[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.07"]
[Round "7.12"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Hayes, Peter J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1996"]
[BlackElo "2073"]
[WhiteICU "2005"]
[BlackICU "2090"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "2502569"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Variation "4.Nc3"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g182.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 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. g3 Bf5 7. Bg2 e6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. h3 h6 12. Re1 O-O 13. a3 Na5 14. g4 Bh7
15. e3 Qb6 16. g5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxb2 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd7 Qxc3 20. Nxf6+
Kg7 21. Nxh7 Rh8 22. Ng5 Qc2 23. Qg4 f5 24. Nxe6+ Kf6 25. Qf3 Rcg8 26. Nf4
Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Nc4 28. Rac1 Qd3 29. Kh2 Qxa3 30. Bxd5 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 Qd6+ 32.
Qe5+ 1-0