[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.03"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Hughes, Padraig"]
[Black "Collins, Adam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2022"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[WhiteICU "2062"]
[BlackICU "2314"]
[WhiteClub "Curragh"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505690"]
[BlackFideId "2512300"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, open variation"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[WhiteFullName "Hughes, Pádraig"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g61.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. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. O-O Nc6
8. Nb3 a6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Be2 Ne7
14. Bf3 e5 15. Re1 f6 16. Be3 Bc7 17. a4 a5 18. Bc5 Nc6 19. Rad1 Bf5 20.
Bxc6+ bxc6 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. f4 O-O-O 23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. Bb6 Rde8 25. c3 Bxd4+
26. cxd4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Bxa5 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 c5 30. dxc5 Bxa4 31.
Kf2 Kd7 32. Ke3 Kc6 33. Kd4 Bb5 34. Bc3 Bf1 35. g3 h5 36. b4 Be2 37. Ke4 g6
38. Bxf6 Bf1 39. Bc3 Be2 40. Ke5 Bf1 41. Kf6 Bd3 42. Kg5 Bc2 43. h3 Bd3 44.
g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Bc2 46. Kf6 Bd3 47. Ke7 Be2 48. g5 Bf1 49. Kf6 Bd3 50. Ke5
1/2-1/2