1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Be7 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. c4 a6 8. b3

8. Nc3 Qc7 9. Bg5 Qxc4 (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Rad1) 10. Rc1 Qb4 11. e4 d6 (11... Qxb2 12. e5) .

8... Nc6

8... Qc7.

9. Nc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 d6 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. h3 Rab8 15. g4

15. b4.

15. Ba3 Ne8 (15... Bc6 16. Nd5 exd5 17. cxd5 Qa5 18. Bb4 Qxa2 19. Rd2 Qxb3 20. Rb2 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxd5) .

15... Qa5 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Ne4

17. g5 Ne8 18. Ne4 Bc6 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Qe3 b6 21. b4.

17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bc6 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Qd3

20. Bc2.

20... h6 21. Bg2 Bg5 22. e3 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rbc8 24. a4 Qc6+ 25. Kg3 Be7 26. a5 d5 27. Bb6 Rd7

White now had 17 seconds left to reach time control at move 40.

28. cxd5 Qxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxc1 30. e4 Rc8 31. Qf3 exd5

[RR ?? 31... Bd8.]

32. exd5

32. Qf5! [RR winning.]

32... g6 33. Kg2 Bd8 34. Bxd8

34. Bd4! [RR with a near-winning advantage.]

34... Rcxd8 35. d6 Re8 36. Qd5 Re6 37. Qd2 Rexd6 38. Qxh6 Rd5 39. Qf4 Rxa5 40. h4 Rad5 41. g5 Rf5 42. Qb8+ Kh7 43. f3 b5 44. f4 Rd4 45. Kg3 Rfxf4 46. Qb7 Rg4+ 47. Kf3 Rdf4+ 48. Ke3 Rf5 49. Qxa6 Rxh4 50. Qb7 Rh5 51. b4 Rhxg5 52. Qh1+ Rh5 53. Qg2 Rh4 54. Qd2 Rc4 55. Qh2+ Kg7 56. Qb2+ Kg8 57. Qd2

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Annotator(s): Gerard MacElligott, ICU web site (see Source) and Irish Chess Journal, August 2006, p. 8.

Source(s): Irish Senior Championships, John Healy, ICU web site, July 2006 (via the Wayback Machine); scoresheets.

Event information: Tournament report.

Note: The one scoresheet available shows the additional ply 57... Rff4.

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