[Event "Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Championship 2026"] [Site "Enniscrone IRL"] [Date "2026.02.01"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Mariya Boby, Angel"] [Black "O'Neill, Matthew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1665"] [BlackElo "1744"] [WhiteICU "1730"] [BlackICU "1798"] [BlackClub "Cork"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "IRL"] [WhiteFideId "2535564"] [BlackFideId "2528533"] [PlyCount "148"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) 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/g89.htm"] [LastModified "Tue Feb 10 16:16:34 2026"] { Event information: Tournament report. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Na3 a6 8. f3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Be3 Rb8 11. c4 Be6 12. cxb5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Bc4 Qa5 15. Bd2 axb5 16. Bb3 e4 17. Bc2 e3 18. Bc3 Nxc2+ 19. Nxc2 b4 20. Nxb4 Rxb4 21. a3 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. axb4 Kd7 24. Ke2 Rc8 25. Rhc1 Rc4 26. Kf1 g6 27. g3 Nxb4 28. Bxb4 Rxb4 29. Re1 Rb3 30. Ra3 Rb7 31. Raxe3 Bf6 32. b3 d5 33. Rd3 Kd6 34. f4 h5 35. Red1 Rb5 36. Kg2 h4 37. g4 g5 38. Rf3 Rb4 39. fxg5 Bxg5 40. Rf5 f6 41. Rfxd5+ Ke6 42. h3 Rxb3 43. R5d3 Rb2+ 44. Kf3 Rh2 45. Ke4 Rf2 46. Rd6+ Kf7 47. Rd7+ Kg6 48. Rb1 f5+ 49. gxf5+ Rxf5 50. Rbb7 Rf4+ 51. Kd5 Bf6 52. Rb6 Kg5 53. Rdd6 Rf3 54. Ke6 Rxh3 55. Kf7 Be5 56. Rg6+ Kf5 57. Rh6 Bf4 58. Rhf6+ Kg4 59. Rg6+ Kf3 60. Rb3+ Be3 61. Rf6+ Kg2 62. Rb2+ Kh1 63. Re2 Rg3 64. Rf5 h3 65. Rh5 Bg1 66. Kf6 Rf3+ 67. Kg5 Bd4 68. Kg4 Rf8 69. Rxh3+ Kg1 70. Rd3 Rg8+ 71. Kf5 Bf2 72. Rd1+ Kg2 73. Rdd2 Rf8+ 74. Kg6 Rf3 1/2-1/2