[Event "Irish Championship 2026"] [Site "Dublin IRL"] [Date "2026.08.05"] [Round "5.23"] [White "Biswal, Saiansh"] [Black "Thomas Boby, Aiden"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1824"] [BlackElo "1978"] [WhiteICU "1857"] [BlackICU "2059"] [BlackClub "Gorey"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "IRL"] [WhiteFideId "2518155"] [BlackFideId "2535688"] [PlyCount "93"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "closed, 2...Nc6"] [ChessResultsKey "1466138"] [Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"] [EventDate "2026.08.01"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g136.htm"] [LastModified "Sun Aug 9 18:34:12 2026"] { Event information: Tournament report. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 e5 9. c3 Ne7 10. Bc2 O-O 11. d3 d5 12. cxd4 exd4 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. dxe4 h6 15. Bh4 Qc7 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Bb3 Qb6 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Bd5 Be6 20. Nf4 g5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Bg3 e5 24. f3 a5 25. Bf2 a4 26. Qc2 Reb8 27. Rb1 Qb5 28. Rfc1 Rc8 29. b3 c5 30. Qc4+ Qxc4 31. bxc4 Rab8 32. Be1 h5 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Ke2 g4 35. Bd2 Kg6 36. Kd3 Bh6 37. Bxh6 Kxh6 38. Rb5 Rxb5 39. cxb5 gxf3 40. gxf3 Kg5 41. a3 Kf4 42. b6 Rb8 43. Rb1 Kxf3 44. Rb5 Kf4 45. b7 c4+ 46. Kxc4 Kxe4 47. h4 1/2-1/2