[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.08"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Barnes, Oliver"]
[Black "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2107"]
[BlackElo "2157"]
[WhiteICU "2101"]
[BlackICU "2204"]
[WhiteClub "Gonzaga"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2517604"]
[BlackFideId "2509580"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g202.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 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 d6 7. c4 Qe8 8.
Nc3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. b4 h6 11. Bh2 Nbd7 12. Nb5 Qc8 13. c5 Ne8 14. Rc1
bxc5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. Ng6 Rf7 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20.
Nxd6 Qc6 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Bf3 Qb6 23. Rxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Qd7 Kh7
26. Nf4 Nf6 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Nxe6+ Kf7 29. Nxc5 Ke7 30. Rd1 a5 31. a4 1-0