[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.08"]
[Round "8.8"]
[White "Murray, Benjamin"]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[WhiteICU "2124"]
[BlackICU "2005"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512963"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g207.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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Be2 Ne5 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14.
g4 b5 15. b3 Rc8 16. Ndxb5 Nxe4 17. fxe4 a6 18. Nd4 Bxg4 19. Rdf1 e5 20.
Nde2 f5 21. h3 Bh5 22. Ng3 f4 23. Nxh5 fxe3 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Nxg7 Rxc3 26.
Ne6 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 e2 28. Re1 Qc8 29. Qxd6 1-0