[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.05"]
[Round "5.14"]
[White "Stokes, Stephen"]
[Black "Hayes, Peter J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1885"]
[BlackElo "2073"]
[WhiteICU "1953"]
[BlackICU "2090"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503530"]
[BlackFideId "2502569"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Opening "Queen's gambit declined"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g127.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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 c6 5. g3 b5 6. cxb5 cxb5 7. Bg2 Nbd7
8. O-O Be7 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Ndf3 O-O 11. Qd3 a6 12. Be3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nd7 14.
Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Rfc1 a5 16. Bf4 Rfc8 17. h4 1/2-1/2