[Event "Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Challenger 2026"]
[Site "Enniscrone IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.31"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Smith, Euan"]
[Black "Blokh, Artem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackICU "1360"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2545942"]
[BlackFideId "2543281"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Opening "QGD semi-Slav"]
[Variation "Botvinnik system (anti-Meran)"]
[ChessResultsKey "1241838"]
[EventSection "5/5"]
[Venue "Diamond Coast Hotel"]
[EventDate "2026.01.30"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/sligo-chall2026_allfiles/games_sligo-chall2026/g24.htm"]
[LastModified "Wed Feb 11 12:10:25 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/sligo-chall2026_allfiles/pairings_sligo-chall2026.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. a3 Nd7 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Qc2 fxe5 14.
Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bg7 16. a4 a6 17. h3 Bxe5 18. Bf3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Rhg8 20.
Rad1 c5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qa3 b4 23. Qe3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qb7
26. Qxb7+ Kxb7 27. Rc1 c3 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Rxc3 Kc6 30. Rf3 f5 31. Kf1 Rd8
32. Rg3 Kb5 33. Rb3+ Ka4 34. Rb1 c4 35. Ke2 c3 36. Rd1 c2 37. Rxd8 c1=Q 38.
Rd4+ Kb5 39. g4 Kc5 40. Rd8 Qb2+ 41. Rd2 Qe5+ 42. Kf1 f4 43. h4 f3 44. Kg1
Qe1+ 0-1