[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.07"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Daly, Colm"]
[Black "Barnes, Oliver"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "2107"]
[WhiteICU "2210"]
[BlackICU "2101"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.D."]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500434"]
[BlackFideId "2517604"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[ECO "B43"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Kan, 5.Nc3"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g176.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. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. a3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
f4 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e5 Be7 11. Bd3 d6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Nf3 dxe5 14. fxe5
Nc5 15. Ne4 Bd7 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Ba7 18. c4 Bc6 19. Be4 Rc8 20. Rc1 O-O
21. h4 Rfd8 22. h5 Rd7 23. Rh4 Rcd8 24. c5 Bb5 25. Qe3 f5 26. Bc2 Bc6 27.
Bb3 Bd5 28. Rd4 Kf7 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rcd1 Qc6 31. Qf4 b6 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33.
g4 Rxd1+ 34. Kxd1 Qd5+ 35. Ke1 Qe4+ 36. Qxe4 fxe4 37. c6 Bb8 38. Nd2 Bxe5
39. Nxe4 Ke7 40. a4 b5 41. a5 Bd6 42. Ke2 Bxb4 43. Kd3 Kd8 44. Kd4 Kc7 45.
Ke5 Kxc6 46. Kxe6 Bxa5 47. Kf7 Kd5 48. Ng3 Bc3 49. Nf5 b4 50. g5 hxg5 51.
Nxg7 Bxg7 52. Kxg7 b3 53. h6 b2 54. h7 b1=Q 55. h8=Q Qb2+ 0-1