[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Crichton, Martin"]
[Black "Carton, Niall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1896"]
[BlackICU "2204"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500973"]
[BlackFideId "2500299"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 b6 6. Ngf3 dxe4 7. Ng5 Bxf2+
8. Kxf2 e3+ 9. Kf1 exd2 10. Bxd2 c6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. a5 Nbd7 14.
axb6 axb6 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Kf2 Qa4 17. b4 Qxc2 18. Rc1 Qb2 19. Bxc6 Bxc6
20. Rxc6 Qd4+ 21. Kf1 Ra8 22. Rc1 Qd5 23. Qf3 h6 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Ne4 Ra3
26. Ke2 Rb3 27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. Rd8 Ne5 29. Nd6 Rxd3 30. Nc4 Rd4 31. Nxe5 Re4+
32. Kf2 Rxe5 33. Rd7 Nf6 34. Rxf7 Ne4+ 35. Ke1 Nd6+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2251"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2029"]
[BlackICU "2238"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[WhiteICU "2140"]
[BlackICU "2381"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Clarke, Tom"]
[Black "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2196"]
[BlackICU "1919"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500302"]
[BlackFideId "2500574"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Colhoun, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Black "Ryan, Joe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1815"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502682"]
[BlackFideId "2500426"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2207"]
[BlackICU "2009"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "36064807"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[BlackClub "Douglas"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "McMahon, Eric"]
[Black "Brady, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2153"]
[BlackICU "2130"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501163"]
[BlackFideId "2500124"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.09"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1805"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Ryan, Joe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "Douglas"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2500426"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p2n1r1p/b1R1Qpp1/3p4/8/Pq4P1/1P2P1BP/3R1K2 w - - 0 28"]

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28. Qxf7+ $1 { ...? } 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Clarke, Tom"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2196"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500302"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "Carton, Niall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[WhiteICU "2381"]
[BlackICU "2204"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2500299"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "McMahon, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2238"]
[BlackICU "2153"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2501163"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[BlackICU "2140"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1919"]
[BlackICU "2029"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500574"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2009"]
[BlackICU "2251"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "1805"]
[BlackICU "2207"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "36064807"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Colhoun, David"]
[Black "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackICU "1815"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2502682"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Brady, Stephen"]
[Black "Crichton, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2130"]
[BlackICU "1896"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500124"]
[BlackFideId "2500973"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "Reti opening"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Nc6 5. Be2 a6 6. O-O d5 7. d4 cxd4 8.
exd4 Bd6 9. c4 dxc4 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Rc1 b6 13. Re1 Rd8 14.
Bd3 Nb4 15. Bb1 Be7 16. a3 Nc6 17. Qc2 g6 18. d5 Na5 19. Be5 Qc5 20. d6
Rxd6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Ne4 Qxa3 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.10"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2381"]
[WhiteClub "Douglas"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "McMahon, Eric"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2153"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501163"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Clarke, Tom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2207"]
[BlackICU "2196"]
[BlackClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "36064807"]
[BlackFideId "2500302"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carton, Niall"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2204"]
[BlackICU "2009"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500299"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Ryan, Joe"]
[Black "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "1805"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500426"]
[BlackFideId "2501392"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Colhoun, David"]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackICU "2238"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2029"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "Brady, Stephen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2251"]
[BlackICU "2130"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[BlackFideId "2500124"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Black "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2140"]
[BlackICU "1919"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500574"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Crichton, Martin"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1896"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500973"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 c6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Re1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Bg2 Rfe8 13. b3 Ng4 14.
Rd1 e5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bb2 h5 17. Rd2 Re6 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. e3 Kh7 20. Ba1
Kh6 21. Bb2 h4 22. Rc2 hxg3 23. hxg3 f5 24. Bf3 Nf6 25. Kg2 g5 26. b4 Na4
27. Nxa4 Rxa4 28. Rh1+ Kg6 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. b5 g4 31. Be2 Rd6 32. Rd1 Rxd1
33. Bxd1 Ra3 34. c5 cxb5 35. cxb6 Ra6 36. Rb2 Rxb6 37. Be2 Nd5 38. Bxb5 Kf6
39. a4 Nc3 40. Rb3 Nxb5 41. axb5 Ke6 42. f3 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Kd5 44. Rb1 Rg6
45. Rh1 Ke6 46. Rh7 e4+ 47. Kf2 b6 48. Rc7 Kd5 49. Rf7 Ke5 50. Rc7 Rd6 51.
Re7+ Kd5 52. Rc7 Ke6 53. Ke2 Kd5 54. Kf2 Rh6 55. Kg2 Ke5 56. Rd7 Rh8 57.
Rb7 Rh6 58. Rd7 Ke6 59. Rc7 Kd5 60. Rf7 Ke5 61. Rc7 Rd6 62. Re7+ Kf6 63.
Rc7 Rd2+ 64. Kf1 Ke5 65. Rb7 Rd6 66. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.11"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1815"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502682"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2381"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 cxd4 $2 7. Nb5
Qd8 8. Qxd4 a6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ne5 Ke7 11. Nc7 Ra7 12. Be3 b6 13. Bxb6
Rb7 14. Bc5+ Kd8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. Nxa6 Nxa6 17. Bxa6 Rb6 18. Bxc8 $18 {
... (1-0, 53). } 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2238"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Douglas"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "McMahon, Eric"]
[Black "Clarke, Tom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2153"]
[BlackICU "2196"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501163"]
[BlackFideId "2500302"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Ryan, Joe"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "2207"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500426"]
[BlackFideId "36064807"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Brady, Stephen"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2130"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500124"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2009"]
[BlackICU "2140"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Carton, Niall"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2204"]
[BlackICU "2251"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500299"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1805"]
[BlackICU "2029"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[BlackICU "1815"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2502682"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Crichton, Martin"]
[Black "Colhoun, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1896"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500973"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Opening "King's pawn game"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1. e4 e5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O Be6 8.
d3 Qd7 9. f4 Bg4 10. f5 Nd4 11. h3 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 c6 14. g4
h6 15. Be3 Nh7 16. Rf2 Bg5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Rd1 c5 19. Bf3 f6 20. h4 gxh4
21. Rh2 Ng5 22. Rxh4 Kf7 23. Kg2 Rh8 24. Rdh1 Rxh4 25. Rxh4 Rg8 26. Qf2 Qe8
27. Rh5 Rh8 28. Qh4 Rxh5 29. Qxh5+ Ke7 30. Qxe8+ Kxe8 31. Kg3 Kf7 32. Bg2
Kg8 33. Kh4 Kh7 34. Kh5 Nf7 35. Bf3 Nd8 36. g5 Nc6 37. g6+ Kg8 38. a3 Kf8
39. Bd1 Ke7 40. Kg4 Nd4 41. Kg3 Kd7 42. Kf2 Kc6 43. Ba4+ Kb6 44. b4 cxb4
45. axb4 a5 46. bxa5+ Kxa5 47. Bd1 Kb4 48. Ke3 Kc3 49. Ba4 b6 50. Bd1 Nc6
51. Be2 Kc2 52. Bh5 Nb4 53. Be2 Na2 54. Bh5 Nc3 55. Be2 Kc1 56. d4 Nxe2 57.
Kxe2 Kc2 58. dxe5 dxe5 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.12"]
[Round "4.11"]
[White "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1919"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500574"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "Douglas"]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "4.Nf3"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]
[Annotator "Mark Orr"]

{ Annotator: Mark Orr, <em>Irish Chess Journal</em>, vol. 1, no. 5,
August-September 1988, <a
href="../ICJ-Vol-1-No-5-Aug-Sept-1988-page-14.pdf">p. 14</a>. } { Event
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 { "Offering to go into the
compications of the Vienna Gambit (see Braga-Orr, ICJ Vol. 1, No.3. P.19)
but Philip is coservative in the openings and transposes into the QGA." }
5. e3 c5 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 ({ "Over the
board I was more concerned with the immediate } 10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5
12. Rd1 Nxd3 13. Rxd3 { when White's extra development compensates for the
exchange of his good Bishop." }) 10... Qb8 $1 ({ "Making it difficult for
White to free his congested pieces for if ( } 10... Qb8 { ) } 11. e4 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Bd6 { and if then } 13. g3 { perhaps } 13... h5 $1 { . The Queen
is better on b8 than c7 to avoid White sacrificing on b5 and a subsequent
Knight fork of c7 and d6." }) 11. Ng5 $5 Be7 12. Nge4 Nxe4 ({ "White's idea
was } 12... O-O 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8
17. Qxc5 { winning a pawn, but on reflection, this posiiton is dangerous
for White as Black's two Bishops and lead in development constitute serious
compensation, e.g., } 17... Rc8 18. Qb4 Rc4 19. Qb3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rg4 21.
g3 Qc7 { with ... Qc6 to follow." }) 13. Nxe4 c4 $6 ({ "Better was } 13...
cxd4 14. exd4 O-O { but I did not want to release the Bc1." }) 14. Bc2 O-O
15. Ng3 g6 16. e4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Be3 Qc8 19. h3 Bc5 20. Kh2 Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 Qe6 22. f4 Nc6 23. e5 ({ "White has the advantage here with Ne4-f6
coming and a possible f5 at some point as well and Rd6. To counter this
Black has ... Nb4 at some point and can try and use the unprotected state
of Qe3 e.g., ( } 23. e5 { ) } 23... Rfe8 24. Rd6 $2 ({ or } 24. Ne4 $2 Nxe5
25. fxe5 Qxe5+) 24... Qxd6 { winning. I chose the possibly inferior })
23... Rad8 { which led to the sacrifice of a piece for three pawns." } 24.
Ne4 Nxe5 $5 25. fxe5 Qxe5+ 26. Qg3 Qxb2 27. Qc3 ({ "Also possible was } 27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qh4 { again leading to an ending with piece for 3 pawns but
with the Queens on and probably at least a draw for Black." } ({ &#91;RR
(David McAlister) } 28. Qh4 $4 Qe5+ $1 { wins for Black ( } 29. g3 Rd2+ $1
{ ). }) ({ Instead } 28. Qg5 { is about equal.&#93; })) 27... Qxc3 28. Nxc3
Rfe8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Nxd1 { "Philip later criticised his
play around here - he was hardly taking any time over his moves. In the
resulting position Black's King gets to d4 unchallenged simply because
White has to spend a tempo doing something about the pawn g2." } 31... Kg7
32. Kg3 Kf6 33. h4 Ke5 34. Kf2 f5 $6 { "Unnecessary. Simply ... a5, ...
Bc6, ... b4, and ... a4." } 35. g3 a5 36. Ne3 Bc6 37. Ke2 Kd4 38. h5 b4 39.
h6 a4 40. g4 f4 $4 ({ "White has done well to give Black a critical
decision on the last move before the time control and with only seconds
left I duly obliged. I saw his reply but thought I could draw the ending.
If only it occurred to me to try and win, the result could have been very
different ( } 40... b3 $1 41. gxf5 bxa2 $1 42. Bd1 Be4 { wins. }) ({
"Better for White is ( } 40... b3 { ) } 41. axb3 cxb3 42. gxf5 gxf5 43.
Bxf5 a3 44. Bc2 $1 Ba4 $1 { but still losing)." }) 41. Bxg6 $1 fxe3 42. Bxh7
Bd5 43. Bb1 $1 ({ "Philip is trying to win now and realises that he must
keep control of b1-h7. } 43. Bc2 Bg8 44. Bxa4 Bh7 { would be drawn." }) ({
&#91;RR In fact } 43. Bb1 $2 { lets the win slip. Instead, engines show a
study-like win beginning with }) (43. g5 $1 { , when the line that would
have drawn in the game, } 43... Ke5 44. Kxe3 a3 { , fails due to the
startling } 45. Bd3 $3 Bg8 46. g6 $1 (46. Bxc4 $2 { only draws }) 46... Kf6
47. h7 Bxh7 48. gxh7 Kg7 49. Bxc4 { (the point!).&#93; }) 43... Bg8 44. g5
Kc3 $2 ({ "As discovered later, } 44... Ke5 { draws, e.g. } 45. Kxe3 a3 $1
46. g6 Kf6 47. Kd4 b3 48. g7 bxa2 49. Bxa2 Kg5 50. Bxc4 Kxh6 51. Bxg8 Kxg7)
({ "I played } 44... Kc3 { hoping to get the interesting ending of Q v. 4Ps
where three of the pawns are connected and advanced. This is what happens
but (a) my opponent should not have allowed it, and (b) I misplayed it
anyway." }) 45. g6 Kb2 46. h7 $2 ({ "Better is } 46. Bf5 b3 47. a3 $1 (47.
axb3 a3 48. h7 a2 49. h8=Q+ c3) 47... c3 48. h7 c2 49. h8=Q+ Ka2 50. Qc3 {
and wins." }) 46... Bxh7 47. gxh7 Kxb1 48. h8=Q Kxa2 49. Kxe3 ({ &#91;RR
The Lomonosov tablebases give } 49. Qd4 { as one of several ways to win.
The move played leads to a draw with best play.&#93; }) 49... a3 $2 ({ "The
final blunder! After } 49... b3 50. Qc3 a3 51. Qxc4 Ka1 52. Qxb3 a2 { Black
draws and there does not seem to be any other way for White to try and
win." }) ({ &#91;RR After } 49... b3 $1 50. Qc3 { , } 50... a3 $4 51. Qxc4
Ka1 52. Qxb3 a2 { , White wins easily via } 53. Qc3+ Kb1 54. Kd2) ({
Nevertheless, the Nalimov tablebases show that there is a draw, via } 49...
b3 $1 50. Qc3 b2 $1 51. Qxc4+ Ka3 $1 52. Qc2 b1=Q $1 53. Qxb1 {
stalemate.&#93; }) 50. Kd2 b3 ({ "If } 50... c3+ 51. Kc1 $1 b3 52. Qg8 $1
c2 53. Qf7 Ka1 54. Qxb3 a2 55. Qb2# { " }) 51. Qh1 Kb2 ({ "If } 51... b2
52. Kc2 { and mate by Qb1 next move." }) 52. Qc1+ ({ "A typical finish
would be ( } 52. Qc1+ { ) } 52... Ka2 53. Qxc4 Kb2 (53... Ka1 54. Qxb3 a2
55. Qc3+ Kb1 56. Qc1#) 54. Kd1 $1 Ka2 (54... a2 55. Qc1#) 55. Kc1 Ka1 56.
Qxb3 a2 57. Qc3# { ". }) 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Clarke, Tom"]
[Black "Ryan, Joe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2196"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500302"]
[BlackFideId "2500426"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[WhiteICU "2381"]
[BlackICU "2238"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Black "Carton, Niall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2140"]
[BlackICU "2204"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500299"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Colhoun, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2207"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "36064807"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "McMahon, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[BlackICU "2153"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[BlackFideId "2501163"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Brady, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[BlackICU "2130"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2500124"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2251"]
[BlackICU "2029"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.9"]
[White "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1919"]
[BlackICU "2009"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500574"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.10"]
[White "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Black "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1815"]
[BlackICU "1805"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502682"]
[BlackFideId "2501392"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.13"]
[Round "5.11"]
[White "Crichton, Martin"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1896"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500973"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Clarke, Tom"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2196"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[BlackClub "Douglas"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500302"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Carton, Niall"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2204"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2500299"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2381"]
[BlackICU "2207"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "36064807"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Ryan, Joe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2238"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2500426"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Brady, Stephen"]
[Black "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2130"]
[BlackICU "2140"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500124"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "McMahon, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2029"]
[BlackICU "2153"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2501163"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Colhoun, David"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1919"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500574"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2009"]
[BlackICU "1805"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2501392"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.10"]
[White "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Black "Crichton, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1815"]
[BlackICU "1896"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502682"]
[BlackFideId "2500973"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Opening "Benko gambit half accepted"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 axb5 8.
Bxb5 Qb6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. Bxb3 exd5 12. f3 Na6 13. Nce2 c4 14.
Bc2 Nb4 15. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 16. Kf2 O-O 17. Nd4 Rfe8 18. Nge2 g6 19. Rhd1 Ra6
20. Nc3 Rea8 21. Ncb5 Rb6 22. a4 Bc6 23. h3 Ne8 24. g4 Nd6 25. a5 Rbb8 26.
Nxd6 Bxd6 27. a6 Bc5 28. Nxc6 dxc6 29. Rdb1 Ra7 30. b3 Re8 31. bxc4 Rxe3
32. cxd5 Rc3+ 33. Kg3 Rxc2 34. dxc6 Bd6+ 35. f4 Rxc6 36. Rb7 Raxa6 37. Rxa6
Rxa6 38. Rb3 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.14"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2251"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Carton, Niall"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2204"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[BlackClub "Douglas"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500299"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[ECO "C24"]
[Opening "Bishop's opening"]
[Variation "Berlin defence"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. } { Annotator: Martin Kelly, <em>Irish News</em>, July 28, 1988
(via David McAlister). }

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 Qe7 6. Bb3 h6 7. O-O Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Nc6 9. Re1 Nh7 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nc4 g5 12. d4 Bb6 13. a4 g4 14. a5 Nxa5
({ " } 14... gxf3 15. axb6 fxg2 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. bxc7 Qh4 18. Nd6+ Kf8 {
is strong for White clearly." }) 15. Nxa5 ({ "Or } 15. Rxa5 gxf3 16. dxe5
fxg2 17. exd6 Qh4 18. Qf3 { gives White attacking chances." }) 15... gxf3
16. Qxf3 Be6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Be3 Nd7 21. f4 f6
22. Kh2 Ke7 23. Rf1 c5 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. f5 h5 26. g3 Rad8 27. Rfd1 Nb8 28.
g4 { "An uncharacteristic blunder by White who had winning chances by
exploiting Black's weak h-pawn." } ({ &#91;RR White is winning after } 28.
Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Kg2 { .&#93; }) 28... hxg4 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Bf2 Rxh3+ 31.
Kg2 Ke7 32. Rd1 Rh8 33. Kg3 Nc6 34. Kxg4 Rh7 35. Be6 Ke8 36. Kf3 Nd8 37.
Bc4 Nf7 38. Be3 Rh3+ 39. Ke2 Rh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Dunne, David"]
[Black "Clarke, Tom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2381"]
[BlackICU "2196"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501139"]
[BlackFideId "2500302"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2238"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "McMahon, Eric"]
[Black "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2153"]
[BlackICU "2140"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501163"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[ECO "A89"]
[Opening "Dutch"]
[Variation "Leningrad, main variation with Nc6"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qb3 e6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. dxe6 Qxe6 13. Nd5 Ne8 14.
Bg5 c6 15. Qa3 h6 16. Be3 a6 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Bc5 Rf7 19. Rd2 Bd7 20. Rad1
Nf6 21. Bd6 Bf8 22. c5 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Qe8 24. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Brady, Stephen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2207"]
[BlackICU "2130"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "36064807"]
[BlackFideId "2500124"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Ryan, Joe"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500426"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, closed variation"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qa5 8.
dxc5 Qxc5 9. Ne2 Qb6 10. Ned4 Nc5 11. Nb3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Be7 13. Bd3 f6 14.
exf6 Bxf6 15. b4 O-O 16. b5 e5 17. Be2 Ne7 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Bg5 Ng6 20.
Qd2 Bf4 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Rf1 Bg4 23. Rf2 Rf5 24. Qe4 Rxg5 25. Nxg5 Bxg5
26. Qxg4 Be3 27. Rf5 Rd8 28. Qf3 Bc5 29. Qh5 Be3 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[BlackICU "2009"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2029"]
[BlackICU "1815"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2502682"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1805"]
[BlackICU "1919"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "2500574"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "Crichton, Martin"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "1896"]
[BlackICU "2251"]
[WhiteClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500973"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[ECO "A42"]
[Opening "Modern defence"]
[Variation "Averbakh system"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Source: <em>Evening Echo</em>, July 26, 1988 p. 15 (Jim Olney). } { Event
information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Nf3 e5 6. Be2 Ne7 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. g4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. f3 Be6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. f4
N5c6 15. O-O-O e5 16. f5 Nd4 17. h4 c6 18. Rdg1 d5 19. fxg6+ Nxg6 20. exd5
Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Nf4 22. Qc2+ Kh8 23. Ne4 cxd5 24. Ng5 e4 25. Bxf4 Rxf4 26.
Ne6 Qf6 27. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 28. Kb1 d4 29. Rf1 Qe5 30. Rf5 Qe6 31. Re1 d3 32.
Qc1 Re8 33. Rd5 Qc6 34. Qe3 Qf6 35. Qc1 Re6 36. g5 Qg6 37. h5 Qxh5 38. Rxd3
Qg6 39. Rd8+ Kh7 40. gxh6 Bxh6 41. Rd7+ Kg8 42. Rd8+ Kh7 $18 ({ "This
position was repeated three times and a draw was agreed. However, ( } 42...
Kh7 { ) } 43. Qd1 { should win for White" (Olney). }) 43. Rd7+ Kg8 44. Rd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.15"]
[Round "7.11"]
[White "Colhoun, David"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "McMahon, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2153"]
[WhiteClub "Douglas"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2501163"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[ECO "E21"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "three knights variation"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Source: <em>Evening Echo</em>, July 26, 1988 p. 15 (Jim Olney). } {
Reference: <em>Cork Examiner</em>, July 22, 1988 p. 8 (Jim Olney) (puzzle
based on finish, starting after 21W). } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5
8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Na5 11. Qc2 exd5 12. O-O h6 13. Nf5 Nc4
14. Ne3 Nxe3 15. Bxe3 Be6 16. Bd4 Qe7 17. a4 Rfc8 18. Qd3 Rc4 19. f4 Bg4
20. Rae1 Ne4 21. f5 f6 $4 (21... Nxc3 22. Bxc3 Qc5+ $14) 22. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Ryan, Joe"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[WhiteICU "2157"]
[BlackICU "2381"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500426"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2009"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Carton, Niall"]
[Black "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "2204"]
[BlackICU "2238"]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500299"]
[BlackFideId "2501155"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "Carton, Pat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[BlackICU "2207"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[BlackFideId "36064807"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.6"]
[White "Brady, Stephen"]
[Black "Clarke, Tom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2130"]
[BlackICU "2196"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500124"]
[BlackFideId "2500302"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2140"]
[BlackICU "2029"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.8"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Crichton, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "1805"]
[BlackICU "1896"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "2500973"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. f3 Nd7 6. Ne2 Ngf6 7. N2g3 Bg6
8. Bc4 Qc7 9. Qe2 e6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Bg1 h5 12. Ng5 Nf4 13. Qd2 h4 14. N3e4
Nb6 15. Bb3 O-O-O 16. h3 e5 17. c3 Qe7 18. Bh2 Nbd5 19. c4 Nb4 20. Bxf4
Rxd4 21. Qxd4 exd4 22. O-O Qd7 23. c5 Nd5 24. Bd6 f6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Nd6+
Kc7 27. Nge4 Ne3 28. Rfe1 Bh7 29. a4 f5 30. Nd2 Bg8 31. Bxg8 Rxg8 32. f4
Nc2 33. Nf3 Nxa1 34. Rxa1 b6 35. b4 a5 36. Nxd4 axb4 37. Re1 bxc5 38. N4xf5
Rf8 39. Re7 b3 40. Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Nc4 Rxf5 42. a5 Rxf4 43. Ne5+ Kc7 44. Nd3
c4 45. Nxf4 b2 46. Ne6+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.9"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Black "Colhoun, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2251"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500183"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.10"]
[White "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Black "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1919"]
[BlackICU "1815"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500574"]
[BlackFideId "2502682"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.16"]
[Round "8.11"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2042"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Brady, Stephen"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2130"]
[BlackICU "2272"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "Douglas"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500124"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "McMahon, Eric"]
[Black "Dunne, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[WhiteICU "2153"]
[BlackICU "2381"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501163"]
[BlackFideId "2501139"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Ryan, Joe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[WhiteICU "2272"]
[BlackICU "2157"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2500426"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
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report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "O'Reilly, Eddie"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[WhiteICU "2238"]
[BlackICU "2251"]
[WhiteClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501155"]
[BlackFideId "2500183"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Carton, Pat"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2270"]
[WhiteICU "2207"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "36064807"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Clarke, Tom"]
[Black "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteICU "2196"]
[BlackICU "1805"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[BlackClub "Kevin Barry"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500302"]
[BlackFideId "2501392"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Crichton, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2009"]
[BlackICU "1896"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "C.C.Y.M.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2500973"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[ECO "E63"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "fianchetto, Panno variation"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8.
d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6 14. f4 e5
15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bd3 Rxb2 19. Qxb2 Bg7 $19 20.
Qa3 $4 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 dxc4 22. Qxc5 cxd3 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "Carton, Niall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteICU "2029"]
[BlackICU "2204"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2500299"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Walkover / default } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.9"]
[White "MacDonagh, Alan"]
[Black "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteICU "1815"]
[BlackICU "2042"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502682"]
[BlackFideId "2500701"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

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href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.10"]
[White "Colhoun, David"]
[Black "Scarry, Herbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackICU "1919"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[BlackFideId "2500574"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 1988"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1988.07.17"]
[Round "9.11"]
[White "McDaid, Adrian"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "2140"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[EventDate "1988.07.09"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1988_allfiles/pairings_irlch1988.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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