[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.02"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Stokes, Stephen"]
[Black "Kennedy, John P. A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1885"]
[BlackElo "2012"]
[WhiteICU "1953"]
[BlackICU "1979"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503530"]
[BlackFideId "2501120"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[ECO "D34"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, Prague variation, Normal position"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g43.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun Aug  9 18:34:11 2026"]

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

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Be6 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nd4
Qd7 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. e3 Bf8 17. Bh3 Qf7 18. Qe2 Rcd8 19. Na4 e5 20. Nc5
Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Ne4 22. Rc2 d4 23. Rd1 d3 24. Rxd3 Nxf2 25. Rxd8 Nxh3+ 26.
Kg2 Rxd8 27. Kxh3 Qf5+ 28. g4 Qf6 29. Kg3 Qd6 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Qe4 Qd1 32.
Rf2 Qe1 33. Qf3 h6 34. b5 Ne7 35. Bxe5 Ng6 36. Bxg7+ Kh7 37. Be5 Rd7 38.
Bd4 Qa5 39. Qf5 Qd8 40. Qe6 Qc7+ 41. Kg2 Re7 42. Qf6 Qd7 43. Qf5 Qxf5 44.
gxf5 Nf8 45. Bxa7 Re5 46. a4 Nd7 47. Bd4 Re8 48. Kf3 Re7 49. Rg2 Rf7 50. e4
Nf8 51. Ke3 Nd7 52. a5 Nb8 53. Rc2 1-0