[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.09"]
[Round "9.18"]
[White "O'Brien, James Joseph"]
[Black "Lorigan, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1914"]
[BlackElo "1762"]
[WhiteICU "1997"]
[BlackICU "1899"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2518813"]
[BlackFideId "2518198"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Opening "Alekhine's defence"]
[Variation "Saemisch attack"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g246.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun Aug  9 18:34:13 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/pairings_irlch2026.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nb6 4. a4 a5 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. exd6 exd6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne4 N8d7 11. Re1 d5 12. Ng3 Bf6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3
g6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne2 Qf6 18. b3 c6 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Nf4 Re7
21. Rxe7 Qxe7 22. g3 Nf6 23. Re1 Qd6 24. h4 Nbd7 25. Re3 b6 26. Qe2 Kf8 27.
Nd3 c5 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Qd2 Ra7 30. Nf4 d4 31. Re1 Ne5 32. Bg2 Nfg4 33.
Nd3 Nxd3 34. Qxd3 Re7 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Qe4 Qxe4 37. Bxe4 Ke7 38. Kf1 Kd6
39. Ke2 f5 40. Bd3 Ne5 41. Bc4 Nxc4 42. bxc4 Ke5 43. f3 h6 44. Kd3 g5 45.
h5 g4 46. f4+ 1/2-1/2