 Kd7 40. Rf8 Rxb6 41. Rxf7+ 1/2-1/2