[Event "Irish Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.08.03"]
[Round "3.23"]
[White "Liu, Murray"]
[Black "Lorigan, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1885"]
[BlackElo "1762"]
[WhiteICU "1935"]
[BlackICU "1899"]
[WhiteClub "Blanchardstown"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2517191"]
[BlackFideId "2518198"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[ECO "B03"]
[Opening "Alekhine's defence"]
[Variation "exchange variation"]
[ChessResultsKey "1466138"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.08.01"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2026_allfiles/games_irlch2026/g79.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 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. h3 Bf5 8.
a3 Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Bf6 12. Bf4 h6 13. Qd2 Na5 14. Qd1
Naxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. Rac1 c6 18. a4 Be6 19. Qc2 Nd5 20. Bg3
Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bc4 22. Rfe1 Qd7 23. Nd2 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Be6 25. Ne4 Be7 26.
c4 d5 27. cxd5 Qxd5 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Rd8 30. Bd6 Qb3 31. Qe4 Qc4
1/2-1/2