[Event "Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Masters 2026"]
[Site "Enniscrone IRL"]
[Date "2026.02.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Murray, Benjamin"]
[Black "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2047"]
[BlackElo "2189"]
[WhiteICU "2052"]
[BlackICU "2217"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512963"]
[BlackFideId "2509580"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Rubinstein variation"]
[FIDETournamentId "1241832"]
[Venue "Diamond Coast Hotel"]
[EventDate "2026.01.30"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/sligo-masters2026_allfiles/games_sligo-masters2026/g65.htm"]
[LastModified "Wed Feb  4 00:26:36 2026"]

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

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Ne2
b6 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. c4 h5 12. h4 Bh6 13. Qd2 Bxe3 14.
fxe3 f5 15. b4 Ne5 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Qc3 Ng4 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. c5 Qb5 20.
a4 Qxe2 21. cxb6 c5 22. dxc5 Ng4 23. c6+ Kc8 24. b7+ Kc7 25. Rc2 Qxe3+ 26.
Kh1 Qe4+ 27. Kg1 Rd3 28. Qe1 Re3 0-1