[Event "Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Championship 2026"] [Site "Enniscrone IRL"] [Date "2026.01.31"] [Round "3.1"] [White "O'Flaherty, Paul"] [Black "McClatchey, Rob"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1707"] [BlackElo "1731"] [WhiteICU "1555"] [WhiteClub "Galway"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "ENG"] [WhiteFideId "2502291"] [BlackFideId "479217"] [PlyCount "75"] [ECO "B07"] [Opening "Pirc"] [Variation "Ufimtsev-Pytel 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/g44.htm"] [LastModified "Tue Feb 10 16:16:34 2026"] { Event information: Tournament report. } 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxe2 6. Ngxe2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Kh1 d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. f5 exf5 11. Rxf5 g6 12. Rf3 Bg5 13. Nf4 O-O 14. Nce2 Re8 15. Qd3 Nf8 16. Bd2 Nbd7 17. Raf1 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Nxg6 Bxd2 20. Rxf6 Bh6 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Rf7 Qe8 25. Qf3 Bg7 26. c3 Rd8 27. Rxb7 Qg6 28. Qf7 Rf8 29. Qxg6 Rf1+ 30. Ng1 hxg6 31. g3 Rf2 32. Nh3 Rc2 33. Nf4 g5 34. Ne6 Bf6 35. Rf7 Bg7 36. Nxg7 a5 37. Ne8 Rxb2 38. Nf6 1-0