[Event "Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Championship 2026"] [Site "Enniscrone IRL"] [Date "2026.01.30"] [Round "1.18"] [White "White, George"] [Black "Sloan, Cecil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1693"] [BlackElo "1615"] [WhiteICU "1801"] [BlackICU "1801"] [WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "USA"] [WhiteFideId "2520354"] [BlackFideId "2036738"] [PlyCount "63"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Labourdonnais-Loewenthal (Kalashnikov) variation"] [ChessResultsKey "1241835"] [EventSection "3/5"] [Venue "Diamond Coast Hotel"] [EventDate "2026.01.30"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/sligo-cship2026_allfiles/games_sligo-cship2026/g17.htm"] [LastModified "Tue Feb 10 16:16:34 2026"] { Event information: Tournament report. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8. Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. a4 b4 13. Ncd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Nf5 Rfe8 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bg5 Qd4 19. c3 bxc3 20. bxc3 Qa7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kf8 23. Bxh7 Ke8 24. Bf5 Kd8 25. Qg7 Kc7 26. Qxf6 Rae8 27. Rfe1 Nb3 28. Rab1 Nc5 29. a5 Nd7 30. Bxd7 Kxd7 31. Rb6 Qc7 32. Reb1 1-0