[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.05"]
[Round "5.13"]
[White "O'Brien, James Joseph"]
[Black "Murray, Benjamin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1914"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[WhiteICU "1997"]
[BlackICU "2124"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2518813"]
[BlackFideId "2512963"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance, Bogolyubov variation"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g126.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun Aug  9 18:34:12 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/pairings_irlch2026.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 b6 8.
h4 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Nb8 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. h5 h6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. g4
Rc8 15. Nh4 Nc6 16. f4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Nc5 19. Rh3 Ne4 20. Kb1
O-O 21. c4 b5 22. cxd5 Qc1+ 23. Ka2 Rc2 24. Qxb5 exd5 25. Nf5 Nd2 26. Rxd2
Rxd2 27. g5 Rd1 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. gxh6 Qb1+ 30. Kb3 Rd2 31. hxg7+ Kxg7 32.
Rg3+ Kh7 33. Ka4 Qc2+ 34. Ka5 Qc7+ 35. Ka4 Qxe7 36. Qf1 Qd7+ 37. Kb4 Qb7+
0-1