[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Venkatesan, Kavin"]
[Black "Barnes, Oliver"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2297"]
[BlackElo "2107"]
[WhiteICU "2288"]
[BlackICU "2101"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512602"]
[BlackFideId "2517604"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[ECO "A19"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian variation"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g57.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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qf4 d6 8.
Nf3 Nge7 9. exd6 Ng6 10. Qe4 Bxd6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. a3 O-O 14. Rd1
Rd8 15. Qc2 Bd7 16. Bd3 Be8 17. O-O Rac8 18. b4 b6 19. Ne4 Bf4 20. Rfe1
Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Nce5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. f4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qxc4 Rxd1+
26. Kf2 Bf7 27. Qc8+ Rd8 28. Qc3 Qd7 29. Kg3 Qd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Nc3 Kf8
32. Nb5 Rd7 33. Kf3 Ke7 34. Rc3 Be8 35. Ke3 Rb7 36. Nd4 a6 37. g3 h6 38.
Ke4 Bd7 39. Rc1 g6 40. Ke3 h5 41. Rc3 Kd6 42. Rd3 Ke7 43. Rc3 Rb8 44. Rc7
Rc8 45. Rb7 Rc3+ 46. Kd2 Rxa3 47. Rxb6 g5 48. fxg5 fxg5 49. Nc2 Rf3 50. Ke2
Rc3 51. Kd2 Rf3 52. Ke2 Rf5 53. Nd4 Rd5 54. Ke3 a5 55. bxa5 Rxa5 56. Rxe6+
Bxe6 57. Nc6+ Kf6 58. Nxa5 Kf5 59. Nc6 Kg4 60. Kf2 Bd5 61. Ne5+ Kf5 62. Nd3
Ke4 63. Ne1 Kf5 64. Nc2 Be4 65. Ne3+ Ke5 66. Nc4+ 1/2-1/2