1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bxd7 Bxd7 11. f4 Bg4 12. Nf3 Qb6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rac8 15. Bh4 Rc4 16. Rd3 Rfc8??

16... Nxe4.

17. Re1 Qc6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e5 Qxf3 20. Rxf3 dxe5 21. fxe5 Bg5+ 22. Kb1 Bd2 23. Ref1 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rf8 25. e6 f5 26. g4 f4 27. Kc1 Re4 28. Kd2 g5 29. h4 h6 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Rb1 Rd8+?

Last of three chances in the next few moves to finish in joint 8th/9th on 4 points.

31... b5.

32. Rd3 Rxd3+?

32... Rd6 33. Rxb7 Rdxe6 34. Rd5 Kf7.

33. cxd3 Rxe6 34. Rxb7 Kf7 35. Rb1 Rd6?

35... Re3 36. c4 Rg3 37. c5 Rxg4 38. c6 Rg2+ 39. Ke1 Ke6 40. Rb4 Rc2 41. c7 Rxc7 42. Rb6+ Kd5 43. Rxa6 g4.

36. Re1 Kf6 37. d4 Rb6 38. Kc2 Re6 39. Rxe6+ Kxe6 40. c4 Kd6 41. Kd3

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Source(s): Cork C.C. web site.

Event information: Final scores, Irish Chess History web site.