[Event "Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Masters 2026"]
[Site "Enniscrone IRL"]
[Date "2026.01.31"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Comley, Jamie"]
[Black "Ashworth, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1960"]
[BlackElo "1917"]
[WhiteICU "2037"]
[WhiteClub "Limerick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2524260"]
[BlackFideId "426563"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Morphy defence"]
[FIDETournamentId "1241832"]
[Venue "Diamond Coast Hotel"]
[EventDate "2026.01.30"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/sligo-masters2026_allfiles/games_sligo-masters2026/g42.htm"]
[LastModified "Wed Feb  4 00:26:35 2026"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/sligo-masters_allfiles/pairings_sligo-masters2026.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
Ng5 Ne5 9. f4 Nc4 10. e5 Ng4 11. Qxd4 d5 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc3 c6 14. f5
Nh6 15. f6 Nf5 16. Rxf5 Bxf5 17. Bd2 Rb8 18. Rf1 Bg6 19. Nxf7 $2 (19. Na4
$14) 19... Bxf7 20. e6 gxf6 21. exf7+ Kxf7 $17 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qf5 Bc5+ $2 (
23... Qd6 24. Re1 Qe6 $17) 24. Kh1 Bd4 25. Ne2 $16 Bxb2 26. Nf4 Qc8 $2 (
26... Qe8 $14) 27. Qg6+ Ke7 28. Re1+ $2 (28. c3 $18) 28... Be5 $10 29. Nxh5
$6 (29. Bc3 $10) 29... Qe6 30. Nf4 $2 (30. Ng7 $10) 30... Rxh2+ $2 (30...
Qf7 $19) 31. Kxh2 $2 (31. Kg1 $1 $10) 31... Rh8+ $19 32. Kg3 Rg8 33. Rxe5
fxe5 34. Nxe6 Rxg6+ 35. Ng5 Kf6 36. Kh4 d4 37. g4 c3 38. Ne4+ Ke6 39. Bc1
Kd5 40. Kh5 Re6 41. Ng3 e4 42. g5 d3 43. Nf1 d2 44. Nxd2 cxd2 45. Bxd2 e3
46. Be1 Ke5 47. g6 Kf6 48. Bc3+ Ke7 (48... Kf5 { is simpler. }) 49. Kh6 e2
50. Be1 Re3 51. Bh4+ Kf8 52. Kh7 Re7+ 53. Kh8 e1=Q 54. Bxe1 Rxe1 55. g7+
Ke7 56. g8=Q Rh1+ 57. Kg7 Rg1+ 58. Kh7 Rxg8 59. Kxg8 Kd6 ({ Draw agreed.
But Black is winning, e.g. ( } 59... Kd6 { ) } 60. Kf7 c5 $1 { (only move)
} 61. a4 a5 $1 { (only move) } 62. Ke8 c4 $1 { (only move) } 63. Kd8 c3 $1
{ (only move), etc. }) 1/2-1/2