[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ward, Paul"]
[Black "O'Connor, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[WhiteICU "1751"]
[BlackICU "2149"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508257"]
[BlackFideId "2501112"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 2...Nc6"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Nf6 8.
a4 e6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Nf3 Be7 13. Bb3 Na5 14. Ba2
Qb6 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 O-O 17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Bc1 Bd8 19. h3 Ba5 20. Nb3
Bb4 21. Nd2 Nxb2 22. Bxb2 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Bb3 Rfc8 25. e5 dxe5 26.
Rxe5 R8c5 27. Rae1 Bc6 28. R5e2 h6 29. Nb1 R3c4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. a5 Rc5
32. Re5 Bd5 33. Rc1 Nd7 34. Re3 Rxa5 35. c4 Rc5 36. Rec3 Bc6 37. Nd2 Rg5
38. Nf3 Rg6 39. g3 e5 40. Nh4 Rf6 41. g4 g6 42. Ng2 Nc5 43. Re3 Kg7 44. Ne1
Ne4 45. f3 Ng5 46. h4 Nxf3+ 47. Nxf3 Rxf3 48. Rxf3 Bxf3 49. Rb1 f6 50. g5
hxg5 51. Rb3 g4 52. Kf2 Kh6 53. Rb6 Bc6 54. Kg3 Kh5 55. Rb2 f5 56. Re2 f4+
57. Kf2 e4 58. Re1 g3+ 59. Kg2 Kxh4 60. Rh1+ Kg4 61. Rh6 g5 62. c5 f3+ 63.
Kg1 f2+ 64. Kg2 e3+ 65. Kf1 Bb5+ 0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "Martin, Brian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2083"]
[BlackElo "1793"]
[WhiteICU "2108"]
[BlackICU "1760"]
[WhiteClub "Blanchardstown"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[BlackFideId "2520621"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "four knights system"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Qa4 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 d5
8. c5 Re8 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Be3 Ne4 11. Qb3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Bf6 13. O-O Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Bxe2 15. Rfe1 Bh5 16. c6 b6 17. a4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 f6 19. a5 Qd6 20.
Rec1 h6 21. f3 Bf7 22. Bf2 Qe5 23. Qd2 bxa5 24. Rxa5 Reb8 25. b4 Qe7 26.
Bc5 Qe6 27. b5 Rd8 28. Re1 Qf5 29. Bd4 Rdb8 30. h3 Re8 31. Rc1 Qg5 32. Qxg5
hxg5 33. Rca1 Re2 34. Rxa7 Rxa7 35. Rxa7 Rd2 36. Rxc7 Rxd4 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38.
b6 Rb4 39. b7 Be6 40. b8=Q Rxb8 41. Rxb8 Kg6 42. c7 Kf5 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. Re8
Kd6 45. Rxe6+ Kxc7 46. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Armstrong, Fred"]
[Black "Holm, Ragnar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "2076"]
[WhiteICU "1821"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "NOR"]
[WhiteFideId "2502089"]
[BlackFideId "1505858"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2042"]
[BlackElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "2071"]
[BlackICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Ennis"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "MEX"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "5101530"]
[BlackFideId "2502526"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Deneher, Jimmy"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1790"]
[BlackElo "1935"]
[WhiteICU "1733"]
[BlackICU "1945"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509008"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Waldron, John"]
[Black "O'Connell, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "1734"]
[WhiteICU "1862"]
[BlackICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Gonzaga"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2516195"]
[BlackFideId "2505860"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Bradley, Michael"]
[Black "O'Higgins, Niall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1807"]
[WhiteICU "1685"]
[BlackICU "1817"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Bray-Greystones"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508028"]
[BlackFideId "2505126"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.02"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "McIlroy, Gerard"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1914"]
[WhiteICU "1902"]
[WhiteClub "Belfast South"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2525100"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "O'Connor, Jonathan"]
[Black "Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "2042"]
[WhiteICU "2149"]
[BlackICU "2071"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Ennis"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "MEX"]
[WhiteFideId "2501112"]
[BlackFideId "5101530"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[ECO "A08"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 h6 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 Be7 8.
Re1 Qc7 9. h4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. c3 dxe4 12. dxe4 e5 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Ne3
Bc8 15. Nd5 Qb7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Nh2 Qa6 18. Qxa6 Bxa6 19. Ng4 Be7 20.
Ne3 O-O 21. Nd5 Bd6 22. b3 Rfe8 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 c4 25. b4 Ne7 26. Ne3
Rc8 27. Rd1 Red8 28. a4 a6 29. Ke2 Kf8 30. Ra2 b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ra5 Rb8
33. Nd5 Rb7 34. Be3 Nc8 35. Ra6 Ke8 36. Nb6 Nxb6 37. Bxb6 Rdd7 38. Rd5 f6
39. Be3 Be7 40. Ra8+ Rd8 41. Rdxd8+ Bxd8 42. h5 Kd7 43. Kf3 Ke8 44. Kg4 Rd7
45. Bb6 Ke7 46. Bxd8+ Rxd8 47. Rxd8 Kxd8 48. f4 exf4 49. Kxf4 Ke7 50. Kf5
Kf7 51. e5 fxe5 52. Kxe5 g6 53. g4 gxh5 54. gxh5 Ke7 55. Kd5 Kf6 56. Kc5
Kg5 57. Kxb5 Kxh5 58. Kxc4 1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "O'Higgins, Niall"]
[Black "Delaney, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[BlackElo "2083"]
[WhiteICU "1817"]
[BlackICU "2108"]
[WhiteClub "Bray-Greystones"]
[BlackClub "Blanchardstown"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505126"]
[BlackFideId "2500060"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[ECO "A56"]
[Opening "Benoni defence"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 a6 4. a4 e6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 Qe7 7. Qc2 d6 8.
e4 g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. h3 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Be3
Bd7 15. f4 Qe7 16. Rae1 Rac8 17. Qb3 Nh5 18. g4 Qh4 19. gxh5 Qg3+ 20. Kh1
Bxh3 21. Rf2 Bg2+ 22. Rxg2 Qh4+ 23. Rh2 Qxe1+ 24. Bg1 c4 25. Bxc4 Bxc3 26.
Qxc3 Qxe4+ 27. Rg2 Rxc4 28. Qf6 Rc2 29. Qg5 Rxg2 30. Qxg2 Re8 31. hxg6 fxg6
0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Holm, Ragnar"]
[Black "Waldron, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[BlackICU "1862"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "NOR"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "1505858"]
[BlackFideId "2516195"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "McIlroy, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1935"]
[BlackElo "1914"]
[WhiteICU "1945"]
[BlackICU "1902"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Belfast South"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2525100"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Martin, Brian"]
[Black "Deneher, Jimmy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1793"]
[BlackElo "1790"]
[WhiteICU "1760"]
[BlackICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2520621"]
[BlackFideId "2509008"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Fitzsimons, Pat"]
[Black "Ward, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[BlackICU "1751"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502526"]
[BlackFideId "2508257"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "O'Connell, Denis"]
[Black "Armstrong, Fred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1734"]
[BlackElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "1733"]
[BlackICU "1821"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505860"]
[BlackFideId "2502089"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Bradley, Michael"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[WhiteICU "1685"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508028"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "O'Connor, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2083"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[WhiteICU "2108"]
[BlackICU "2149"]
[WhiteClub "Blanchardstown"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[BlackFideId "2501112"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[ECO "E74"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Averbakh, 6...c5"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bf4
e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Kh7 11. f3 a6 12. a4 Nh5 13. Be3 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qe7
15. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Waldron, John"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "1935"]
[WhiteICU "1862"]
[BlackICU "1945"]
[WhiteClub "Gonzaga"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2516195"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[ECO "D04"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 Bxd3
8. cxd3 O-O 9. O-O Rc8 10. Rc1 c5 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Qa5 13. Nb1 Rc6 14.
Bc3 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Rxc6 bxc6 17. d4 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qb2 Rc8 20.
Qa3 Qxa3 21. Nxa3 a6 22. Nd4 Kf8 23. Ne2 Ke7 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1 Kd6 26.
Nc2 Ne4 27. Kf1 e5 28. Ke2 f6 29. f3 Nec5 30. b4 Na4 31. a3 Ndb6 32. Nb3
Nc4 33. Kd3 Ncb2+ 34. Kd2 Nc4+ 35. Kd3 Ncb2+ 36. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Deneher, Jimmy"]
[Black "Holm, Ragnar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1790"]
[BlackElo "2076"]
[WhiteICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "NOR"]
[WhiteFideId "2509008"]
[BlackFideId "1505858"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham"]
[Black "O'Connell, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2042"]
[BlackElo "1734"]
[WhiteICU "2071"]
[BlackICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Ennis"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "MEX"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "5101530"]
[BlackFideId "2505860"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "McIlroy, Gerard"]
[Black "Bradley, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1914"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[WhiteICU "1902"]
[BlackICU "1685"]
[WhiteClub "Belfast South"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2525100"]
[BlackFideId "2508028"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Ward, Paul"]
[Black "O'Higgins, Niall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "1807"]
[WhiteICU "1751"]
[BlackICU "1817"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Bray-Greystones"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508257"]
[BlackFideId "2505126"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Armstrong, Fred"]
[Black "Martin, Brian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "1793"]
[WhiteICU "1821"]
[BlackICU "1760"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502089"]
[BlackFideId "2520621"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.03"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Fitzsimons, Pat"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502526"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "O'Connor, Jonathan"]
[Black "Waldron, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[WhiteICU "2149"]
[BlackICU "1862"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501112"]
[BlackFideId "2516195"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[ECO "A08"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1
8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. Ne4 Bb6 11. h3 Nge5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd6+ Ke7
14. Bd2 Bc5 15. Ne4 Bb6 16. Bb4+ 1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "McIlroy, Gerard"]
[Black "Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "1914"]
[BlackElo "2042"]
[WhiteICU "1902"]
[BlackICU "2071"]
[WhiteClub "Belfast South"]
[BlackClub "Ennis"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "MEX"]
[WhiteFideId "2525100"]
[BlackFideId "5101530"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[ECO "D08"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Albin counter-gambit"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Qd7 6. a3 h6 7. Bf4 g5 8.
Bg3 Bg7 9. h3 Nge7 10. Qd3 Ng6 11. e6 Qxe6 12. Bxc7 O-O 13. g4 Qe7 14. Bg3
f5 15. h4 fxg4 16. Qxg6 Bf5 17. Qd6 gxf3 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. hxg5 hxg5 20.
exf3 Rfe8 21. Kd2 Nc6 22. Bd3 Rf8 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Na5 25. Ra2 Nxc4+
26. Kd3 Ne5+ 27. Kxd4 Ng4+ 28. Kd3 Rxf2 29. Rh5 Rf3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Holm, Ragnar"]
[Black "Delaney, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[BlackElo "2083"]
[BlackICU "2108"]
[BlackClub "Blanchardstown"]
[WhiteNationality "NOR"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "1505858"]
[BlackFideId "2500060"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Ward, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1935"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[WhiteICU "1945"]
[BlackICU "1751"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2508257"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "O'Higgins, Niall"]
[Black "Deneher, Jimmy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[BlackElo "1790"]
[WhiteICU "1817"]
[BlackICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Bray-Greystones"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505126"]
[BlackFideId "2509008"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Bradley, Michael"]
[Black "Armstrong, Fred"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "1685"]
[BlackICU "1821"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508028"]
[BlackFideId "2502089"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "O'Connell, Denis"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, Pat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1734"]
[BlackElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "1733"]
[BlackICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505860"]
[BlackFideId "2502526"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Martin, Brian"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1793"]
[WhiteICU "1760"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2520621"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2042"]
[BlackElo "1935"]
[WhiteICU "2071"]
[BlackICU "1945"]
[WhiteClub "Ennis"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "MEX"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "5101530"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "closed, 5.Nf3"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8.
a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qd1 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14.
Bxf3 c6 15. a5 h6 16. Bd2 Nd5 17. e4 Nc7 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. Be3 Nb5 20. h3 Bb4
21. Qa4 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxc3 23. Qc2 Nb5 24. Ra4 Re8 25. f4 Re7 26. Rc1 Rd7
27. Qf2 Qe7 28. g4 Nh7 29. h4 Rad8 30. Rc5 Nf6 31. Bf3 Nh7 32. g5 hxg5 33.
hxg5 Nd6 34. Qg2 g6 35. Re5 Qf8 36. Bg4 Nb5 37. Qb2 Qg7 38. Rc4 Nf8 39. Qf2
f5 40. gxf6 Qxf6 41. Kg2 Rh7 42. Rg5 Rg7 43. e5 Qf7 44. Bf3 Nc7 45. Rg4 Nd5
46. Bd2 Ne7 47. Bb4 Nf5 48. Be4 Rd7 49. Bc5 Qe8 50. Rc3 Qd8 51. Bb6 Qe8 52.
Rh3 Rh7 53. Rxh7 Rxh7 54. Bxf5 exf5 55. Rg3 Qe6 56. Rf3 Qd5 57. Qe3 Ne6 58.
Kg3 g5 59. Qb3 gxf4+ 60. Kf2 Rh2+ 61. Kg1 Qxb3 62. Rxb3 Rd2 63. Bc5 Nxd4
64. Bxd4 Rxd4 65. Rxb7 Rd5 66. e6 Kf8 67. Kf2 Rxa5 68. Kf3 Ra4 69. Rb6 c5
70. Rc6 Ke7 71. Rb6 a5 72. Rc6 Rc4 73. Ra6 a4 74. Rc6 Rb4 75. Rxc5 Kxe6 76.
Ra5 Kf6 77. Ra8 Ke5 78. Re8+ Kd5 79. Rf8 Kc4 80. Kxf4 a3 81. Ra8 Kb3+ 82.
Ke3 a2 83. Kd2 Kb2 0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Ward, Paul"]
[Black "McIlroy, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "1914"]
[WhiteICU "1751"]
[BlackICU "1902"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Belfast South"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508257"]
[BlackFideId "2525100"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 2...Nc6"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 g6 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. c3 a6
8. Bd3 dxc3 9. dxc3 d5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Ng3 O-O 12. Bf4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qb6
14. Nxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Holm, Ragnar"]
[Black "O'Connor, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[BlackICU "2149"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "NOR"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "1505858"]
[BlackFideId "2501112"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Waldron, John"]
[Black "Armstrong, Fred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "1862"]
[BlackICU "1821"]
[WhiteClub "Gonzaga"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2516195"]
[BlackFideId "2502089"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Fitzsimons, Pat"]
[Black "O'Higgins, Niall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "1807"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[BlackICU "1817"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Bray-Greystones"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502526"]
[BlackFideId "2505126"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Deneher, Jimmy"]
[Black "O'Connell, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1790"]
[BlackElo "1734"]
[WhiteICU "1733"]
[BlackICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509008"]
[BlackFideId "2505860"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Martin, Brian"]
[Black "Bradley, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1793"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[WhiteICU "1760"]
[BlackICU "1685"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2520621"]
[BlackFideId "2508028"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.04"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2083"]
[WhiteICU "2108"]
[WhiteClub "Blanchardstown"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "O'Connor, Jonathan"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "1935"]
[WhiteICU "2149"]
[BlackICU "1945"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501112"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack (Barcza system)"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 Be7 7. c4 c6 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. Be3 Qxb3 10. axb3 a6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bc3 Nbd7 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14.
Nbd2 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rfd8 16. Nc4 Rab8 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bd6
20. Nc4 Bc7 21. b4 e5 22. Nd2 f6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 g6 25. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Waldron, John"]
[Black "Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "2042"]
[WhiteICU "1862"]
[BlackICU "2071"]
[WhiteClub "Gonzaga"]
[BlackClub "Ennis"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "MEX"]
[WhiteFideId "2516195"]
[BlackFideId "5101530"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nd7 3. Nf3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Bd3 g6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Qe2 Bg7 8. e5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. Bf4 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nbd2 b6 13. Nc4 Bb7 14. Be4
Nd5 15. Bg3 a6 16. Nd6 b5 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. c4 bxc4 19. Qxc4 Rac8 20. Rfd1
N7b6 21. Qe2 Bh6 22. Nd2 c4 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. Rac1 Qb4 25. Rc2 c3 26. Nb3
cxb2 27. Rxb2 Na4 28. Rc2 Nac3 29. Re1 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Qa3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32.
Qe2 Nc3 33. Qc2 Qxa2 34. Qxa2 Nxa2 35. f4 Rc3 36. Na5 Bf8 37. Kf1 Nb4 38.
Nc4 Rc1+ 39. Ke2 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 h5 41. Rd4 Nd5 42. Nd6 Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Rc6 44.
Ne4 Be7 45. Ra4 h4 46. Bf2 Nxf4+ 47. Kf3 Nd5 48. Kg4 Kg7 49. Bxh4 Bxh4 50.
Kxh4 Nc3 51. Nxc3 Rxc3 52. Rxa6 Rc5 53. g4 Rxe5 54. Kg3 g5 55. Ra3 Kg6 56.
h4 gxh4+ 57. Kxh4 $10 Re4 58. Kg3 $2 (58. Kh3 $1 $10 { (only move), e.g. }
58... Kg5 59. Ra5+ (59. Ra7 { is the other move that draws }) 59... e5 60.
Ra7 $10) 58... Kg5 $19 59. Ra5+ e5 $1 { Only move. } 60. Kf3 Rf4+ 61. Ke3
f6 62. Ra8 Kxg4 63. Rg8+ Kf5 0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Fitzsimons, Pat"]
[Black "Holm, Ragnar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "2076"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "NOR"]
[WhiteFideId "2502526"]
[BlackFideId "1505858"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "McIlroy, Gerard"]
[Black "Deneher, Jimmy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1914"]
[BlackElo "1790"]
[WhiteICU "1902"]
[BlackICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Belfast South"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2525100"]
[BlackFideId "2509008"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Armstrong, Fred"]
[Black "Ward, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[WhiteICU "1821"]
[BlackICU "1751"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502089"]
[BlackFideId "2508257"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "O'Higgins, Niall"]
[Black "Martin, Brian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[BlackElo "1793"]
[WhiteICU "1817"]
[BlackICU "1760"]
[WhiteClub "Bray-Greystones"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505126"]
[BlackFideId "2520621"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "O'Connell, Denis"]
[Black "Bradley, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1734"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[WhiteICU "1733"]
[BlackICU "1685"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505860"]
[BlackFideId "2508028"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2083"]
[WhiteICU "2108"]
[WhiteClub "Blanchardstown"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "O'Higgins, Niall"]
[Black "O'Connor, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[WhiteICU "1817"]
[BlackICU "2149"]
[WhiteClub "Bray-Greystones"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505126"]
[BlackFideId "2501112"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[ECO "D80"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld defence"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. g3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8.
d5 Bf5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 Nb6 11. Bf1 Ne4 12. Qb3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14.
Bg2 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb2 b5 17. Re2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 19. Rc1 b4 20.
Ne1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rac8 22. Nd3 Rfd8 23. Nf4 c4 24. a3 a5 25. axb4 axb4 26.
e4 Bd2 27. Rc2 Bxf4 28. gxf4 c3 29. Re3 Rb8 30. Kf3 Rdc8 31. Ke2 b3 32.
Rcxc3 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 b2 0-1

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham"]
[Black "Ward, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2042"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[WhiteICU "2071"]
[BlackICU "1751"]
[WhiteClub "Ennis"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "MEX"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "5101530"]
[BlackFideId "2508257"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance variation"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 Bb5 6. Nc3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 c5 8.
Ne2 cxd4 9. Nexd4 Nc6 10. O-O Nge7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Rfe1 Ng6 13. h4 Ngxe5
14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qg3 Bd6 16. Bf4 Nc4 ({ Better } 16... Nf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bxf4
{ , but this can also be met by } 18. Nxe6 $1 $18) 17. Nxe6 $1 $18 fxe6 18.
Rxe6+ Kf7 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20. Rxd6 Rhc8 21. Qf3+ Kg8 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Rd1 h6
24. c3 Qe7 25. Qd4 Re8 26. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Holm, Ragnar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1935"]
[BlackElo "2076"]
[WhiteICU "1945"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "NOR"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "1505858"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Deneher, Jimmy"]
[Black "Waldron, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1790"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[WhiteICU "1733"]
[BlackICU "1862"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509008"]
[BlackFideId "2516195"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Bradley, Michael"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, Pat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "1685"]
[BlackICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2508028"]
[BlackFideId "2502526"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Martin, Brian"]
[Black "O'Connell, Denis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1793"]
[BlackElo "1734"]
[WhiteICU "1760"]
[BlackICU "1733"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2520621"]
[BlackFideId "2505860"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Armstrong, Fred"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1791"]
[WhiteICU "1821"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502089"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2083"]
[WhiteICU "2108"]
[WhiteClub "Blanchardstown"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "McIlroy, Gerard"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1914"]
[WhiteICU "1902"]
[WhiteClub "Belfast South"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2525100"]
[FIDETournamentId "403261"]
[ChessResultsKey "1093552"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.02"]

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