1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. a3 Nf6 5. Bg5 b6 6. e4 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Bd6 12. a4 O-O 13. Na3 Rfe8 14. g3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Re7 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nc4 Ba6 18. b3 g6 19. a5 b5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. Kg2 b4 23. c4 h5 24. Rae1

24. d6? Qxf3+! 25. Kxf3 Bb7+ 26. Kf4 Re5! 27. g4 h4 28. g5 Re4+ 29. Kf3 Rd4#.

24... d6 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Re1 Bc8 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Qf4 Kg7 29. h4 f6 30. Be4 Qe5 31. Qe3 f5 32. Bd3

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Annotator(s): Mel Ó Cinnéide, Irish Examiner, April 12, 2003 p. W35 (119).

Source(s): ICU games archive.

Event information: Pairings & results, ICU Tournaments pages.