[Event "Irish Women's Championship 2026"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2026.10.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Mirza, Diana"]
[Black "O'Gorman, Alice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteElo "1955"]
[BlackElo "2049"]
[WhiteICU "1980"]
[BlackICU "2084"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503999"]
[BlackFideId "2508214"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf"]
[FIDETournamentId "506987"]
[ChessResultsKey "1524633"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2026.10.24"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlchw2026_allfiles/games_irlchw2026/g6.htm"]
[LastModified "Tue Nov 10 23:46:57 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="irlchw2026_allfiles/pairings_irlchw2026.html">Tournament report</a>.
}

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 h5 7. Be3 e5 8.
Nf3 Qc7 9. Ng5 b5 ({ It was essential to play } 9... Be7 { first, with the
point that after, for example, } 10. h3 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5
{ , Black has } 13... Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Bb7 $14) 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 $18 Nxd5 12.
Qxd5 Bb7 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Bc4 $2 $16 (14. Bb6 $1 $18 { , e.g. } 14... Qd7
15. Bc4 Nd8 16. Bxd8 { , etc. }) 14... Nd8 15. Qd3 Be7 16. h4 Rc8 17. Bb3
a5 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Bb6 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Qg4 $6 (20... Ne6 $10) 21. Qxd6 Qxe4+
22. Kd2 Qf4+ 23. Be3 Qf5 24. Rce1 Rc6 25. Qd3 Qxd3+ 26. cxd3 O-O 27. g4
hxg4 28. Rxg4 Bc8 $2 (28... Ne6 $16) 29. Rh4 $18 Re8 30. Bd5 Rc7 31. Bb6
Be6 32. Reh1 Kf8 33. Bxc7 1-0