[Event "Irish Championship 2016"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Butler, Kevin C."]
[Black "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2042"]
[BlackElo "1677"]
[WhiteICU "1981"]
[BlackICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501538"]
[BlackFideId "2509580"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation"]
[EventDate "2016.07.02"]
[Source "Live boards"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2016_allfiles/games_irlch2016/g20.htm"]
[LastModified "Fri Feb 23 18:30:02 2024"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2016_allfiles/pairings_irlch2016.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5
8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 a6 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. O-O Be7 13. f4 O-O 14.
fxe5 dxe5 15. Qh5 f5 16. Be3 g6 17. Qd1 Bg5 18. Bf2 Bh4 19. Qe1 Bxf2+ 20.
Qxf2 Qf6 21. Rae1 Bd7 22. Kh1 Rac8 23. b4 b6 24. Qb2 Qd6 25. a3 e4 26. Bxe4
fxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Qxd4 Qf1+ 31. Qg1 Qf4
32. Qe1 Bf5 33. Nd2 Bd3 34. h3 Bxc4 35. Nxc4 Qxc4 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kf7
38. Kh2 b5 39. Qe6+ Kg7 40. Qe7+ Kg8 41. Qe5 Kf7 42. d6 Qe6 43. Qc5 Ke8 44.
Qc6+ Kd8 45. Qc7+ Ke8 46. Kg3 Qe3+ 47. Kh2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2