[Event "Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Challenger 2026"]
[Site "Enniscrone IRL"]
[Date "2026.02.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Blokh, Artem"]
[Black "Patterson, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1360"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2543281"]
[BlackFideId "2545926"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "Tartakower (Nimzovich) variation"]
[ChessResultsKey "1241838"]
[EventSection "5/5"]
[Venue "Diamond Coast Hotel"]
[EventDate "2026.01.30"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/sligo-chall2026_allfiles/games_sligo-chall2026/g80.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. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Nf3
O-O 8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Be3 Nf8 13. Nh2 Bg6
14. Bd3 Qc7 15. Nf3 Bh5 16. Kh1 Re7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nh4 Be4+ 19. Bxe4 Rxe4
20. Nf5 Bf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 23. f3 Qe6 1/2-1/2