[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.02"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Freeman, Gordon"]
[Black "Fitzgerald, Niall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "1894"]
[WhiteICU "2114"]
[BlackICU "1945"]
[WhiteClub "Gonzaga"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501309"]
[BlackFideId "2511185"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[ECO "D03"]
[Opening "Torre attack (Tartakower variation)"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g48.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. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 Qb6 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Bb5+ Nc6
8. O-O Nxc3 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. bxc3 Qxc3 11. Ne5 cxd4 12. Rb1 Bf5 13. Rb3
Qxc2 14. Qxd4 f6 15. Qxa7 Rd8 16. Nf3 e5 17. Rb8 Qc5 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19.
Qb8+ Bc8 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21. Qxe5 Qd6 22. Qxd6+ Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Ba6 24. Rb1 Kd7
25. Be5 Rg8 26. a4 Ke6 27. f4 Bc4 28. Rb6 Ra8 29. g4 Rxa4 30. Rxc6+ Kd7 31.
Rc7+ Ke6 32. Rxg7 Bd3 33. Bd4 Ra2 34. f5+ Kd6 35. Rxh7 Be4 36. h3 1-0