[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Smith, David"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[WhiteICU "2049"]
[BlackICU "2406"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Byrne, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2287"]
[BlackICU "2035"]
[WhiteClub "Unaffiliated"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2500922"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Black "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2031"]
[BlackICU "2264"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.G."]
[BlackClub "U.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2005905"]
[BlackFideId "2500140"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2257"]
[BlackICU "2006"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "Barry, Colm"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[WhiteICU "2001"]
[BlackICU "2229"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Rathfarnham"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2500175"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "2224"]
[BlackICU "1996"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "Carlow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Black "Wallace, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "1954"]
[BlackICU "2221"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500892"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[WhiteFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Skelton, Noel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2219"]
[BlackICU "1958"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Guinness"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Rea, Willie"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "1950"]
[BlackICU "2192"]
[WhiteClub "Charleville"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505622"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Robatsch (modern) defence"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Annotator: Alan Ludgate (see Source) (not shown here); this report. } {
Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 e5 { White 0.15; Black 0.24. } 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nbd7
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Qe3 b6 16. c3 g5 { White 1.05;
Black 1.04. } 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 Rf8 19. b4 Nh5 20. Qf3 Nf4 { White
1.18; Black 1.47. } 21. Qg4 Nf6 22. Qf5 Rae8 23. Ra2 Bh6 24. h4 Kh8 { Qhite
1.45; Black 2.07. } 25. Rad2 $2 (25. g3 $14) 25... Bxg5 26. hxg5 Nh7 $17
27. g3 Qxg5 28. Rd7 Qxf5 29. exf5 Nd5 30. Bxd5 (30. Rxa7 $17) 30... cxd5 {
Black 2.16. } 31. R1xd5 $4 Nf6 { White 2.09; Black 2.17. } 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Noone, Joe"]
[Black "Crowe, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2162"]
[BlackICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503786"]
[BlackFideId "2509695"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501740"]
[BlackFideId "2500213"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Salter, David"]
[Black "McGill, Derek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2099"]
[BlackICU "1927"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501988"]
[BlackFideId "2510375"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Opening "Pirc"]
[Variation "Austrian attack, 6.Bd3"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file; Dave Salter game file. } { Event
information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8.
d5 a6 9. a4 Qa5 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. Nb3 Qb4 12. a5 Bg4 13. Na2 Qxb3 14. cxb3
Bxd1 15. Rxd1 Nbd7 16. h3 Rfe8 17. Nc3 Nh5 18. Be3 Bh6 19. Ne2 Bf8 20. Bc4
Ng7 21. Bf2 Reb8 22. Nc3 Ne8 23. Bg3 Bg7 24. Na4 b5 25. axb6 Nxb6 26. Nxb6
Rxb6 27. e5 Nc7 28. Re1 Nb5 29. Ra2 Nd4 30. Rea1 Nxb3 31. Rxa6 Rbxa6 32.
Rxa6 Rxa6 33. Bxa6 Nd4 34. Bc4 Nf5 35. Bh2 h5 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Ke2 Ke8 38.
Kd3 Nh4 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Nf3 41. Bg3 dxe5 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Nd4 44.
Ke4 f6 45. Bf2 Bh6 46. Bxd4 cxd4 47. Be2 Kd7 48. Kd3 Kd6 49. Kc4 Bc1 50. b4
Bd2 51. Bf3 Bc3 52. Be4 Be1 53. Bf3 Kd7 54. Be4 Kd6 55. Bf3 Bc3 56. Be4 Bd2
57. Bf3 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Cronin, April"]
[Black "Nicholson, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "1926"]
[BlackICU "2092"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Fisherwick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500370"]
[BlackFideId "2501724"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Black "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2085"]
[BlackICU "1925"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "1921"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2500868"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.09"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Brady, Cormac"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1776"]
[BlackICU "2050"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "T.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500825"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "2406"]
[BlackICU "2192"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Robatsch (modern) defence"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4
a5 9. Be3 Qc7 10. O-O Na6 { White 0.13; Black 0.34. } 11. Qd2 Nb4 12. f4
exd4 13. Bxd4 Be6 14. g4 Bc4 15. g5 Nh5 { White 1.00; Black 0.54. } 16. Rf2
f6 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. f5 Rae8 19. b3 Bxe2 { Black offered a draw. } 20. Rxe2
c5 { White 1.46; Black 1.52. } 21. Nb5 Qe7 22. Bc3 gxf5 23. Nxd6 Nxe4 24.
Bxe4 Bxc3 25. Bd5+ Nxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Rf1 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 f4
30. c3 Bxc3 31. Qxc5 Be5 32. Nxb7 Ree8 33. Re1 f3 34. Rxe5 f2 35. Qxf2 {
White 2.22; Black 2.27. } 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Noone, Joe"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2162"]
[BlackICU "2287"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Unaffiliated"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503786"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Barry, Colm"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[WhiteICU "2229"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Rathfarnham"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500175"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Wallace, Paul"]
[Black "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2221"]
[BlackICU "1996"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Carlow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500892"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "McGill, Derek"]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1927"]
[BlackICU "2219"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510375"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[ECO "D23"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "Mannheim variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Nc3 Nd5 6. Qxc4 Nb6 7. Qd3
Be6 8. g3 Qd7 9. Bf4 f6 10. h4 O-O-O 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qb1 N4d5 13. e4 Nxf4
14. gxf4 Bg4 15. Bg2 e6 16. Qc2 Bd6 17. e5 Bb4 18. O-O Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nd5
20. Qd2 Rhf8 21. Rc1 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 fxe5 23. dxe5 Rxf4 24. Bg2 Rxh4 25. Rfd1
Rg4 26. Qa5 Kb8 27. Kf1 Rf4 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Qh3+ 30. Ke2 Qf3+ 31.
Ke1 Qxf2+ 32. Kd1 Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2264"]
[BlackICU "2050"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.D."]
[BlackClub "T.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500140"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2031"]
[BlackICU "2099"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.G."]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2005905"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Dave Salter game file. } { Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8.
dxc5 Nd7 9. Nf3 Nxc5 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Qg4 g6 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. O-O O-O-O 14.
Bg5 Rde8 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rfb1 Bc6 17. Qg5 Rc7 18. Qe3 Ne4 19. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nicholson, John"]
[Black "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2092"]
[BlackICU "1925"]
[WhiteClub "Fisherwick"]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501724"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cronin, April"]
[Black "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "1926"]
[BlackICU "2085"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500370"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "Brady, Cormac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "2224"]
[BlackICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2500825"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Byrne, Ray"]
[Black "Rea, Willie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2035"]
[BlackICU "1950"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "Charleville"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500922"]
[BlackFideId "2505622"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Black "Crowe, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2006"]
[BlackICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2509695"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Delaney, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "2257"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500213"]
[BlackFideId "2500060"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Skelton, Noel"]
[Black "Smith, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1958"]
[BlackICU "2049"]
[WhiteClub "Guinness"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Black "Killane, Jack"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2001"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501740"]
[BlackFideId "2500949"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Black "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1921"]
[BlackICU "1954"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500868"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[BlackFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1925"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500213"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Skelton, Noel"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "1958"]
[BlackICU "2224"]
[WhiteClub "Guinness"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "2192"]
[BlackICU "1930"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[BlackFideId "2501740"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "four knights, kingside fianchetto"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bb4 7. Nxe5
Bxc3 8. dxc3 Nxe5 { White 0.29; Black 0.36. } 9. Qxd5 Qxd5 10. Bxd5 O-O 11.
Bf4 Re8 12. Bxe5 Rxe5 { White 1.02; Black 0.42. } 13. Rd1 Bg4 14. f3 Bc8
15. Kf2 c6 16. Bxc6 Be6 { White 1.18; Black 1.02. } 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Rd2
Bxa2 19. Ra1 Bc4 20. Rxa7 Re7 21. Ra8 { White 1.45; Black 1.12. } 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Crowe, Michael"]
[Black "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2085"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509695"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Cronin, April"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "1926"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2500370"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Salter, David"]
[Black "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2099"]
[BlackICU "1954"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Opening "Woozle defence"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[BlackFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

{ Source: Dave Salter game file. } { Event information: <a
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1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bd2 b5 5. e4 b4 6. e5 bxc3 7. Bxc3 Qa4 8.
exf6 Qe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Nxe2 gxf6 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. O-O-O d6 13. Bb5+ Nd7
14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Nf5 a6 16. Bf1 Nb6 17. Ba5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxa6+
Kd7 20. Bb5+ Kc8 21. Rxe7 Bxe7 22. Nxe7+ Kb7 23. Bxd8 Bxg2 24. Ba5 Ra8 25.
Bc3 Rxa2 26. Kb1 Ra8 27. Bxf6 Kc7 28. Bc4 Re8 29. b3 Be4 30. Bh4 Bg6 31. f4
Be4 32. Nd5+ Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Kd7 34. Kc1 Rb8 35. Bg3 Ke7 36. f5 Rb4 37. c3
Rb6 38. Bh4+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rea, Willie"]
[Black "Nicholson, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1950"]
[BlackICU "2092"]
[WhiteClub "Charleville"]
[BlackClub "Fisherwick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505622"]
[BlackFideId "2501724"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "McGill, Derek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2050"]
[BlackICU "1927"]
[WhiteClub "T.C.D."]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[BlackFideId "2510375"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "anti-Caro-Kann defence"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file. } { Event information: <a
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1. e4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rb1 O-O 8.
a3 e5 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Nc5 11. Qc2 $2 Nfxe4 $19 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. O-O f5
14. b4 $6 Bd7 15. Bb2 Rc8 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. a4 a5 18. b5 g5 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Black "Byrne, Ray"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1921"]
[BlackICU "2035"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500868"]
[BlackFideId "2500922"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "Brady, Cormac"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2001"]
[BlackICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2500825"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smith, David"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2049"]
[BlackICU "2006"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Barry, Colm"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[WhiteICU "2229"]
[BlackICU "2406"]
[WhiteClub "Rathfarnham"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500175"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Wallace, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2287"]
[BlackICU "2221"]
[WhiteClub "Unaffiliated"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2500892"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2219"]
[BlackICU "2264"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "U.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2500140"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2257"]
[BlackICU "2031"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "U.C.G."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[BlackFideId "2005905"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Black "Noone, Joe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1996"]
[BlackICU "2162"]
[WhiteClub "Carlow"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2503786"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[WhiteICU "2406"]
[BlackICU "2219"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Barry, Colm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[WhiteICU "2287"]
[BlackICU "2229"]
[WhiteClub "Unaffiliated"]
[BlackClub "Rathfarnham"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2500175"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[ECO "D28"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "classical, 7.Qe2"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Annotator: John Griffin (see Sources) (shown here). } { Source:
<em>Fiacla Fichille</em>, vol. 1, no. 11, September 1983, <a
href="../Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf#page=3">p.
26</a> (John Griffin); <em>Sunday Independent</em>, September 25, 1983 p.
18 (Jack Killane). } { Event information: <a
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Rd1 Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Ne5 $6 { A clever idea
based upon winning a pawn in broad daylight but White is only too happy to
sacrifice it. } ({ &#91;RR } 12... b5 $14 { .&#93; }) 13. Bf4 $1 Nxf3+ 14.
Qxf3 Bxf2+ 15. Qxf2 Qxc4 16. Bd6 { White is a pawn down but has the
initiative, Black is behind in development and is appallingly weak on the
dark squares. &#91;RR $18.&#93; } 16... Re8 17. Rd4 $1 Qc6 18. e5 Nd5 19.
Ne4 b6 20. Rf1 Ra7 21. Qh4 Rd7 22. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 23. Rg4+ Kh8 24. Qh6 Rg8
25. Rxg8+ Kxg8 26. Qf8# $1 { A very stylish win by Short over this year's
runner-up. } 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Wallace, Paul"]
[Black "Delaney, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2221"]
[BlackICU "2257"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500892"]
[BlackFideId "2500060"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2264"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.D."]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500140"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[ECO "D80"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld"]
[Variation "Stockholm variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Annotator: John Griffin (see Source). } { Source: <em>Fiacla
Fichille</em>, vol. 1, no. 11, September 1983, <a
href="../Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf#page=3">p.
26</a>. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 c5 6. cxd5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qxd5
8. e3 Bg7 9. Qf3 Qxf3 10. Nxf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rb1 b6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14.
Ke2 Na5 15. Rhc1 Bxb5+ 16. Rxb5 Kd7 17. Rd5+ $1 Ke6 18. e4 f6 {
&ldquo;Black faces the constant nuisance of having to defend his e pawn in
the Bb4 variation, but now his bishop is immobilised.&rdquo; } 19. Rc7 Rhd8
$2 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. d5+ Kf7 22. Rxa7 Bh6 23. Bg3 Nc4 24. Nd4 Ne5 25. Bxe5
1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Skelton, Noel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "1958"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Guinness"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500213"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rea, Willie"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1950"]
[BlackICU "2099"]
[WhiteClub "Charleville"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505622"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Annotator: John Griffin (see Source). } { Source: Dave Salter game file;
John Griffin, <em>Fiacla Fichille</em>, vol. 1, no. 11, September 1983,
		<a href="../Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf">p. 24</a>.
} { Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8.
dxc5 Nd7 9. Bd3 Nxe5 10. Qe2 Nc4 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qg4 14.
O-O Nf6 15. Rab1 O-O-O $4 { &ldquo;A terrible blunder, completely
overlooking White's reply.&rdquo; } 16. Bf4 $1 { &ldquo;Black must
surrender his queen to avoid mate.&rdquo; } 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Byrne, Ray"]
[Black "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2035"]
[BlackICU "2031"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "U.C.G."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500922"]
[BlackFideId "2005905"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "McGill, Derek"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "1927"]
[BlackICU "2224"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510375"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[ECO "E00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file. } { Event information: <a
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bb5 Bd7 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Rb8 11. Ba4 Qa5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Bxb4 14.
Bd2 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qxc3 16. Rc1 Qa3 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 O-O 19. Qa1 Qxa1
20. Rxa1 Rfc8 21. Nd4 h6 22. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Black "Noone, Joe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2162"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501740"]
[BlackFideId "2503786"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cronin, April"]
[Black "Smith, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "1926"]
[BlackICU "2049"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500370"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1954"]
[BlackICU "2050"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "T.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[WhiteFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Black "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2006"]
[BlackICU "1921"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500868"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "2192"]
[BlackICU "1925"]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "four knights, kingside fianchetto"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Bg4 8.
h3 Bd7 { White 0.28; Black 0.15. } 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne8 11. Rb1 Rb8 12.
Rb2 f5 { White 1.02; Black 0.49. } 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. f4 h6 15. Nf3 Nh5 16.
Kh2 b6 { White 1.15; Black 1.15. } 17. e3 Qe8 18. Bh1 g6 19. Rbf2 Nf6 20.
fxe5 dxe5 { White 1.43; Black 1.55. } 21. Nh4 Kg7 22. e4 f4 23. gxf4 exf4
24. Rxf4 Qe5 { White 2.04; Black 2.11. } 25. d4 Qe6 26. Bg2 Qxc4 27. e5 Nh7
28. d5 Qxc3 29. dxc6 Bxc6 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Rxf8 Rxf8 32. Rxf8 Nxf8 33. Qd2
g5 34. Ng2 Ng6 35. Bb2 Qe6 36. Qd8 c5 37. Qc7+ Qe7 38. Qxe7+ Nxe7 39. Ne3
Kf7 40. Kg3 h5 { White 2.29; Black 2.27. } 41. Kf3 { (Sealed move.) } 41...
Ke6 42. Ke4 b5 43. Bc3 a6 44. Bd2 Nc6 { White 2.46; Black 2.35. } 45. Nd5
Nxe5 46. Nc7+ Kd6 47. Ne8+ Ke7 48. Kxe5 Kxe8 49. Bxg5 b4 { White 2.48 Black
2.45. } 50. axb4 cxb4 51. h4 a5 52. Ke6 Kf8 { White 3.11; Black 2.58. } 53.
Bd8 b3 54. Be7+ Kg7 55. Ba3 Kg6 56. Bc1 Kg7 { White 3.23; Black 3.12. } 57.
Bb2+ Kg6 58. Ba1 a4 59. Bb2 Kh7 60. Kf7 Kh6 61. Kf6 Kh7 62. Kg5 Kg8 63.
Kxh5 Kf7 64. Kg5 { White 3.35; Black 3.16. } 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Black "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2085"]
[BlackICU "1996"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[BlackClub "Carlow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Brady, Cormac"]
[Black "Crowe, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1776"]
[BlackICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500825"]
[BlackFideId "2509695"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nicholson, John"]
[Black "Killane, Jack"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2092"]
[BlackICU "2001"]
[WhiteClub "Fisherwick"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501724"]
[BlackFideId "2500949"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2406"]
[BlackICU "2287"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Unaffiliated"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "2264"]
[BlackICU "2192"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500140"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Opening "Benko gambit half accepted"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. a4
{ White 0.09. } 8... O-O 9. Ra3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 axb5 11. Bxb5 Ba6 12. O-O Bxb5
{ White 0.45; Black 0.51. } 13. axb5 Nb6 14. e4 Nc4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qb3
Nb6 { White 1.01; Black 1.00. } 17. Rd1 Nfd7 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. Nd2 Ne5 20.
Qc2 Ra8 { White 1.48; Black 1.39. } 21. Rb1 Nec4 22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Bd2 Nxd2
24. Qxd2 Qb4 { White 2.01; Black 2.00. } 25. Qd3 Qb3 26. Qd1 Qb4 { White
2.08; Black 2.07. } { Draw agreed on Black's offer. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Wallace, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "2221"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500213"]
[BlackFideId "2500892"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Barry, Colm"]
[Black "Byrne, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[WhiteICU "2229"]
[BlackICU "2035"]
[WhiteClub "Rathfarnham"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500175"]
[BlackFideId "2500922"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Rea, Willie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2219"]
[BlackICU "1950"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Charleville"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2505622"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "McGill, Derek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "1927"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2510375"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[ECO "E76"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Four pawns attack"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. e5 Ne8 8.
Be3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. d5 dxe5 12. Bd3 Nd6 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Qe2 Bg7 16. Bg5 Re8 17. h4 Bc8 18. h5 f5 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. g4 Bf6
21. Bf4 e6 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23. Qh2 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Bb7+ 25. Nd5 Nxc4 26. Bxc4
Bxd5+ 27. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 28. Qg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bxb2 30. Rad1 Bd4 31. Kg3 Re2
32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Bd2 Rf8 34. Kf3 Rh2 35. Rfe1 Rf2+ 36. Kg3 Rxd2 37. Rxd2
Bc3 38. Red1 Bxd2 39. Rxd2 Kg7 40. Kf4 Kf6 41. Rd7 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Black "Skelton, Noel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1925"]
[BlackICU "1958"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[BlackClub "Guinness"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "Cronin, April"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "2224"]
[BlackICU "1926"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2500370"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Crowe, Michael"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2099"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509695"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance, Wade variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Dave Salter game file; <em>Fiacla Fichille</em>>, vol. 1, no. 11,
September 1983, <a
href="../Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf#page=2">p.
25</a>. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. c4 Bxc4 8.
Bxc4 Qb4+ 9. Nbd2 dxc4 10. a3 Qb5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qd5 13. N2f3 a6 14.
Qe2 Nc6 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Bg5 Rc8 17. Nf5 $1 Qc5 18. Qd2 Qd5 19. Qf4 Qc5 20.
Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 Nb8 22. d7+ Nxd7 23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24. Ne5+ Kc7 25. Qxf7+
Ne7 26. Bxe7 Qd5 27. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Black "Brady, Cormac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2031"]
[BlackICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.G."]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2005905"]
[BlackFideId "2500825"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Noone, Joe"]
[Black "Smith, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2162"]
[BlackICU "2049"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503786"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Black "Nicholson, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1954"]
[BlackICU "2092"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "Fisherwick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501724"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Smith-Morra gambit"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[WhiteFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

{ Annotator: John Griffin (see Source) (not shown here). } { Source:
<em>Fiacla Fichille</em>, vol. 1, no. 11, September 1983, <a
href="../Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf#page=1">p.
24</a> (John Griffin). } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Qd4 Nc6 7. Qxg7 Qf6
8. Bh6 Qxh6 ({ &#91;RR ?; } 8... Be7 $16 { . After the move played, Black
is lost.&#93; }) 9. Qxh8 Kf8 10. e5 Ne7 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. O-O
1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2050"]
[BlackICU "2006"]
[WhiteClub "T.C.D."]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2001"]
[BlackICU "1921"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2500868"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Black "Delaney, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "1996"]
[BlackICU "2257"]
[WhiteClub "Carlow"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500060"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Black "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2085"]
[BlackICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501740"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[WhiteICU "2257"]
[BlackICU "2406"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2287"]
[BlackICU "2219"]
[WhiteClub "Unaffiliated"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "Barry, Colm"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[WhiteICU "2192"]
[BlackICU "2229"]
[BlackClub "Rathfarnham"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[BlackFideId "2500175"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[Variation "Agincourt variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8.
e3 Qc7 { White 0.12; Black 0.43. } 9. Qe2 b6 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. d3 Rad8 12.
Rfd1 Bb7 { White 0.35; Black 1.24. } 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. d4
cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rc5 { White 0.51; Black 1.46. } 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Ba3 Re5 19.
Bb2 Rf5 20. Rac1 Rc5 { White 1.55; Black 2.13. } 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Qg4 e5
23. Nc3 f5 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Qf3 f4 26. exf4 exf4 27. Ne4 Ne7 28. Qc3 Nf5
29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Bxb7 { White 2.24. } 30... fxg3 31. hxg3 $18 ({
&ldquo;Not } 31. Bg2 gxf2+ 32. Kh1 Qe8 { &rdquo; , Alan Ludgate (scoresheet
notes), but White is also winning here, e.g. } 33. Rf1) 31... Qxb7 32. Qxc5
Qf7 { White 2.26; Black 2.28. } (32... Qf7 { &ldquo;!&rdquo; Ludgate, but
this allows } 33. Rd7 { , when Black can hardly hold out much longer ( }
33... Qe8 34. g4 { ). }) { The mutual time pressure weighs more heavily on
White in what follows. } 33. Qd5 $2 Qg6 34. Be5 Nh4 35. Bf4 $6 (35. Bc3 $18
) 35... h5 36. Qd6 Qf5 ({ &ldquo;?; better } 36... Rf6 $17 { &rdquo;,
Ludgate, but this is too pessimistic, since White has } 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38.
Qd3 $16) 37. Qe5 $4 ({ &ldquo; } 37. Rd5 $1 $16 { &rdquo;; White is
winning. }) 37... Qg4 $2 (37... Nf3+) 38. Qd5 (38. Rd3 Nf3+ 39. Rxf3 Qxf3
$19 { would leave Black with some remaining work. }) 38... Rxf4 39. Qd8+
Kh7 40. Qxh4 $2 Qxd1+ { White 2.29:50; Black 2.29:47. } 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Byrne, Ray"]
[Black "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2035"]
[BlackICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500922"]
[BlackFideId "2501740"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Crowe, Michael"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509695"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Noone, Joe"]
[Black "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2162"]
[BlackICU "1954"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503786"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[BlackFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cronin, April"]
[Black "Killane, Jack"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "1926"]
[BlackICU "2001"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500370"]
[BlackFideId "2500949"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov"]
[Variation "classical attack, Marshall variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Annotator: John Griffin (see Source). } { Source: John Griffin,
<em>Fiacla Fichille</em>, vol. 1, no. 11, September 1983, 		<a
href="Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf">pp. 24-25</a>. } {
Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Be3 O-O
8. Nbd2 f5 9. Ne5 f4 10. Nxe4 Bxe5 11. Ng3 fxe3 12. dxe5 exf2+ 13. Kf1 Qg5
14. c4 Nc6 15. cxd5 Nxe5 16. Ne4 Qe3 17. Bc2 Bf5 18. Nc3 { Fiacla Fichille
gives the impossible 18. Bc2 here. } 18... Nc4 19. g3 $2 Bh3# 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salter, David"]
[Black "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2099"]
[BlackICU "1925"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[ECO "D01"]
[Opening "Richter-Veresov attack"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Dave Salter game file. } { Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qd2 Na5 11. Ne5 Ne8 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qf4 a6 14.
Re3 f5 15. g4 g5 16. Qf3 f4 17. Ree1 Nf6 18. h4 gxh4 19. g5 Qg7 20. Kh2 Ne8
21. Rg1 Bb7 22. Qh5 Nd6 23. g6 h6 24. Nf7 Rfd8 25. Nxh6+ Kf8 26. Rg4 Ke7
27. Qg5+ Kd7 28. Rag1 Rf8 29. Qe5 Qxh6 30. g7 Rg8 31. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smith, David"]
[Black "Nicholson, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2049"]
[BlackICU "2092"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Fisherwick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501724"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Black "Brady, Cormac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2006"]
[BlackICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500825"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1921"]
[BlackICU "2050"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "T.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500868"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Wallace, Paul"]
[Black "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2221"]
[BlackICU "2264"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "U.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500892"]
[BlackFideId "2500140"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1996"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "Carlow"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500213"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Skelton, Noel"]
[Black "McGill, Derek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1958"]
[BlackICU "1927"]
[WhiteClub "Guinness"]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2510375"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[ECO "B16"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "Bronstein-Larsen variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bf4
e6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. c3 Bd6 10. Bg3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. h3 Bh5
14. Qe3 O-O-O 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. b4 e5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 Nd5
20. fxe5 Nxe3 21. Nd6+ Kc7 22. Kf2 fxe5 23. Nxf7 Bxf7 24. Kxe3 Rhg8 25. g4
Bg6 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Rad1 Rde8 28. Rhf1 Re7 29. Rf6 Rh8 30. Rh1 Rd8 31.
Rxg6 e4 32. h4 Rd3+ 33. Ke2 Rxc3 34. h5 e3 35. h6 Rc2+ 36. Kd3 Rd2+ 37. Kc3
Rdd7 38. Re1 e2 39. Kc2 Rd4 40. g5 Rd5 41. Rg8 Rh7 $4 (41... b5 42. g6 Re4
$11) 42. Rxe2 $18 Rd8 43. Rxd8 Kxd8 44. Rg2 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "2031"]
[BlackICU "2224"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.G."]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2005905"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rea, Willie"]
[Black "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1950"]
[BlackICU "2085"]
[WhiteClub "Charleville"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505622"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2406"]
[BlackICU "2264"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "U.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2500140"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Capablanca's variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: <em>Fiacla Fichille</em>, vol. 1, no. 11, September 1983, <a
href="../Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf#page=3">p.
26</a>; <em>Evening Echo</em>, October 11, 1983 p. 13. } { Event
information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
d4 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 Bh5 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Rad1 f5 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. f4 Rad8 17. g4 Qf7 18. Rf2 Rd7 19. Rg2 Red8 20.
Qc2 Bf8 21. Kh2 h6 $2 (21... g6 $10) 22. Rdg1 $16 Kh8 $6 (22... Kh7) 23. g5
$18 hxg5 24. Rxg5 Be7 25. Rg6 Bf6 26. Ba3 Kg8 27. Qe2 b6 28. b4 a6 29. Qh5
b5 30. c5 Kf8 31. Qh7 Rd5 32. Bb2 R8d7 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Rxg7 Rd8 35. Rxf7+
1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2257"]
[BlackICU "2287"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Unaffiliated"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Barry, Colm"]
[Black "Wallace, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2229"]
[BlackICU "2221"]
[WhiteClub "Rathfarnham"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500175"]
[BlackFideId "2500892"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "2224"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500213"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Skelton, Noel"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "1958"]
[BlackICU "2192"]
[WhiteClub "Guinness"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[ECO "B08"]
[Opening "Pirc"]
[Variation "classical (two knights) system"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8.
Qxh6 b4 { White 0.18; Black 0.30. } 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Ba6 12.
Bxa6 Qxa6 { White 0.53; Black 0.56. } 13. Ne3 Nbd7 14. Nd3 b3 15. Nb4 Qb5
16. c3 bxa2 { White 1.01; Black 1.17. } 17. Qf4 a5 18. Nxa2 O-O 19. Rb1 Nd5
20. Nxd5 Qxd5 { White 1.31; Black 1.35. } 21. Nc1 Qxg2 22. Rf1 e5 23. Qh4
g5 24. Qg3 Qe4+ { White 1.52; Black 1.50. } 25. Kd2 Qxb1 26. Rg1 Qf5 27.
Nd3 f6 28. h4 h6 29. hxg5 Qxg5+ { White 2.02; Black 2.05. } 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2219"]
[BlackICU "1996"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Carlow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501740"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2031"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.G."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2005905"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Byrne, Ray"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2035"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500922"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2006"]
[BlackICU "2099"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance, Wade variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Dave Salter game file. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8.
Qxe2 Qa6 9. Qc2 b6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. a3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Nge7 13. dxc5 Nf5 14. Bf4
bxc5 15. Nbd2 c4 16. Nf1 Bc5 17. h3 h5 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. Bxg3 Qb6 20. Rab1
Rb8 21. Qd2 Na5 22. Qf4 Rb7 23. Rd1 O-O 24. Qg5 g6 25. Qh6 Be7 26. Bf4 Bd8
27. Be3 Qc6 28. Rd4 Qe8 29. g4 Nc6 30. Rf4 f5 31. exf6 Bxf6 32. Bc5 Bg7 33.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. Bxf8 Qxf8 35. Qxg6+ Kh8 36. Ng5 hxg4 37. Nxe6 Qg8 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smith, David"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "2049"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "Noone, Joe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2001"]
[BlackICU "2162"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2503786"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1954"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[WhiteFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rea, Willie"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1950"]
[WhiteClub "Charleville"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505622"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Crowe, Michael"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509695"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "McGill, Derek"]
[Black "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1927"]
[BlackICU "2085"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510375"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[ECO "A97"]
[Opening "Dutch"]
[Variation "Ilyin-Genevsky, Winter variation"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Annotator: Derek McGill (see Source). } { Source: Derek McGill game file.
} { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Qe8 8.
Re1 Qg6 9. e4 fxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Nc6 (11... Qxe4 $4 12. Nh4) 12.
Nh4 Qf7 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Bd2 Rae8 16. Bc3 e5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18.
Re1 Bf5 19. Re3 e4 20. Nd2 Bg5 21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 (22. Nxe4 Bd8 $11)
22... Kh8 $17 23. f4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 $2 (24. Nf3 Re7 25. Kg2 Rfe8 26. Qd3 $17)
24... Qxf6 $19 25. Nf3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Kg2 Re7 28. Kf3 Rfe8 29. Qc2
a5 30. Re2 c6 31. h4 b5 32. c5 Qg1 33. Kg4 h5+ 34. Kxh5 Qxg3 35. Rg2 Qxf4
36. Bxc6 Re5+ 37. Rg5 R8e6 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cronin, April"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "1926"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500370"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nicholson, John"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "2092"]
[WhiteClub "Fisherwick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501724"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1925"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Brady, Cormac"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500825"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "2050"]
[WhiteClub "T.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1921"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500868"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Wallace, Paul"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[WhiteICU "2221"]
[BlackICU "2406"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500892"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2192"]
[BlackICU "2287"]
[BlackClub "Unaffiliated"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Be6 8.
d3 c6 { White 0.05; Black 0.31. } 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Bg5 dxc4 12.
dxc4 Nc6 { White 0.30; Black 1.02. } 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Ne7 15. Nc3 Nf5
16. Ne4 h6 { White 1.01; Black 1.35. } 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. fxe3
e4 20. Bxe4 Bxb2 { White 1.15; Black 1.52. } 21. Rb1 Be5 22. Qf3 b6 23.
Rbc1 Bd6 24. Rc6 Qe7 { White 1.45; Black 2.09. } 25. Kg2 Rae8 26. Bc2 b5
27. Qf6 Qxf6 28. Rxf6 Be5 { White 1.59; Black 2.20. } 29. Rf1 Rc8 30. Bb3
a5 { White 2.05; Black 2.23. } 31. a4 bxa4 32. Bxa4 { Draw agreed on
White's offer. } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Barry, Colm"]
[Black "Delaney, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2229"]
[BlackICU "2257"]
[WhiteClub "Rathfarnham"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500175"]
[BlackFideId "2500060"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "2219"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500213"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Black "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2264"]
[BlackICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.D."]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500140"]
[BlackFideId "2501740"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.6"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "Noone, Joe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "2224"]
[BlackICU "2162"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2503786"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Black "Skelton, Noel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2085"]
[BlackICU "1958"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[BlackClub "Guinness"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8.8"]
[White "Byrne, Ray"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2035"]
[BlackICU "2006"]
[WhiteClub "Vikings"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500922"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2031"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.G."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2005905"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1954"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[WhiteFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rea, Willie"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1950"]
[WhiteClub "Charleville"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505622"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1996"]
[WhiteClub "Carlow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Crowe, Michael"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509695"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salter, David"]
[Black "Smith, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2099"]
[BlackICU "2049"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Dave Salter game file. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. a4 O-O 8.
O-O e5 9. h3 Na6 10. Nd2 Nh5 11. Nc4 Qe7 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. Nb5 Nf4 14.
Nbxd6 f5 15. exf5 Rf6 16. Ne4 Rxf5 17. Ng3 Rg5 18. Ne3 h5 19. h4 Rg4 20.
Nxg4 hxg4 21. c4 Nb4 22. Ne4 Qf5 23. Ng3 Qd7 24. Be3 Bf6 25. Qb1 Nbd3 26.
Ra3 Qh7 27. Rxd3 Qxh4 28. Rb3 Kf7 29. Rxb7+ Be7 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Qe4 fxg3
32. fxg3+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "McGill, Derek"]
[Black "Killane, Jack"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1927"]
[BlackICU "2001"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510375"]
[BlackFideId "2500949"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[ECO "A51"]
[Opening "Budapest defence declined"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 Ng4 7. h4 f5 8. Na4
Bb4+ 9. Bd2 a5 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Na6 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Nec3 e4 14. Be2
Ne5 15. Qc2 Qe8 16. b3 b6 17. O-O-O Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cronin, April"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "1926"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500370"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nicholson, John"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "2092"]
[WhiteClub "Fisherwick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501724"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1925"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Brady, Cormac"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500825"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "2050"]
[WhiteClub "T.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1921"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500868"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[WhiteICU "2406"]
[BlackICU "2224"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Barry, Colm"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[WhiteICU "2219"]
[BlackICU "2229"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Rathfarnham"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2500175"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Curtin, Eugene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[WhiteICU "2287"]
[BlackICU "2264"]
[WhiteClub "Unaffiliated"]
[BlackClub "U.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2500140"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Delaney, John"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "2257"]
[BlackICU "2192"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500060"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Opening "Pirc"]
[Variation "Austrian attack, 6.Be3"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Alan Ludgate scoresheet; <em>Fiacla Fichille</em>, vol. 1, no.
11, September 1983, <a
href="../Fiacla_Fichille_v1_n11_September_1983_pp24-26.pdf#page=2">p.
25</a> (John Griffin). } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. h3 c5 8.
e5 Nh5 { White 0.48; Black 0.09. } 9. g4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Ng3 11. Rg1 Nxf1 12.
Rxf1 Qa5 { White 0.54; Black 0.33. } 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Nxd5 dxe5 15. O-O-O
exf4 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 { White 1.31; Black 1.12. } 17. Bxf4 Nb6 18. Nxc8 Raxc8
19. Be5 Nc4 { Black offered a draw. } 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Rd7 Ne3 22. Rf2
Rfd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd2 Rxd2 { White 1.52; Black 1.37. } 25. Kxd2 Nd5 {
&ldquo;So far Black has always been on the brink of equalising but now
White plays a masterly endgame to bring about the win.&rdquo; (John Griffin
in <em>Fiacla Fichille</em>.) This account oversimplifies some significant
twists and turns in the sequel. } 26. c4 Nf4 27. h4 h5 ({ After } 27... Kf6
{ White has pressure but Black should hold easily enough. }) 28. gxh5 Nxh5
{ White 1.59; Black 1.49. } 29. Ke3 Kf6 30. b4 Ke7 31. a4 a6 32. a5 Ng7 {
White 2.11; Black 2.10. } 33. Kd4 Ne6+ 34. Kd5 f6 35. Ne1 Kd7 36. Nd3 Ng7 (
36... Ke7 { is fine, since } 37. b5 { (else Black has no problems) } 37...
Kd7 38. bxa6 bxa6 39. Nb4 { is met by } 39... g5 $1 $10 { (only move). })
37. Nf4 g5 38. h5 Nf5 $2 ({ The critical turning point. &ldquo; } 38...
gxf4 39. h6 f3 40. hxg7 f2 41. g8=Q f1=Q $16) ({ Or } 38... gxf4 39. h6 Nf5
40. h7 Ne7+ 41. Ke4 Ng6 42. Kf5 f3 ({ but not } 42... Nh8 43. Kxf4 $18) 43.
Kxg6 f2 44. h8=Q f1=Q $16 { &rdquo;, per Alan Ludgate's notes on his
scoresheet. }) ({ After } 38... gxf4 39. h6 Nf5 ({ or } 39... f3 40. hxg7
f2 41. g8=Q f1=Q $10) 40. h7 Ne7+ 41. Ke4 Ng6 42. Kf5 Nh8 (42... f3 43.
Kxg6 f2 44. h8=Q f1=Q { is also equal, and simpler }) 43. Kxf4 { , Black
turns out to be fine after } 43... Ke6 { e.g., } 44. b5 $5 (44. Kg4 Ke5 {
draws straightforwardly }) 44... Ng6+ $1 ({ but not } 44... f5 $2 45. b6
$18) 45. Kg4 Kf7 { , when White has nothing better than } 46. c5 Ne5+ 47.
Kf5 Kg7 48. c6 Nxc6 $1 49. bxc6 bxc6 50. h8=Q+ Kxh8 51. Kxf6 $10) 39. Ng2 (
39. Ne2 $18) 39... Nh6 40. c5 $2 (40. Ne1 $18) 40... f5 { White 2.28; Black
2.27. } (40... g4 $2 41. Ne3 $18) (40... Nf5 $1 $10 { e.g., } 41. Ne1 {
(what else?) } 41... Ne7+ 42. Ke4 Ke6) 41. Ke5 f4 (41... Ke7 $2 42. b5 $18
{ (Ludgate). }) (41... Kc6 42. Kf6 f4 $10 { was simpler. }) 42. Ne1 Kc6 $2
({ The losing move. &ldquo;If } 42... Kc7 43. Ke4 { with the idea of Nd3-e5
$18&rdquo; Ludgate. Here } 43... Kd8 (43... Kc6 44. Nf3 $18) (43... Kd7 44.
Nf3 $18) (43... Ng8 44. Kf5 $18) 44. Nc2 $1 (44. Nd3 $6 Kd7 45. Ne5+ Kd8
$14 { is much less clear }) 44... Kc7 45. Nd4 { allows White to regroup,
with a winning position (though there is still considerable work ahead). })
({ But Black has an extraordinary saving resource: } 42... Kd8 $3 $10 (
42... Kc8 $3 { also works }) { leaves White unable to make progress, due to
a remarkable mutual zugzwang. After } 43. Ke4 Kc7 { (reaching the same
position as above, but with White to move) } 44. Nc2 (44. Nf3 g4 45. Ne5 f3
$10) (44. Kf3 Kc6 $10) 44... Ng8 $1 45. Kf3 (45. Kf5 { now allows } 45...
f3 { in a difference with the variation above }) 45... Kc6 46. Kg4 Nf6+ 47.
Kxg5 Nxh5 48. Kxh5 f3 { , it's a draw. }) { Perhaps Black could have found
this resource if the game had been adjourned; as it was, this was the last
round and the game had to be played to a finish. } 43. Nf3 Kb5 (43... g4
44. Nd4+ { , etc. }) 44. Nxg5 Kxb4 { White 2.50; Black 2.45. } 45. Kxf4
Kxc5 46. Ne4+ Kd5 47. Kg5 Nf7+ 48. Kf6 Nh6 { White 3.30; Black 3.30. } 49.
Kg6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Skelton, Noel"]
[Black "Wallace, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "1958"]
[BlackICU "2221"]
[WhiteClub "Guinness"]
[BlackClub "Sandymount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500892"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "McDonnell, Gerard"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2031"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "U.C.G."]
[BlackClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2005905"]
[BlackFideId "2500213"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "O'Connor, Eddie"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Christy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[BlackICU "2006"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501740"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Noone, Joe"]
[Black "Byrne, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2162"]
[BlackICU "2035"]
[WhiteClub "Sandymount"]
[BlackClub "Vikings"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503786"]
[BlackFideId "2500922"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.9"]
[White "O'Tuathail, Padraig"]
[Black "O'Brien, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1954"]
[BlackICU "2085"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]
[WhiteFullName "&Oacute; Tuathail, P&aacute;draig"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9.10"]
[White "Rea, Willie"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1950"]
[BlackICU "2050"]
[WhiteClub "Charleville"]
[BlackClub "T.C.D."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505622"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smith, David"]
[Black "McGill, Derek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2049"]
[BlackICU "1927"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[BlackClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2510375"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "anti-Caro-Kann defence"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Derek McGill game file. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1983_allfiles/pairings_irlch1983.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nge5 13. Kh1 Nb6 14. b3
f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Rae1 a5 17. Nxf5 Rxf5 18. f4 Ned7 19. Bg4 Rff8 20. Re7
h6 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. f5 Rae8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Bxh6 Nf6 25. Bxg7+ Qxg7 26.
Rf4 g5 27. Rf3 d5 28. cxd5 Nbxd5 29. Nxd5 cxd5 30. Qc3 Re7 31. Qxa5 Rc7 32.
Rc3 Rxc3 33. Qxc3 Kh7 34. Qf3 g4 35. Qg3 d4 36. Qh4+ Qh6 37. Qxh6+ Kxh6 38.
Kg1 gxh3 39. gxh3 Kg5 40. Kf1 Kf4 41. Ke2 Ke4 42. Bc8 b6 43. h4 Nh5 44. a4
Nf6 45. b4 d3+ 46. Kd2 Kd4 47. Bb7 Ng4 48. h5 Ne5 49. Ba6 Nf3+ 50. Kd1 Kc3
51. Bxd3 $1 Kxb4 52. h6 Ng5 53. f6 Nf7 54. h7 Kxa4 55. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2001"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Crowe, Michael"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1930"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509695"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cronin, April"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteICU "1926"]
[WhiteClub "Raheny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500370"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nicholson, John"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "2092"]
[WhiteClub "Fisherwick"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501724"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "O'Hare, Eugene"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1925"]
[WhiteClub "City of Derry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Colours unknown. } { Event information: <a
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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Brady, Cormac"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1776"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500825"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteICU "1921"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500868"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

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*

[Event "Irish Championship 1983"]
[Site "Castlebar IRL"]
[Date "1983.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gaffney, Michael"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1996"]
[BlackICU "2099"]
[WhiteClub "Carlow"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "1983.07.09"]

{ Source: Dave Salter game file. } { Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. a4 Nc6 8.
Na3 Bxa3 9. Rxa3 Nd5 10. Qc2 Na5 11. Bd2 c5 12. dxc5 Bd7 13. e4 Nf6 14.
Bxa5 Qxa5 15. Qxc4 b5 16. axb5 Qxb5 17. Qxb5 Bxb5 18. Rfa1 a6 19. Nd4 Rab8
20. Nxb5 Rxb5 21. Rc1 a5 22. c6 Rc8 23. c7 Kf8 24. Rac3 Ne8 25. Bf1 Rb6 26.
Rc5 Ke7 27. e5 f6 28. f4 fxe5 29. fxe5 g6 30. Bb5 Kf8 31. Bd7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7
Nxc7 33. Rxc7 Rxb2 34. Ra7 Ke7 35. Bc8+ Kd8 36. Bxe6 Rb5 37. Rd7+ Ke8 38.
Rd5 Rb1+ 39. Kg2 a4 40. Bd7+ Ke7 1-0

