[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[WhiteICU "2004"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2500884"]
[BlackFideId "400084"]
[WhiteICUId "159"]
[BlackICUId "7292"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8.
f4 Rb8 9. a4 d6 10. h3 Ne8 11. d3 Nc7 12. g4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rb1 bxc4
15. dxc4 Ne6 16. e5 Ned4 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. N2c3 Nb4 20. Kh1 Ba6
21. b3 Rbd8 22. Bd2 f5 23. gxf5 Nxf5 24. Qe1 Bb7 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. cxd5 Rxd5
27. Ba5 Qd7 28. Qc1 Rd4 29. Nxc5 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qd5+ 31. Kg1 Ng3 32. Ne6
0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2068"]
[WhiteICU "2534"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500914"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[WhiteICUId "7085"]
[BlackICUId "456"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Petrosian variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3
Re8 15. Re1 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Bf5 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20.
dxe5 Qe7 21. Rd1 Re8 22. f4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. e6 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8
26. Qf7 Nd5 27. Qxb7 Nxf4 28. Qxc6 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Ng3+ 30. Kh2 Qb8 31. Bd5
Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Ng3+ 33. Kg1 Ne2+ 34. Kf2 Nf4 35. Qa8 Qxa8 36. Bxa8 Nd3+ 37.
Ke3 Nxb2 38. Kd4 g5 39. Bd5 Na4 40. Bb3 Nb6 41. Kc5 Kg7 42. Kc6 Kf6 43. a4
Ke7 44. a5 Nd7 45. g3 Nf6 46. Kb7 Kd6 47. Kxa7 Kc7 48. g4 h5 49. Bd1 h4 50.
Bf3 Nd7 51. Ka6 Ne5 52. Bg2 Nc4 53. Kb5 Nxa5 54. Kxa5 Kd6 55. Kb5 Ke5 56.
Kc5 Kf4 57. Kd4 Kg3 58. Bf1 Kf2 59. Bb5 Kg3 60. Ke5 Kxh3 61. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[WhiteICU "2100"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2502054"]
[BlackFideId "400181"]
[WhiteICUId "6897"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 a6 7. h3 Nf6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. b4 Qa4 14. d5
Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bc5 Bb5 17. Ne3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rfe8 19. Nc4 Nd7 20.
Nb2 Nxc5 21. bxc5 Qb4 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rxc5 24. Rfc1 Rec8 25. Rc4 Bh6
26. Raa4 b5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxa6 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rc3 30. b4 Bf4+ 31. g3
Bxg3+ 32. Kg2 Bf4 33. d6 exd6 34. Rxd6 Kg7 35. Rd5 Rc2 36. Nd3 Rc4 37. Kf3
Rc3 38. Ke2 Rc2+ 39. Kd1 Rc4 40. f3 Bg3 41. Rxb5 f5 42. exf5 gxf5 43. Nxe5
Bxe5 44. Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Daly, Justin"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Atticus ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500841"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[WhiteICUId "5766"]
[BlackICUId "1422"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Paulsen variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. a3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be7 8.
Bd3 Na5 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nd2 c5 11. f4 g6 12. Nf3 Rc8 13. Kh1 cxd4 14. cxd4
Nc4 15. Qe1 Ba4 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. h3 Bf8 18. g4 h6 19. Nf3 Kd8 20. f5 gxf5
21. gxf5 Rc7 22. Nh4 Rc6 23. Qf2 Be7 24. Ng2 Kc7 25. h4 Kb8 26. Qe2 Rcc8
27. Qh5 Rhg8 28. Kh2 Nb6 29. Rf2 Bb5 30. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[WhiteICU "2199"]
[BlackICU "1581"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[BlackClub "Aer Lingus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2501171"]
[WhiteICUId "1350"]
[BlackICUId "3364"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "6.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
O-O-O Re8 9. h4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 a5 13. Kb1 a4 14.
Bd3 Qa5 15. Rc1 a3 16. b3 Qxc3 17. Rxc3 Bf8 18. Be3 h6 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. f3
Rd8 21. Be2 Bd7 22. g4 Nh7 23. Nf1 Be7 24. Ng3 Be8 25. f4 f6 26. Rc2 Ra5
27. Bc4 Bf7 28. g5 fxg5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Rch2 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Black "Daly, Colm"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2046"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[BlackICU "2277"]
[WhiteNationality "ITA"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "814288"]
[BlackFideId "2500434"]
[BlackICUId "295"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 c6 6. Nge2 a6 7. a4 a5 8. Be3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Rd1+ Nfd7 12. Nc1 Kc7 13. Nb3 Re8 14. c5
Nf8 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Nd2 Na6 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. b3 Rab8 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Ke2
Bf8 21. Nc4 Bxc4+ 22. bxc4 Bxc5 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Rb1 Rb4 25. Rxb4 axb4 26.
Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Na2 a5 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Black "Healy, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[WhiteICU "2118"]
[BlackICU "1777"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501961"]
[BlackFideId "2500965"]
[WhiteICUId "6236"]
[BlackICUId "4563"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "St. George (Baker) defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Qe2 d6 8.
c3 Nbd7 9. a4 c6 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Nb3 Rb8 12. Bg5 e5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rdc1
O-O 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. c4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 bxc4 18. Qxc4 h6 19. Bf4 Ra8 20. e5
Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Nd5 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. Nxc5 Ra8 26.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 27. Ne5 Nb4 28. Kf1 f6 29. Nc4 Nd5 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Kd3 Ke7 32.
Ke4 g6 33. h4 Kd8 34. g4 Kc8 35. h5 f5+ 36. Ke5 gxh5 37. gxh5 Kb8 38. Kxf5
Bb7 39. Nxb7 Kxb7 40. Kg6 Nf4+ 41. Kxh6 Ka6 42. Kg5 Nxh5 43. Kxh5 Kb5 44.
Nd2 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[WhiteICU "1688"]
[BlackICU "2026"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500876"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[WhiteICUId "10145"]
[BlackICUId "731"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Opening "Philidor"]
[Variation "exchange variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. f3 Nc6
8. Be3 Ne5 9. Bd3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O c5
14. Ne2 Qc6 15. c4 Be6 16. b3 Rad8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Nc3 Bf5 19. Qb2 Bf6 20.
Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Re8 22. Qc1 b6 23. Nd5 Be5 24. Kh1 Be6 25. Rd3 Bxd5 26.
Rxd5 Qc7 27. f4 Bxf4 28. Bxf4 Qxf4 29. Qd1 Qh4 30. g3 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Qe3+ 32.
Kf1 Re6 33. Rd2 Rf6+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 h5 36. Re2 Qf5 37. Qe1 Kg7 38.
Rf2 Qxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Rxf2 40. Kxf2 Kf6 41. h3 Ke5 42. Ke3 g5 43. a3 f5 44. h4
gxh4 45. gxh4 f4+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Stephen"]
[Black "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[WhiteICU "1871"]
[BlackICU "2239"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500108"]
[BlackFideId "628859"]
[WhiteICUId "1497"]
[BlackICUId "4790"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 f6 8.
f4 fxe5 9. fxe5 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qh4+ 11. Ng3 Qxd4 12. Nf3 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Bxd2+
14. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 O-O 16. Bb5 a6 17. Ba4 Nb6 18. Bb3 Nc6 19. Rc3 Bd7
20. Rb1 Rac8 21. Re3 Na5 22. Ke1 Rc7 23. Bd1 Nbc4 24. Re2 Nc6 25. a4 Be8
26. Rc1 h6 27. Bb3 Bg6 28. Bc2 Bxc2 29. Rcxc2 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Black "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[BlackElo "1945"]
[BlackICU "1798"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "AUS"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "3202500"]
[BlackFideId "2501830"]
[BlackICUId "3172"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
d5 Na6 9. Nd4 Be5 10. f4 Bxd4+ 11. Qxd4 exd5 12. cxd5 Qe8 13. b4 c5 14.
dxc6 dxc6 15. e4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Rd8 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Ng5 Nc7 19. Qc2 Ncd5
20. Qb3 Ba6 21. Rd1 Ng4 22. Bb2 Qe2 23. Bd4 Nge3 24. Bxe3 Bc4 25. Re1 Qxe1+
26. Rxe1 Bxb3 27. axb3 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 h6 29. Nf3 c5 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Kf2 g5
32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Ke2 g4 34. Ne5 Rf6 35. Nxg4 Rfd6 36. Bb7 Rd4 37. h3 Rb4
38. Ba6 Rdb8 39. Bc4 a5 40. Re7 a4 41. Nf6 R8b7 42. Rxb7 Rxb7 43. bxa4 Rb4
44. Bb5 Kg7 45. Nd5 Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Ra2 47. Ne3 Ra3 48. Kf4 Kf6 49. g4 Kg6 50.
h4 Kh6 51. Be8 Ra1 52. g5+ Kg7 53. h5 Rc1 54. h6+ Kh7 55. Bb5 Kg6 56. Bd3+
Kf7 57. g6+ Kf8 58. g7+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "ISR"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2800039"]
[BlackFideId "2500698"]
[BlackICUId "817"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O c6 7. d4 Bf5 8.
Re1 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Qb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. e3 Qd3 14.
Qc1 Nd7 15. b4 Ne5 16. b5 cxb5 17. Qb2 f6 18. f4 Nc6 19. Bf1 Qe4 20. Qxb5
O-O 21. Bg2 Nc7 22. Bxe4 Nxb5 23. Rxb5 Rfd8 24. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[WhiteICU "2271"]
[BlackICU "1865"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2500710"]
[WhiteICUId "1557"]
[BlackICUId "1032"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[ECO "A62"]
[Opening "Benoni"]
[Variation "fianchetto variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 exd5 8.
cxd5 d6 9. O-O Na6 10. e4 Re8 11. Re1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd7 14. Bg2
c4 15. Bf1 Rc8 16. Be3 Nac5 17. Bxc4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxe4 19. Bf1 Nxc3 20.
Qb3 Ne5 21. Rec1 Qf6 22. Qxb7 Rb8 23. Qa6 Nxd5 24. Bxa7 Ra8 25. Qb7 Nb4 26.
Qxb4 Rxa7 27. a4 h5 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Bg2 d5 30. Qf4 Qe6 31. Qd4 Nc6 32. Qc3
Ra6 33. a5 d4 34. Qd2 Ne5 35. Qe1 Qf5 36. Qe4 Qf6 37. Ra4 d3 38. Qf4 Qe6
39. Qb4 Nc6 40. Qc3 Qe2 41. Rd2 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe6 43. Rxd3 Rxd3 44. Qxd3 Ne5
45. Qb5 Kg7 46. Re4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[WhiteICU "1785"]
[BlackICU "2105"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501821"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[WhiteICUId "5884"]
[BlackICUId "1231"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4
8. Bb2 Qa5 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Ne5 Ne7 13. f4 b6 14. Rf3
Bb7 15. Rh3 g6 16. Qe1 Nf5 17. Ndf3 h5 18. Ng5 Rae8 19. Qe2 Kg7 20. Bb5 Re7
21. Bd3 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Ng4 23. Rf3 f6 24. exf6+ Kxf6 25. g3 Kxg5 26. h3 Kf6
27. hxg4 hxg4 28. Rf4 Rh7 29. Re1 Re8 30. Qxg4 Reh8 31. Kg2 Rh2+ 32. Kf3
Rxc2 33. Bxc2 Qxc2 34. Bc1 Rh2 35. Rxf5+ Qxf5+ 36. Qxf5+ gxf5 37. Bf4 Rb2
38. Re3 Ba6 39. Bb8 Bf1 40. Rc3 a5 41. Bc7 a4 42. bxa4 Bc4 43. Be5+ Ke7 44.
g4 fxg4+ 45. Kxg4 Kd7 46. Kg5 Rf2 47. Bf4 Kc6 48. Kg4 Kb7 49. Bd6 Ka6 50.
Kg5 Rf5+ 51. Kg4 Ka5 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Black "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[WhiteICU "1885"]
[BlackICU "1923"]
[WhiteClub "Wicklow"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501708"]
[BlackFideId "2500817"]
[WhiteICUId "378"]
[BlackICUId "1398"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Opening "Bird's opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]
[BlackFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. f4 d5 2. b3 f5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Ne5 c6 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 g5 13. c4 Rf6 14. c5
Bc7 15. g3 g4 16. b4 h5 17. a4 h4 18. Bc3 Rh6 19. Kg2 Kf7 20. Rh1 Qf6 21.
e4 Rah8 22. e5 Qg7 23. Qe3 hxg3 24. hxg3 Qh7 25. Qg1 Qg7 26. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Black "Porter, Liam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[WhiteICU "2106"]
[BlackICU "1812"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Inchicore"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501376"]
[BlackFideId "2502992"]
[WhiteICUId "3568"]
[BlackICUId "1383"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 f5 5. d3 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nge2 d6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 Be6 10. Nd5 e4 11. Nef4 Bf7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14.
dxe4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Ne5 16. b3 c6 17. Nf4 Qe8 18. Bg2 g5 19. Nd3 Bh5 20. f3
Bg6 21. e4 h6 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Bb2 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Rad8 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rc1
Rde8 27. Qd2 g4 28. fxg4 Bxe4 29. Rxf8 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rxf8 31. Re1 d5 32.
cxd5 cxd5 33. Re6 d4 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Rg6+ Kf7 36. Rf6+ Kg8 37. Qxf8+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[WhiteNationality "LTU"]
[WhiteFideId "12800066"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Loughran, John"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1805"]
[WhiteICU "1654"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501562"]
[WhiteICUId "795"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[WhiteICU "2239"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ISR"]
[WhiteFideId "628859"]
[BlackFideId "2800039"]
[WhiteICUId "4790"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "B58"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Boleslavsky variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. b3 b5 12. Bf1 Bb7 13. a3 Rc8 14. Bb2 Nb8
15. Bd3 Nbd7 16. Nh2 Rc7 17. Ng4 Qa8 18. Ne3 Rfc8 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. exd5
Re8 21. a4 b4 22. a5 Nf6 23. Bc4 Rc5 24. c3 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Nxd5 26. Nxd5
Bxd5 27. Bb4 Bxc4 28. Bxc5 Bd5 29. Bb6 Bxg2 30. Re3 Bg5 31. Rg3 Be4 32. Be3
Bh4 33. Rg4 Bf3 34. Qxd6 Bxg4 35. hxg4 Qf3 36. Qxa6 Qxg4+ 37. Kf1 Qf3 38.
Ke1 Qxe3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Black "Loughran, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "1805"]
[WhiteICU "1581"]
[BlackICU "1654"]
[WhiteClub "Aer Lingus"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501171"]
[BlackFideId "2501562"]
[WhiteICUId "3364"]
[BlackICUId "795"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nf6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 h6 8.
Bh4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Ne5 Rfe8 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14.
Qa3 Ree8 15. b3 Nf6 16. Na4 Qd8 17. Nc5 Qe7 18. Qc1 e5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20.
Nd3 Bxd3 21. Bxd3 Ng4 22. g3 Qh5 23. h4 g5 24. Kg2 Ne5 25. Qd1 Qxd1 26.
Raxd1 Rad8 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Bb1 Red8 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Rh1
Kg7 32. Rh7+ Kf6 33. Rh6+ Kg7 34. Rh7+ Kf6 35. Rh6+ Ke7 36. Rh1 Rd2 37. Rf1
Ng4 38. Kg1 Ke6 39. e4 a6 40. a3 c5 41. Rc1 b6 42. Rf1 b5 43. f4 Ne3 44.
f5+ Ke5 45. Rc1 c4 46. bxc4 bxc4 47. Kh1 c3 48. Rxc3 Rd1+ 49. Kh2 Nf1+ 50.
Kh3 Rxb1 51. Kg4 f6 52. Rc5+ Kxe4 53. Rc4+ Kd5 54. Rc3 Rb6 55. Kh5 Kd4 56.
Rf3 Ne3 57. Kg6 Nd5 58. Rf1 Rb3 59. Rd1+ Rd3 60. Re1 Rxg3 61. Rd1+ Rd3 62.
Ra1 Ke5 63. Re1+ Re3 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[BlackICU "2199"]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "400084"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[WhiteICUId "7292"]
[BlackICUId "1350"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+
Nbxd7 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4 12. Bd4 Ne6 13. Qb3
Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qb5 a6 16. Qe2 Ne6 17. Rd1 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Bf6 19. Rd3
Rc8 20. Nc3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rc5 22. Qd2 Qc7 23. g3 g6 24. Rb1 b5 25. h4 h5
26. Rb4 Rc8 27. a4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Rxc3 29. Rxd5 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rc2 31. Qd4 Qc6
32. e4 Rd2 33. Qxd2 Qxa4 34. Rd4 Qc6 35. Kh2 Re8 36. Qd3 Qb5 37. Rc4 Qb2
38. Kg2 Qb7 39. Qd5 Qxd5 40. exd5 Rd8 41. Rc5 Kg7 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Ke4 Ke7
44. Ke5 f6+ 45. Kd4 g5 46. f4 gxh4 47. gxh4 Rg8 48. Rc7+ Kd6 49. Rc6+ Ke7
50. Re6+ Kf7 51. Rxa6 Rg4 52. Ke4 Rxh4 53. Kf5 Rh2 54. Ra7+ Ke8 55. Rh7 h4
56. Ke6 Re2+ 57. Kxf6 Rd2 58. Rxh4 Rxd5 59. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Black "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2174"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "LTU"]
[BlackNationality "AUS"]
[WhiteFideId "12800066"]
[BlackFideId "3202500"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "D90"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld"]
[Variation "Three knights variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Rc1 Nb6
8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Na4
14. Rc2 Bf5 15. Rd2 Nc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxc5 18. f3 Rfd8 19. e4 Be6
20. Bd4 Rac8 21. b4 Na4 22. h4 g4 23. h5 Bxa2 24. Be3 Nb2+ 25. Ke2 Bc4+ 26.
Ke1 Rxd2 27. Bxd2 Nd3+ 28. Bxd3 Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2092"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[WhiteICU "2026"]
[BlackICU "2271"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[WhiteICUId "731"]
[BlackICUId "1557"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Opening "Bird's opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
Qe1 c5 9. Qh4 e6 10. Qh3 Nfd7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. d3 Na6 13. Nbd2 e5 14. f5
Nb4 15. Bd1 e4 16. a3 exf3 17. axb4 fxg2 18. Qxg2 Qe7 19. Qf2 cxb4 20. Nf3
a5 21. Nd4 Rae8 22. Re1 Qg5+ 23. Qg3 Qxg3+ 24. hxg3 Ne5 25. Kf2 Nc6 26. Nf3
Bc8 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Kg2 Re7 29. Rc1 d4 30. exd4 Rxe1 31. Nxe1 Nxd4 32. c3
Bb7+ 33. Kg1 bxc3 34. Rxc3 Rc8 35. Rc4 Rxc4 36. dxc4 Kf6 37. Kf2 Nf5 38. g4
Nd6 39. Ke3 Nf7 40. Kd4 Ng5 41. Nd3 Ne6+ 42. Ke3 Nc5 43. Nf2 Ke5 44. Bc2
Bc8 45. Bd1 Be6 46. Nh3 b5 47. cxb5 Bxb3 48. Bxb3 Nxb3 49. Ng5 h5 50. gxh5
gxh5 51. Kd3 Kd5 52. Kc3 Nd4 53. b6 Nb5+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Black "Daly, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[WhiteICU "1923"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500817"]
[BlackFideId "2500841"]
[WhiteICUId "1398"]
[BlackICUId "5766"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch, 5...O-O"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 a6 8.
Nge2 c5 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Bh6 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. h4 e6 13. h5 Re8 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Qg5 Qe7 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. f4 Nc6 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5
Ng8 21. Qg3 Rad8 22. Bd3 Nxd4 23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qh5+ Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2111"]
[BlackICU "2106"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "400181"]
[BlackFideId "2501376"]
[BlackICUId "3568"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "classical variation (5.Bf4)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
h3 Re8 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Qe2 b5 14. Bd3
b4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qb6 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. Nc4 Qd8 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Ne5
Bxd3 21. Rxd3 f6 22. Ng4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Rc1 Qe7 25. Qc2 Red8 26.
Rcd1 c5 27. dxc5 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Rxc5 29. e4 Rc7 30. Qb5 Kf7 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32.
Rd3 Rd7 33. Rg3 Kh8 34. Ne3 Rc7 35. Kh2 Rc5 36. Qe2 Qc7 37. Qg4 Qe7 38. b3
Nd7 39. f4 Rc3 40. Qd1 Nc5 41. Qd4 a5 42. Nc4 Qc7 43. e5 Rxg3 44. Kxg3 f5
45. Kh2 Ne4 46. Nd6 Qc3 47. Nxf5 Qxd4 48. Nxd4 Nc3 49. Nxe6 Nxa2 50. Nc5
Nc1 51. Kg3 a4 52. Nxa4 Nxb3 53. Kf3 Kg8 54. Ke4 Kf7 55. Nb2 Nc1 56. g4 g6
57. f5 gxf5+ 58. gxf5 b3 59. Ke3 Na2 60. Kd4 Nc1 61. Ke3 Na2 62. Nc4 Nc3
63. Kd3 Nd1 64. h4 Nf2+ 65. Kc3 Ng4 66. Kd4 Nf2 67. Nb2 Ng4 68. Ke4 Nh6 69.
Nd3 Ke7 70. Kf4 Nf7 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[WhiteICU "2105"]
[BlackICU "2534"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "2500914"]
[WhiteICUId "1231"]
[BlackICUId "7085"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Variation "4.Nc3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8.
O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxd2 12. Nxd2 exd5 13. b4 Qe7 14.
a4 Nd7 15. Rfc1 Nf6 16. Rab1 Rfc8 17. Qf5 Ne8 18. Qe5 Qxe5 19. dxe5 f6 20.
Nf3 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nd6 22. Kf1 Re8 23. f4 Nf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. b5 cxb5 26.
axb5 Rxe3 27. Rc7+ Re7 28. b6 Rd8 29. Kf2 Rd6 30. g4 d4 31. Kf3 d3 32. Re1
Rxc7 33. bxc7 Rc6 34. Rd1 Rxc7 35. Rxd3 Ke6 36. f5+ Ke5 37. Re3+ Kd5 38. g5
b5 39. Re6 a5 40. Rb6 Kc4 41. f6 gxf6 42. gxf6 a4 43. Ke4 a3 44. Ra6 b4 45.
Ke5 Kb3 46. Kd6 Rb7 47. Ke6 Ka2 48. f7 Rxf7 49. Kxf7 b3 50. h4 b2 51. Rb6
h5 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2069"]
[BlackICU "2100"]
[WhiteClub "Atticus ENG"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2502054"]
[WhiteICUId "1422"]
[BlackICUId "6897"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. Ne5 Bb4 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Re8 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qg5 14.
Qc1 Qg6 15. Qe3 h5 16. Rae1 Bf5 17. h3 Rad8 18. Kh1 Qh7 19. Bd1 Re6 20. Qg5
Rde8 21. Bc2 Ng4 22. d5 cxd5 23. cxd5 f6 24. Qc1 e3 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. hxg4
hxg4 27. dxe6 exf2 28. Rxf2 Qh5+ 29. Kg1 g3 30. Qe3 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 gxf2 32.
Kxf2 f5 33. e7 f4 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qg4 Qh6 36. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Black "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "1885"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Wicklow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500698"]
[BlackFideId "2501708"]
[WhiteICUId "817"]
[BlackICUId "378"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Opening "Reti v Dutch"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bg7 6. Qb3 c6 7. Ng5 d5 8. O-O
Qb6 9. Be3 Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. b4 h6 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Bd2 Nc7 14. h3 Ne5
15. Be3 a6 16. Nbd2 Nf7 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Bb6 Ne6 19. Nh4 Nh8 20. f4 Bf6 21.
Nf3 Nf7 22. Rfe1 Ng7 23. Bd4 Re8 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "1852"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "1785"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2501821"]
[WhiteICUId "456"]
[BlackICUId "5884"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[ECO "B26"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 6.Be3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Rb8 8.
Nge2 b5 9. O-O b4 10. Nd1 Nd4 11. Nc1 Ne7 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Nb5 14. a4
Nc7 15. d4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. cxd4 O-O 18. Ne3 Na6 19. Ne2 Nb4 20. Rfb1
a5 21. Nf4 Ba6 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Qb6 24. Kg2 Rfc8 25. d5 e5 26. Ne2 Rc5
27. Ng4 Kh8 28. Rc1 Rbc8 29. Nf6 Kg7 30. Nd7 Rc2 31. Nxb6 Rxd2 32. Nxc8
Nxc8 33. Rxc8 Rxe2 34. Kf3 Rd2 35. Ra8 Nc2 36. Rc1 Nd4+ 37. Kg2 Re2 38. Rc7
Rxe4 39. Raa7 Nb3 40. Rxf7+ Kg8 41. Rfb7 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Porter, Liam"]
[Black "Short, Stephen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2033"]
[WhiteICU "1812"]
[BlackICU "1871"]
[WhiteClub "Inchicore"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502992"]
[BlackFideId "2500108"]
[WhiteICUId "1383"]
[BlackICUId "1497"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Opening "Ponziani"]
[Variation "Jaenisch counter-attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. cxd4 Ne6
8. Be3 d5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bb6 14. O-O-O
a5 15. b5 Ne7 16. Nh4 c5 17. bxc6 Nxc6 18. Nf5 Bd7 19. Kb1 Bxd4 20. Nxd4
Ncxd4 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rxd4 Qb6+ 23. Rb4 Qxe3 24. fxe3 axb4 25. axb4 Rfc8
26. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Black "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1945"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[WhiteICU "1798"]
[BlackICU "2004"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501830"]
[BlackFideId "2500884"]
[WhiteICUId "3172"]
[BlackICUId "159"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Qxb2 7. Nb5 Bb4+
8. Nd2 Na6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Rb1 Qa2 11. Qc1 e5 12. Bxe5 f6 13. Bf4 g5 14. Be3
Ne7 15. Ra1 Qxa1 16. Qxa1 O-O 17. Bd3 Nf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. O-O Bxc2 20.
Qa2 Bd3 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nb3 Rd8 25. Qxb7 Rb8
26. Qxa6 Rxb5 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kg7 29. Qd7+ Kg6 30. Qxb5 Bxb5 31.
Nxa5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Daly, Colm"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[WhiteICU "2277"]
[BlackICU "2118"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500434"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
[WhiteICUId "295"]
[BlackICUId "6236"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rubinstein variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Be2 Nxc3 7. bxc3
Nc6 8. O-O g6 9. Rb1 Qc7 10. Re1 Bg7 11. d4 Rd8 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bb5 O-O 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qc1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Qb2 Rfd8 19. Bh6 Qd6
20. Rbd1 f6 21. Rxd4 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Be3 Ra4 24. Bc5 Rxa2 25. Bxe7
Kf7 26. Bc5 a5 27. Rb1 Bf5 28. f3 Rxc2 29. Rb7+ Ke6 30. Bf8 Kd5 31. g4 Bd3
32. Rxh7 g5 33. Rd7+ Kc4 34. Be7 a4 35. Bxf6 a3 36. Rd4+ Kb3 37. Rxd3+ Ka2
38. Bxg5 Rb2 39. Bf6 c5 40. g5 c4 41. Rc3 Rb3 42. Rxc4 Rxf3 43. Kg2 Rb3 44.
g6 Rb6 45. g7 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Black "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[WhiteICU "1865"]
[BlackICU "1688"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500710"]
[BlackFideId "2500876"]
[WhiteICUId "1032"]
[BlackICUId "10145"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Nh3 e5 7. d5 O-O 8.
Bg5 a5 9. Qd2 Nc5 10. Nf2 Bd7 11. g4 Qc8 12. Be2 Kh8 13. h4 Rg8 14. h5 gxh5
15. gxh5 Ne8 16. O-O-O f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nfe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20.
fxe4 Bf6 21. Be3 Be7 22. Rdg1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Healy, John"]
[Black "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1864"]
[BlackElo "2046"]
[WhiteICU "1777"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ITA"]
[WhiteFideId "2500965"]
[BlackFideId "814288"]
[WhiteICUId "4563"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "anti-Caro-Kann defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. d5 f5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Ng5 Qxb3 8.
axb3 fxe4 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Ngxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 cxd5 12. cxd5 h6 13. Be3 a6
14. Ra4 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nd7 17. Bg6+ Kd8 18. O-O Rc8 19. Rb4 Rc7
20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 b5 22. Bd2 Be7 23. Rg4 Bf6 24. Rg3 Kc7 25. Ba5+ Kb7
26. Bf5 Rc8 27. Kf1 Rc1+ 28. Ke2 Nb6 29. Bxb6 Kxb6 30. Rc3 Rxc3 31. bxc3 a5
32. b4 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[WhiteICU "2271"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "LTU"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "12800066"]
[WhiteICUId "1557"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian"]
[Variation "Petrosian system"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Annotator: Mark Orr, <a href="http://www.icu.ie/games/29086">ICU games
archive</a>. } { Source: Mark Orr, <a
href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess Championships 2008</a>,
ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qc2 h6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. e4
Bb7 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. b4 Qb8 20. Bb5
Nf6 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. bxc5 Nxe4 23. Bd7 Rc7 24. Bf4 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Qxf4 26.
Rc2 Bb6 27. Qd1 g5 28. h3 h5 29. Bc8 Bd5 30. Qe1 g4 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[BlackElo "2068"]
[WhiteICU "2106"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501376"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[WhiteICUId "3568"]
[BlackICUId "456"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Neo-orthodox variation, 7.Bxf6"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Be6 10. b4 c6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 Be7 13. a3 a5 14. Qb3
axb4 15. axb4 b5 16. Ne1 Nb6 17. Nc2 Nc4 18. Rfe1 Qb6 19. Bd3 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Black "Porter, Liam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[WhiteICU "2004"]
[BlackICU "1812"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Inchicore"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500884"]
[BlackFideId "2502992"]
[WhiteICUId "159"]
[BlackICUId "1383"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Opening "Modern defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e4 e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. Be2 f5 8. h4
h6 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. f3 Nh5 11. Nf1 O-O 12. g3 c6 13. a3 fxe4 14. fxe4 Qb6 15.
Qd3 Qf2+ 16. Kd2 Qg2 17. Rh2 Qg1 18. Bf3 Nxg3 19. Rg2 Nxf1+ 20. Kc2 Qh1 21.
Bd2 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 Nxd2 23. Qf2 Qxa1 24. Rg1 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Qa2 26. Nxd6 Bf5+
27. Nxf5 Qxc4+ 28. Kb1 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Stephen"]
[Black "Healy, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[WhiteICU "1871"]
[BlackICU "1777"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500108"]
[BlackFideId "2500965"]
[WhiteICUId "1497"]
[BlackICUId "4563"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[ECO "B28"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "O'Kelly variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Bd3 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8.
Qe2 d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. f3 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Rd1 Qe6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nc5
Qc6 15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rac8 19. Rd2 Rc7 20.
Rad1 Qc8 21. Bb6 Nd4 22. Qd3 Rc4 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Qf5 Rxd2
26. Rxd2 Qc5+ 27. Kf1 g6 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Qxg6 Qc4+ 30. Qd3 Qf4 31. Qd7
Bg5 32. Qh3+ Bh4 33. Rd1 e4 34. Ke2 exf3+ 35. gxf3 Qc4+ 36. Kd2 Rd8+ 37.
Kc1 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Black "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2046"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[BlackICU "1865"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "ITA"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "814288"]
[BlackFideId "2500710"]
[BlackICUId "1032"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[ECO "E38"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical, 4...c5"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3
Nxc5 8. f3 d5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. e4 Qc6 11. Be3 Ncd7 12. Qxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1
Bb7 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. Be2 a5 17. b3 Kf8 18. O-O Ba6 19. Bxa6
Rxa6 20. Rc3 c5 21. Nb5 Ne8 22. Rfc1 a4 23. b4 Rb8 24. Bxc5+ Nxc5 25. Rxc5
Ke7 26. Nc7 Nxc7 27. Rxc7+ Kf6 28. Rd1 Raa8 29. Rdd7 Rf8 30. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[WhiteICU "2199"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[BlackClub "Atticus ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[WhiteICUId "1350"]
[BlackICUId "1422"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. a4
O-O 9. a5 Bd7 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Rxa3 Ne4 12. Qc1 Be8 13. Ne5 a6 14. f3 Nd6
15. Nc3 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. c5 Nb5 18. Nxb5 cxb5 19. f4 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[WhiteNationality "ISR"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2800039"]
[BlackFideId "400084"]
[BlackICUId "7292"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "fianchetto with ...Nc6"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8.
h3 a6 9. e4 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Re1 e6 12. Qc2 b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bd2 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nc1 Qe7 18. Nb3 Rfd8 19. Be3 Qe8 20. Rac1 Ba8
21. Qc4 Nd7 22. Rcd1 Nb6 23. Qc1 Kh7 24. Nc5 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Bf4 Rbc8
27. h4 Qb5 28. Bh3 Bf8 29. Nd3 b3 30. axb3 Qxb3 31. Ne5 c5 32. Rd3 Qb5 33.
Rf3 c4 34. Nxf7 Qh5 35. Ne5 d3 36. Bg4 d2 37. Bxh5 dxc1=Q 38. Bxg6+ Kg7 39.
Bxc1 Rc7 40. Bh5 Bb4 41. Nf7 Bxe1 42. Nxd8 Re7 43. Rf7+ Rxf7 44. Nxf7 Bxe4
45. Bxh6+ Kf6 46. Bg5+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Daly, Colm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[WhiteICU "2534"]
[BlackICU "2277"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500914"]
[BlackFideId "2500434"]
[WhiteICUId "7085"]
[BlackICUId "295"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "King's Indian, 3.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. b3 Qa5 8.
Bb2 Qh5 9. Nbd2 Bh3 10. e4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nbd7 12. h3 Qa5 13. e5 dxe5 14.
dxe5 Nh5 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. a3 f5 17. b4 Qc7 18. Rad1 e6 19. Nb3 Rfe8 20. c5
b6 21. Qc4 Bf8 22. Rfe1 b5 23. Qc3 Nb8 24. Rd6 Ng7 25. Na5 Rc8 26. Bc1 Qf7
27. Ng5 Qe7 28. h4 Rc7 29. Qf3 Rec8 30. Qb3 Re8 31. Red1 h6 32. Nf3 Kh7 33.
Nd4 Qf7 34. Qf3 Rec8 35. Qe3 f4 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. Bxf4 Bxd6 38. exd6 Rf7
39. Re1 Rf6 40. Be5 Rf7 41. g4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Loughran, John"]
[Black "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1805"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[WhiteICU "1654"]
[BlackICU "1923"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501562"]
[BlackFideId "2500817"]
[WhiteICUId "795"]
[BlackICUId "1398"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[ECO "D60"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Orthodox defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5
8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Nf8 12. Rfb1 Nh5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 Bd6 15. b4 a6 16. a4 Bg4 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Qe7 20.
bxc6 bxc6 21. Nh2 Bd7 22. Nf1 Ne6 23. Ra7 Qd8 24. Qa4 Nf8 25. Qc2 Qf6 26.
Na4 Rb8 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. Qxc5 Rb2 29. f3 Rb8 30. Qa3 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32.
Qe7 Rb2 33. e4 dxe4 34. Ne3 Qb5 35. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "AUS"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "3202500"]
[BlackFideId "400181"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[ECO "D25"]
[Opening "QGA, Janowsky-Larsen variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 a6 8.
a4 Nc6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Be2 O-O 11. b3 Qe8 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Nd2 Bg6 14. Nc4
Bb4 15. Qc1 Ne4 16. Bf3 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Qe7 18. Bb2 Qh4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc3
f6 21. Nd2 Bg6 22. Nf3 Qe4 23. Rac1 Rd7 24. b4 Ne7 25. Qb3 Nd5 26. Rc5 Rfd8
27. b5 axb5 28. Rxb5 b6 29. Rc1 Be8 30. Qc4 Rd6 31. Rb3 Rc6 32. Qa6 Rxc1+
33. Bxc1 Qc2 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[WhiteICU "2118"]
[BlackICU "2026"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501961"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[WhiteICUId "6236"]
[BlackICUId "731"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Opening "Vienna"]
[Variation "Falkbeer variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qe3 Bb4 6. Bd2 d6 7. O-O-O
O-O 8. Qg3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qe7 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Qe3 a6 12. Nf3 b5 13. Rhe1 Ne5
14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. g3 b4 16. Bd2 c5 17. f4 Bd7 18. Bc4 Bb5 19. Bd5 Rad8 20.
Qf3 Nf6 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Bf4 Qh5 23. e5 Qxf3 24. Bxf3 Nd7 25. Rd6 Rde8 26.
Bd5 g5 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rdxe6 Rxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kg7 30. Bxg5 Re8 31. Kd2 Nf8
32. Bf5 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Bd7 34. Bxd7 Nxd7 35. Ke2 Kg6 36. Bf4 Kf5 37. Kf3 Ke6
38. Kg4 Nf6+ 39. Kg5 c4 40. Be3 h6+ 41. Kf4 c3 42. b3 a5 43. Bd4 Nd5+ 44.
Kg4 Ne7 45. Bb6 Nd5 46. Bd4 Ne7 47. Bb6 Nd5 48. Bd4 Ne7 49. Kf4 Nd5+ 50.
Ke4 Ne7 51. g4 Nc8 52. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Black "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[BlackElo "1945"]
[WhiteICU "2100"]
[BlackICU "1798"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502054"]
[BlackFideId "2501830"]
[WhiteICUId "6897"]
[BlackICUId "3172"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Bc4 Nd7 7. Ne2 Nb6
8. Bb3 c5 9. c3 Bd7 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bc6 12. Nc3 Qh4 13. Qe2 Rd8 14.
Rd1 h5 15. Bc2 Qg4 16. Qxg4 hxg4 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Bxe4 Rh6 20.
Bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne4 Rdh8 22. h3 Nd5 23. Rac1 gxh3 24. g3 Rb8 25. b3 Rb6 26.
Rc5 Ra6 27. Rd2 f5 28. Ng5 h2+ 29. Kh1 f4 30. a4 fxg3 31. fxg3 Ne3 32. Rxh2
Rxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Rb6 34. Rc3 Nf5 35. Nf3 Kd7 36. g4 Ne7 37. Nd2 Nd5 38. Rf3
Ke7 39. Nc4 Rb8 40. Na5 Nb4 41. Rc3 Kd7 42. Rf3 Ke7 43. Kg3 Rd8 44. Rc3 Kd7
45. Rc4 Rb8 46. Kh4 Rb6 47. Kg5 Nd5 48. Kg6 Ne3 49. Rc3 Nxg4 50. Kxg7 Ra6
51. Nc4 Nf2 52. Re3 Nd1 53. Rf3 c5 54. dxc5 Kc6 55. Rd3 Nb2 56. Rd6+ Kb7
57. Nxb2 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[WhiteICU "1885"]
[BlackICU "2105"]
[WhiteClub "Wicklow"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501708"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[WhiteICUId "378"]
[BlackICUId "1231"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8.
O-O Nb6 9. Bb3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bd7 12. Nc3 Na5 13. Bc2 Rc8 14.
Be4 f5 15. Bd3 a6 16. Bf4 Nbc4 17. Bc1 Bb4 18. Ne2 g5 19. Nxg5 Nxe5 20. Nf4
Ke7 21. Bxf5 Ba4 22. Bxe6 h6 23. Nd5+ Kd6 24. Nxb4+ Bxd1 25. Bxc8 hxg5 26.
Bxg5 Bf3 27. Bf4 Rxc8 28. Re1 Rg8 29. Bxe5+ Kc5 30. Nd3+ Kc4 31. Nf4 Nc6
32. Rc1+ Kb5 33. Bc7 Nd4 34. Kf1 Bc6 35. a4+ Kb4 36. Nd3+ Kb3 37. Rc3+ Ka2
38. f3 Kb1 39. a5 Bb5 40. Kf2 Bc6 41. Be5 Nc2 42. h4 Bb5 43. Nf4 Re8 44.
Bf6 Rf8 45. Bg5 Kxb2 46. Rc7 Bc6 47. Ng6 Rf5 48. Ne7 Rf7 49. Rc8 Be4 50. h5
Kb3 51. Kg3 Bd3 52. Rd8 Kc4 53. Rd7 Nd4 54. Rxb7 Ne6 55. Bd2 Nd4 56. Rb4+
Kc5 57. Ng6 Rg7 58. Rb6 Nc6 59. Kf2 Bb5 60. g4 Rf7 61. h6 Kd5 62. Bc3 Bd3
63. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Black "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[WhiteICU "1688"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500876"]
[BlackFideId "2500698"]
[WhiteICUId "10145"]
[BlackICUId "817"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Bxd7+ Bxd7 5. O-O g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nbd2
Nf6 8. Re1 e5 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Ne3 O-O 11. c4 b5 12. Qc2 Rab8 13. Nd2 Be6 14.
f3 Nh5 15. cxb5 Rxb5 16. Nb1 f5 17. Nc3 Rb7 18. Ned5 Qf7 19. Bd2 Nf6 20.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. b3 Bh4 22. Red1 Rd8 23. Be3 Rc7 24. Na4 Qe7 25. Nb2 d5 26.
Rac1 Rdc8 27. Qb1 Bg5 28. Bxg5 Qxg5 29. Kf2 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Qg5 31. Kf2 Qf4
32. g3 Qh6 33. Kg2 fxe4 34. dxe4 Bh3+ 35. Kh1 Qe3 36. Rd3 Qf2 37. Rg1 dxe4
38. fxe4 Rd7 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Daly, Justin"]
[Black "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "2239"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500841"]
[BlackFideId "628859"]
[WhiteICUId "5766"]
[BlackICUId "4790"]
[PlyCount "218"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Bd3 Ba6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qd3 Qc8 13. Bd2 h6 14. f4
cxd4 15. cxd4 Qc4 16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. Bb4 Rfe8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. c3 Nc7 20.
Ng3 Nd5 21. Rf3 g6 22. Ne4 h5 23. Kf2 Kg7 24. Ke2 Rc7 25. Kd2 Rh8 26. h4
Kf8 27. Ng3 Ne7 28. Ne4 Nf5 29. g3 Ke7 30. Rff1 Rd8 31. Ke2 Rc6 32. Rfb1
Kf8 33. Rb4 Rd5 34. a4 Ra5 35. Rb5 Ra6 36. Kf2 Ne7 37. Nf6 Kg7 38. Ke2 Rc8
39. Ra2 Kh6 40. Ra1 Kg7 41. Ra2 Rd8 42. Rb4 Rc8 43. Rb5 Kf8 44. Ra1 Nf5 45.
Kf2 Rc7 46. Ra2 Ne7 47. Ke2 Rb7 48. Ne4 Nd5 49. Kd2 Rd7 50. Nd6 Rc7 51. Ra1
Rc6 52. Ra2 Ke7 53. Ra1 f6 54. Rbb1 Kd7 55. Rf1 f5 56. Rfb1 Ra5 57. Nb7 Ra6
58. Nd6 Rc7 59. Nb5 Rc8 60. Nd6 Rc7 61. Nb5 Rc6 62. Nd6 Nf6 63. Rb4 Rxd6
64. exd6 Ne4+ 65. Kc2 Nxd6 66. Rbb1 Kc6 67. Re1 Ne4 68. Rg1 Ra5 69. Kb2 Rd5
70. Rge1 Rd7 71. Kc2 Rb7 72. Rab1 a6 73. Rb4 b5 74. Re3 Kb6 75. Rb2 Ra7 76.
Ra2 a5 77. axb5 a4 78. Re1 a3 79. Rea1 Nxg3 80. Rxa3 Rxa3 81. Rxa3 Kxb5 82.
Ra8 Ne2 83. Rb8+ Kc6 84. Rc8+ Kd5 85. Rc5+ Kd6 86. Rxc4 Nxf4 87. Ra4 Ng2
88. Ra6+ Kd7 89. Ra4 Nxh4 90. d5 Ng2 91. dxe6+ Kxe6 92. Rd4 h4 93. Kd1 h3
94. Rd3 Nf4 95. Rd2 g5 96. Ke1 g4 97. Kf1 g3 98. Kg1 h2+ 99. Kh1 Nd5 100.
c4 Ne3 101. c5 Nd5 102. c6 Nb6 103. c7 f4 104. Rd8 f3 105. Re8+ Kd7 106.
Rf8 f2 107. Kg2 Kxc7 108. Rf3 Nd5 109. Rxg3 h1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Black "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[WhiteICU "1785"]
[BlackICU "1581"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Aer Lingus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501821"]
[BlackFideId "2501171"]
[WhiteICUId "5884"]
[BlackICUId "3364"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "exchange, positional line"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]
[BlackFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7
8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 h6 12. Bh4 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 f5 16. b4 Rd8 17. Rfc1 Ne6 18. Na4 Kh8 19. b5 cxb5 20.
Rxb5 g6 21. Nc5 b6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Re5 Qd7 24. Qc7 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.
Nc4 Be6 27. Qe5+ Kg8 28. Nd6 Qe7 29. d5 Rd8 30. Nc8 Qf7 31. Qxe6 Qxe6 32.
dxe6 Kg7 33. g3 Kf6 34. e7 Re8 35. Rc6+ Kg7 36. Rc7 Kf6 37. Rc6+ Kg7 38.
Kf1 g5 39. Ke2 h5 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 b5 42. Kd2 a6 43. Kc3 a5 44. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Black "Short, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2033"]
[WhiteICU "1688"]
[BlackICU "1871"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500876"]
[BlackFideId "2500108"]
[WhiteICUId "10145"]
[BlackICUId "1497"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. h3 Nbd7 7. e3 c6 8.
Be2 Re8 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Qe7 12. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Black "Loughran, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "1805"]
[WhiteICU "2239"]
[BlackICU "1654"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "628859"]
[BlackFideId "2501562"]
[WhiteICUId "4790"]
[BlackICUId "795"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Kan, Maroczy bind (Reti variation)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 Nc6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. b4 Ne5 13. f4 Nc6 14. e5 Ne8
15. Nd5 exd5 16. cxd5 Nxd4 17. Rxc7 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Nxc7 19. d6 Bd8 20. dxc7
Bxc7 21. Qg4 Rad8 22. f5 Bxe5 23. f6 g6 24. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Black "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1945"]
[BlackElo "1852"]
[WhiteICU "1798"]
[BlackICU "1785"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501830"]
[BlackFideId "2501821"]
[WhiteICUId "3172"]
[BlackICUId "5884"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. h3 c5 8.
c3 b6 9. a4 a6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Qb3 Bc6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Ne1 Qb7 14. Bf3
Bxf3 15. Nexf3 Rfc8 16. a5 b5 17. c4 Rab8 18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. Qxb5 Rxb5 20.
dxc5 Rcxc5 21. Rab1 Rb4 22. Nd4 e5 23. N4b3 exf4 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. exf4 Kf8
26. Rbc1 Ke7 27. Nc4 Nb3 28. Rc2 d5 29. Nb6 Nxa5 30. Nxd5+ Nxd5 31. Rxd5
Nb7 32. Rc7+ Ke6 33. Rdd7 Nd6 34. Re7+ Kf6 35. Red7 Ke6 36. g4 Rxf4 37.
Re7+ Kd5 38. Ra7 Ra4 39. Rad7 Kc6 40. b3 Rb4 41. Ra7 Kb6 42. Ra8 a5 43.
Rea7 Nb7 44. Ra6+ Kb5 45. R6a7 Kc6 46. Ra6+ Kc7 47. Re8 Kd7 48. Re3 Bd4 49.
Rd3 Ke7 50. Rf3 Rb5 51. Rd3 Bb6 52. Rc3 Nc5 53. Rxb6 Rxb6 54. Rxc5 Rxb3 55.
Rxa5 Rxh3 56. Kg2 Rd3 57. g5 Ke6 58. f4 Rd5 59. Rxd5 Kxd5 60. Kf3 Ke6 61.
Kg4 f6 62. Kh4 Kf5 63. gxf6 Kxf6 64. Kg3 Kf5 65. Kf3 h6 66. Kg3 Ke4 $2 ({
Black has been making this much more complicated than it needed to be. }
66... h5 { and Black will win the last white pawn. }) 67. Kg4 Ke3 $4 (67...
h5+ 68. Kg5 h4 { is now the only way to win. }) 68. f5 h5+ 69. Kg5 gxf5 70.
Kxf5 h4 71. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Daly, Colm"]
[Black "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[WhiteICU "2277"]
[BlackICU "1885"]
[BlackClub "Wicklow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500434"]
[BlackFideId "2501708"]
[WhiteICUId "295"]
[BlackICUId "378"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 e6 3. Bb2 f5 4. c4 c6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Qc2 Qe8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. d4 Nc6 12. e3 Rc8 13. Rfc1 Qh5 14. Qd1
a6 15. Na4 Rce8 16. Nb6 Bc8 17. Bf1 Nd7 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. a3 g5 20. Nd2 Qh6
21. Rc2 Nf6 22. Bd3 Ng4 23. Nf1 Ne7 24. Rac1 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Rc8 26. Rxc8+
Nxc8 27. Qc2 Ne7 28. f3 Nf6 29. Bc1 f4 30. Qe2 fxg3 31. hxg3 Qh3 32. Qg2
Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Nc6 34. b4 h6 35. Nd2 e5 36. dxe5 Bxe5 37. Bf5 Kf7 38. Nb3
Ne7 39. Bd3 Nd7 40. e4 Bc7 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 dxe4 43. Bxe4 b6 44. a4 Nf6
45. Bd3 Nfd5 46. Bxa6 Nxb4 47. Bc4+ Ned5 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Bd2 Bd6 50. Nd4
Bc5 51. Ne2 Ne7 52. Ng3 Kg6 53. f5+ Nxf5 54. Bxb4 Nd4+ 55. Ke4 Bxb4 56.
Kxd4 h5 57. Be6 Kg5 58. Ke3 h4 59. Ne4+ Kg6 60. Kd4 Kg7 61. Kc4 Ba5 62. Kb5
Kf8 63. Ka6 Ke7 64. Bg4 Kd8 65. Kb7 Ke7 66. Kc6 Kf7 67. Nd6+ Kf6 68. Nc4
Kg5 69. Bc8 Be1 70. Kxb6 Kf4 71. Kb5 Kg3 72. Ne5 h3 73. Nd3 Bd2 74. Bb7 Be3
75. a5 Ba7 76. a6 Kh2 77. Nc5 Kg1 78. Nd7 h2 79. Nb6 h1=Q 80. Bxh1 Kxh1 81.
Kc6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "2199"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[WhiteICUId "456"]
[BlackICUId "1350"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Rb8 4. Bg2 b5 5. d3 b4 6. Nce2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Qc1 d6 9. f4 e6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. O-O O-O 12. g4 f5 13. gxf5 exf5 14. Ng3
Nd4 15. c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qa5 18. d4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 20.
cxd4 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Bf5 22. Qe1 Qxe1 23. Raxe1 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Nf5 25. Nxf5
Rxf5 26. Re7 Rf7 27. Re6 Rb2 28. a4 Rb4 29. Rxd6 Rxa4 30. Kg2 Ra2+ 31. Kg3
Rd2 32. Rf3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Daly, Justin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[WhiteICU "2105"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "2500841"]
[WhiteICUId "1231"]
[BlackICUId "5766"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[ECO "E77"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Four pawns attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2
exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Re8 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Rxe5 14.
Bf4 Rf5 15. Qd2 h5 16. h3 Nh7 17. g4 hxg4 18. hxg4 Bd4+ 19. Kg2 Rxf4 20.
Qxf4 Nd7 21. Rae1 Qh4 22. Bd1 f6 23. Rh1 Qg5 24. Qxg5 Nxg5 25. Re7 Ne5 26.
Rxb7 Nc4 27. Re1 Ne3+ 28. Rxe3 Bxe3 29. d6 Rd8 30. Bb3+ Kh8 31. d7 Kg7 32.
Bc4 Nf7 33. Rxa7 f5 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. Nd5 Bd4 36. Nc7 Ng5 37. b3 f4 38.
Ne6+ Nxe6 39. Bxe6 Kf6 40. Bg4 Be3 41. Rc7 Ke7 42. Rc8 c4 43. bxc4 Bd4 44.
Kf3 Be3 45. c5 Rxd7 46. Bxd7 Kxd7 47. Rf8 Kc6 48. Rf5 Bxc5 49. Kxf4 Bd6+
50. Ke4 Kb7 51. Kd5 Bb8 52. Rf6 Ka8 53. Kc6 Ka7 54. Rf7+ Ka8 55. Kb6 Bg3
56. Ka6 Bb8 57. a4 Bg3 58. Ra7+ Kb8 59. Rg7 Bf2 60. Rg8+ Kc7 61. Rg2 Bd4
62. Rd2 Be3 63. Rb2 Kc8 64. Ka5 Bg1 65. Rb5 Be3 66. Kb4 Kc7 67. Kc4 Kc6 68.
a5 Kc7 69. Kd5 Bf2 70. a6 Be3 71. Rb7+ Kc8 72. Kc6 Kd8 73. a7 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[WhiteICU "2534"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ISR"]
[WhiteFideId "2500914"]
[BlackFideId "2800039"]
[WhiteICUId "7085"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "King's Indian, 3.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8.
Rd1 Re8 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 c6 11. h3 Qe7 12. b3 Nc5 13. Nc3 Nfd7 14. Be3
a5 15. Rd2 Qf8 16. Rad1 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Qxh6 18. Rd6 Nb6 19. Nh4 Be6 20. Nd5
cxd5 21. cxd5 Nc8 22. Qxc5 Bxh3 23. Bxh3 Qf8 24. Rxg6+ hxg6 25. d6 Rd8 26.
Nxg6 fxg6 27. Be6+ Kg7 28. Qc7+ Kf6 29. Rd3 Kxe6 30. Qc4+ Kd7 31. Qb5+ Ke6
32. Qd5+ Kd7 33. Qxb7+ Ke6 34. Qd5+ Kd7 35. Qb7+ Ke6 36. Qd5+ Kd7 37. Qxa8
Nxd6 38. Qxa5 Qf6 39. Qa7+ Ke8 40. Qc5 Nxe4 41. Qb5+ Kf8 42. Rxd8+ Qxd8 43.
Qxe5 Qd3 44. Kg2 Nd2 45. Qc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[BlackICU "2118"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "400084"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
[WhiteICUId "7292"]
[BlackICUId "6236"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rubinstein; Rubinstein counter-gambit"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5
8. Qxd5 d6 9. exd6 Qb6 10. Qe4+ Be6 11. Qh4 f6 12. Bd3 O-O-O 13. O-O h5 14.
Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Rxd6 16. Qf4 Rhd8 17. b3 Ne7 18. Rfe1 Bf7 19. Kh1 Nd5 20.
Qd4 Qa5 21. a3 g5 22. b4 Qa4 23. Qb2 Kb8 24. Nd4 Qe8 25. Nf5 Rb6 26. Rad1
Bg6 27. Ng7 Qf7 28. Bxg6 Qxg6 29. e4 Rbd6 30. e5 R6d7 31. c4 Nf4 32. Rxd7
Rxd7 33. exf6 Nd3 34. Qd2 Qxf6 35. Re8+ Rd8 36. Rxd8+ Qxd8 37. h3 g4 38.
Ne6 Qd7 39. Nf4 Ne5 40. Qxd7 Nxd7 41. Kh2 Ne5 42. h4 Nxc4 43. Nxh5 Nxa3 44.
Nf6 Nc4 45. Nxg4 Kc7 46. h5 Nd6 47. Kg3 Kd7 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. Ne5 b6 50. h6
Kf6 51. g4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Porter, Liam"]
[Black "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2174"]
[WhiteICU "1812"]
[WhiteClub "Inchicore"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "AUS"]
[WhiteFideId "2502992"]
[BlackFideId "3202500"]
[WhiteICUId "1383"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Grand Prix attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. d3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd7 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2
a6 9. O-O b5 10. a3 O-O 11. g4 Qb6 12. Qe2 b4 13. axb4 cxb4+ 14. Be3 Bc5
15. Nd1 a5 16. Kh1 a4 17. f5 Bb7 18. f6 gxf6 19. exf6 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Nxf6
21. g5 Nd7 22. Ng4 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Qxd4 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Kh8 26. Rf3 Rg8
27. Raf1 Qg4 28. Bh3 Qh5 29. d4 Ba6 30. Qe1 Bxf1 31. Qxf1 a3 32. Bxe6 a2
33. Bxf7 Qxf7 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Termination "time forfeit"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "LTU"]
[WhiteFideId "400181"]
[BlackFideId "12800066"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "four knights, kingside fianchetto"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ng5 Bxc3
8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3 e3 10. dxe3 h6 11. Nh3 d5 12. Nf4 dxc4 13. e4 b6 14. Ba3
Bb7 15. Qc2 Ne7 16. Rad1 Qb8 17. Qa4 g5 18. Nh3 c5 19. Qxc4 Ng6 20. Qa4 Qe5
21. Bb2 Qe7 22. Nf2 a6 23. Qb3 b5 24. c4 Ne5 25. Qc3 Nfd7 26. Ng4 b4 27.
Qd2 Nxg4 28. fxg4 Ne5 29. Qc1 Rad8 30. Rd5 f6 31. Bxe5 fxe5 32. Rxd8 Rxd8
33. h4 Rf8 34. Rf5 Bc8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. hxg5 Qxg5 37. Qxg5 hxg5 $19 {
(Time) } 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Black "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "2046"]
[WhiteICU "1923"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ITA"]
[WhiteFideId "2500817"]
[BlackFideId "814288"]
[WhiteICUId "1398"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[ECO "D10"]
[Opening "QGD Slav defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nh3 Bxh3 7. Bxh3 Nbd7
8. f4 e6 9. O-O Qa5 10. Bg2 h5 11. e4 h4 12. g4 h3 13. Bf3 O-O-O 14. Qe2
Nb6 15. Be3 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nfxd5 18. Rfd1 Nxc3 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.
Qd2+ Kc7 21. bxc3 Be7 22. Bf2 Rd8 23. Qe3 Bf6 24. Qe4 Qa6 25. Bxc5 Na4 26.
Bd4 Bxd4+ 27. cxd4 Qc6 28. Qe5+ Qd6 29. Rc1 Qxe5 30. Rxc4+ Kb8 31. dxe5 Nb6
32. Rc2 Rd3 33. Kf2 Nd5 34. f5 Nc7 35. g5 b6 36. Bh5 Rd7 37. Kg3 Rd3+ 38.
Kh4 Re3 39. Re2 Rxe2 40. Bxe2 g6 41. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[BlackICU "2271"]
[WhiteClub "Atticus ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[WhiteICUId "1422"]
[BlackICUId "1557"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "ultra-symmetrical variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Annotator: Mark Orr, <a
href="http://www.icu.ie/games/29113">ICU games archive</a>. } { References:
<a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 Nh6 6. Nge2 Nf5 7. b3 a6 8.
O-O h5 9. Bb2 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 Ba6 13. d5 Ne5 14. Qd2
h4 15. Ne4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Qb6 17. d6 Bb7 18. dxe7 d5 19. Rfd1 Kxe7 20. Qb4+
Ke8 21. Ng5 d4 22. Ne4 d3 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3
Bxd4 27. Nd6+ Ke7 28. Bxb7 Bxa1 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Nxb5 Rxa2 31. Rxd3 Be5
32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Rb2 34. Rd3 Ke6 35. Kg2 f5 36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Rd6+ Ke5
38. Rd3 g5 39. Rc3 Ke6 40. Ke3 g4 41. Rd3 Ke5 42. f4+ gxf3 43. Kxf3 Rb1 44.
Re3+ Kf6 45. Rc3 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2092"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[WhiteICU "2026"]
[BlackICU "1865"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2500710"]
[WhiteICUId "731"]
[BlackICUId "1032"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[ECO "A02"]
[Opening "Bird's opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Ne4 7. Qe1 Nxc3
8. bxc3 c5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Qh4 e6 11. Qg3 Nc6 12. Bb2 Qd6 13. d4 c4 14. h4 h5
15. Ne5 Ne7 16. a4 Nf5 17. Qf2 Qd8 18. Ba3 Re8 19. g3 Bd7 20. a5 b5 21. Bb4
Bc8 22. Kg2 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxb5 Qa3 25. g4 hxg4 26. Bxg4 Qxc3 27. h5
a6 28. Rc5 f5 29. Bd1 Bxe5 30. dxe5 d4 31. Bf3 dxe3 32. Qg3 Ra7 33. h6 Kh7
34. Be2 Bb7+ 35. Kh3 Bd5 36. Rg1 Rg8 37. Bh5 Kh8 38. Bxg6 Rh7 39. Qh4 e2+
40. Kh2 Bb7 41. Qf6+ Rgg7 42. Bxh7 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Black "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "2069"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "2100"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500698"]
[BlackFideId "2502054"]
[WhiteICUId "817"]
[BlackICUId "6897"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "B28"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "O'Kelly variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O
8. Bd3 d6 9. Qe2 Re8 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Bc4 h6 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qc4+ d5
14. Qxb4 d4 15. Qc4+ Re6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rd6 18. Bb4 Nb6 19. Nxe5+
Kg8 20. Qxd4 Rxd5 21. Qe3 a5 22. Ba3 Bf5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxb6 Rc8 25. Nd3
Bxd3 26. Rd1 Rxc2+ 27. Kb1 Rc6+ 28. Rxd3 Qxd3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Healy, John"]
[Black "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1864"]
[BlackElo "2111"]
[WhiteICU "1777"]
[BlackICU "2106"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500965"]
[BlackFideId "2501376"]
[WhiteICUId "4563"]
[BlackICUId "3568"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian"]
[Variation "Pytel-Wade variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 a6 6. Nge2 b5 7. Bb3 e6
8. Bf4 Qd8 9. f3 Bb7 10. Qd2 c5 11. dxc5 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Nbd7 13. c6 Bxc6
14. Nd4 Bb7 15. a3 Be7 16. O-O-O O-O 17. Be1 Ne5 18. Bh4 Nc6 19. Nce2 Na5
20. Ba2 Kh8 21. Rhe1 Rac8 22. Nf4 Nc4 23. Nf5 Bd8 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Nd6
Rxf4 26. Bg3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rxf3 28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rxd8+ Ng8 30. Rxe6 Rf8
31. Rxf8 Rxf8 32. Rxa6 h6 33. Rb6 Rf5 34. Rc6 Nf6 35. c4 Ne4 36. cxb5 Rxb5
37. Rc4 Nc5 38. b4 Na4 39. Bc7 Kh7 40. Kc2 Rb7 41. Kb3 Nb6 42. Bxb6 Rxb6
43. a4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Black "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[WhiteICU "1581"]
[BlackICU "2004"]
[WhiteClub "Aer Lingus"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501171"]
[BlackFideId "2500884"]
[WhiteICUId "3364"]
[BlackICUId "159"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[WhiteICU "2271"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "400181"]
[WhiteICUId "1557"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Opening "Dutch"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8.
Re1 h6 9. e4 fxe4 10. Nxe4 Qf7 11. Nc3 Na6 12. b3 Bd7 13. h3 c6 14. Be3
Rad8 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Nh2 Nc7 17. a4 Bc8 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. f4 e5 20. dxe5
dxe5 21. fxe5 Rxe5 22. Qf2 Rd3 23. Ne4 Rxb3 24. Nd6 Qf8 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26.
Bf4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Ne6 28. Be5 Nh5 29. Bxg7 Nexg7 30. g4 Ng3 31. Qf6 Qc7
32. c5 Qa5 33. Qf2 h5 34. Nf3 Rxf3 35. Bxf3 h4 36. Re7 Qd8 37. Qe3 Kg8 38.
Qe5 Qf8 39. Kg2 Kh7 40. Rxb7 Qg8 41. Qb2 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Daly, Colm"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[BlackICU "2277"]
[WhiteNationality "ISR"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2800039"]
[BlackFideId "2500434"]
[BlackICUId "295"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Torre attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 e5 8.
O-O h6 9. Bh4 Qe8 10. a4 Nh5 11. a5 a6 12. Re1 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nhxf6 14. Nc4
Qe7 15. Qb3 Re8 16. Rad1 Kg7 17. Bb1 Qf8 18. h3 Rb8 19. Re3 Nh5 20. Ba2 Nf4
21. Kh2 Qe7 22. Rd2 Qf6 23. Ng1 Ne6 24. Qd1 h5 25. Bb3 h4 26. Ba4 exd4 27.
cxd4 Ng5 28. Qe2 Rh8 29. Nf3 b5 30. axb6 Nxb6 31. Nxb6 Rxb6 32. Nxg5 Qxg5
33. Qf3 Bb7 34. Rc2 c5 35. Rb3 Rxb3 36. Bxb3 Rf8 37. dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "2068"]
[WhiteICU "2118"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501961"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[WhiteICUId "6236"]
[BlackICUId "456"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Opening "Scotch gambit"]
[Variation "Dubois-Reti defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7
8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. f3 Ng5 11. f4 Ne4 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14.
Qxd2 O-O 15. Rae1 Bb6 16. f5 Qxe5 17. f6 Qh5 18. Rf4 Rfe8 19. Qf2 g5 20.
Rf3 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Re8 23. Qd2 Re4 24. Rg3 h6 25. Bxa7 Re2
26. Qc3 Qg6 27. Re3 Rxc2 28. Qe5 Rc1+ 29. Kf2 Rc2+ 30. Re2 Rc4 31. Bd4 c5
32. Bc3 Rf4+ 33. Kg1 d4 34. Bd2 Rxf6 35. Qxc5 Qf5 36. Qxf5 Rxf5 37. b4 Bb5
38. Re1 Kg7 39. Rc1 c6 40. g3 Re5 41. Re1 Kf6 42. Kf2 Rxe1 43. Kxe1 Kf5 44.
Bc1 h5 45. Bb2 Ke4 46. Bc1 f6 47. Kf2 Kd3 48. Bb2 Ba4 49. a3 Bb3 50. Kf3
Bd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[BlackICU "2534"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "LTU"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "12800066"]
[BlackFideId "2500914"]
[BlackICUId "7085"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Variation "4.Nc3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Black "Healy, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[WhiteICU "2100"]
[BlackICU "1777"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502054"]
[BlackFideId "2500965"]
[WhiteICUId "6897"]
[BlackICUId "4563"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 8.
O-O Rb8 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bg5 Bg4 14.
Nc1 Rd1 15. Rxd1 Bxd1 16. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Atticus ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "AUS"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "3202500"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[BlackICUId "1422"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[ECO "C04"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, Guimard main line"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Bb5 Be7 7. O-O a5 8.
Re1 Na7 9. Bd3 c5 10. c3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nf1 Nb6 13. h4 h6 14. Ng3 Kd7
15. Nh5 Bf8 16. b3 Kc7 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. g3 Rb7 20. Nd2 Kb8 21.
Qg4 g6 22. Nf6 Bc6 23. Qf4 Ka8 24. Bd1 b4 25. Rc1 bxc3 26. Rxc3 Nb5 27. Rc2
Bb4 28. Be2 Na3 29. Rcc1 Bb5 30. bxc4 Bxc4 31. Nxc4 Nbxc4 32. Rf1 h5 33.
Kg2 Qc7 34. Rfd1 Qb8 35. Bf3 Qd8 36. Rd3 a4 37. Rdd1 Nb2 38. Rc6 Nxd1 39.
Bxd1 Nc4 40. Bxa4 Rc7 41. Qf3 Nxe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Daly, Justin"]
[Black "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "1688"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500841"]
[BlackFideId "2500876"]
[WhiteICUId "5766"]
[BlackICUId "10145"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[ECO "B99"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 7...Be7 main line"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8.
Qf3 Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 Rb8 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5+ 14.
Kb1 e5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nb3 Nf6 17. Be2 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 O-O 19. Rhd1 Be7 20.
Rxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bc4 b5 23. Bd5 Bb7 24. Na5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rd7
26. Nc6 Rb6 27. Nxe5 Rd8 28. Nc6 Re8 29. Qe3 Rxc6 30. dxc6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Black "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[BlackElo "1945"]
[WhiteICU "2106"]
[BlackICU "1798"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501376"]
[BlackFideId "2501830"]
[WhiteICUId "3568"]
[BlackICUId "3172"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, closed variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 c5 7. Nf3
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nf3 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bxf2 11. Ke2 Bb6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Nd2
Nf6 14. Bf3 O-O 15. Bb2 e5 16. h3 Re8 17. g4 e4 18. Bg2 Bd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6
20. Nf1 f5 21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. Ng3 Bg6 23. Rhf1 Rad8 24. c4 Rd3 25. Nf5 Bh5+
26. Ke1 Ba5+ 27. Kf2 e3+ 28. Kg1 e2 29. Bd5 exf1=Q+ 30. Rxf1 Bb6+ 31. Kh1
Rd1 32. Rxd1 Bxd1 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Nf5+ Kf6 35. Nd6 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Re2+ 37.
Kf1 Rxa2 38. Nxb7 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Black "Short, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2033"]
[WhiteICU "2004"]
[BlackICU "1871"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500884"]
[BlackFideId "2500108"]
[WhiteICUId "159"]
[BlackICUId "1497"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[ECO "E61"]
[Opening "King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. e3 c5 6. d5 d6 7. Be2 Na6 8.
Nf3 Nc7 9. O-O Bd7 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Qd2 b5 12. cxb5 Nxb5 13. Bxb5 Bxb5 14.
Rfe1 Qc7 15. e4 Ng4 16. Bf4 f6 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Be3 Bd7 20. b3
Rf7 21. Rec1 h5 22. Rc2 Kh7 23. Nd1 a5 24. a3 Qd8 25. Rcb2 Bf6 26. Qc1 Qg8
27. Bd2 g5 28. Bxa5 Ra8 29. b4 g4 30. hxg4 Bxg4 31. Rb3 Bg5 32. Qc2 Bh4 33.
Bb6 Qg6 34. R1b2 Rg8 35. g3 Bf3 36. Rxf3 Rxf3 37. Rb3 Rxb3 38. Qxb3 cxb4
39. axb4 Qxe4 40. b5 Bf6 41. Ne3 h4 42. g4 h3 43. Bc7 Rxg4+ 44. Kh2 Rg2+
45. Kxh3 Qf3# 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Loughran, John"]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1805"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[WhiteICU "1654"]
[BlackICU "2105"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501562"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[WhiteICUId "795"]
[BlackICUId "1231"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14.
Kb1 b5 15. h5 Nxh5 16. g4 Nf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Ndxb5 Qb8 19. g5 Bxb5 20.
gxf6 exf6 21. Bh6 Rd4 22. Qh2 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Rd8 24. Nc3 Bc6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7
26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Qe3 Qb6 30. Qe2 Rb8 31. Nd1 Bd5
32. Rh4 Qc6 33. Rh3 Bxa2+ 34. Kc1 Be6 35. Rh1 Qa4 36. Qe3 Qa1+ 37. Kd2 Rd8+
38. Ke2 Qa6+ 39. Kf2 Qb6 40. b3 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Black "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[WhiteICU "1785"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501821"]
[BlackFideId "2500698"]
[WhiteICUId "5884"]
[BlackICUId "817"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Opening "Reti opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. exd4 Bg7 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. c3 O-O 8.
Bg5 Bg4 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Qc8 11. Kh2 Bf5 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 13. Re1 Re8 14.
Qb3 b6 15. Re2 Nbd7 16. Rae1 e6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 e5 19. Qd5 Qe6 20.
Qxe6 Rxe6 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Be3 Bf8 23. Kg1 Rc8 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Rxd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Black "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[WhiteICU "1865"]
[BlackICU "1581"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Aer Lingus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500710"]
[BlackFideId "2501171"]
[WhiteICUId "1032"]
[BlackICUId "3364"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[ECO "D97"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld"]
[Variation "Russian, Szabo (Boleslavsky) variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 c6 8.
Qb3 Nfd7 9. Bg5 Nb6 10. Rd1 N8d7 11. e5 Nb8 12. Be2 Be6 13. Qc2 Nd5 14. O-O
Re8 15. Qd2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nd7 17. Bh6 Bg4 18. Bxg7 Bxf3 19. Bh6 Bxe2 20.
Qxe2 Nb6 21. h4 Nd5 22. Rd3 e6 23. Bg5 Ne7 24. h5 Qd5 25. Qe3 Nf5 26. Qf4
gxh5 27. Rh3 f6 28. Bxf6 Kf7 29. Rxh5 h6 30. Rxh6 Nxh6 31. Qxh6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[WhiteICU "2239"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "628859"]
[BlackFideId "400084"]
[WhiteICUId "4790"]
[BlackICUId "7292"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Opening "Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8.
Bc2 c5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. a3 a6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Bb2 Be6 14. h3 d5
15. Ng5 d4 16. Rb1 cxb4 17. cxb4 a5 18. b5 Na7 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bc1 Nc8
21. Nc4 Nd7 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. Bxg5 a4 25. Bd2 Ncb6 26. Nxb6 Nxb6
27. Ra1 Rec8 28. Rec1 Nd7 29. Kf1 h5 30. Ke2 Rc5 31. Rab1 Nb6 32. Bd1 Rxc1
33. Bxc1 Kh7 34. h4 Rc8 35. Ra1 Bh6 36. Bxh6 Kxh6 37. Kd2 Rc3 38. Bc2 Kg7
39. Kc1 Kf6 40. Kd2 Ke7 41. Ra2 Kd6 42. Bd1 Kc5 43. g4 hxg4 44. Bxg4 Kd6
45. Bd1 Rc8 46. Rb2 Rf8 47. Ke1 Rh8 48. Rb4 Rxh4 49. Bxa4 Rh1+ 50. Kd2 Ra1
51. Bc2 Rxa3 52. Rb1 Nd7 53. Rg1 Nf8 54. Rg5 b6 55. Kc1 Ra5 56. Bb3 Rxb5
57. Bc4 Rc5 58. Kb2 b5 59. Bb3 Rc3 60. Bc2 b4 61. Rg3 Ke7 62. Bb3 Nd7 63.
Bc4 Nc5 64. Bb5 Kd6 65. Kb1 b3 66. Bc4 Nxe4 67. dxe4 Rxc4 68. Rxb3 Ke7 69.
Rb5 Kf6 70. Ra5 Rc3 71. Ra8 Kg5 72. Rf8 Kg4 73. Rf6 g5 74. Kb2 Rf3 75. Rxe6
Kf4 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[WhiteICU "1885"]
[BlackICU "2026"]
[WhiteClub "Wicklow"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501708"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[WhiteICUId "378"]
[BlackICUId "731"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Opening "Danish gambit"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 d6 5. Bc4 Be6 6. Bxe6 fxe6 7. Qb3
Qc8 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O Bf6 11. Rac1 Nge7 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Rfd1
Kh8 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Rxd6 e5 16. a4 Qc7 17. Qe6 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. h4
Qd7 20. Qc4 Nd4 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. e5 Rc8 23. Qf1 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Qxa4 25.
exf6 gxf6 26. Qc5 Qd7 27. Nxd4 b6 28. Qc3 Kg7 29. Qg3+ Kf7 30. Qd3 f5 31.
b4 Qd5 32. b5 Kf6 33. Qe3 Kf7 34. h5 Qe4 35. Qb3+ Kf6 36. Nf3 Qd5 37. Qc3+
Ke6 38. Nd4+ Kf7 39. Qe3 Nc8 40. h6 Nd6 41. Nf3 Ne4 42. Nd4 Kg6 43. f3 Nf6
44. Ne6 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qd6+ 46. g3 Kf7 47. Ng5+ Kg8 48. Qc3 Kf8 49. Nxh7+ Ke7
50. Nxf6 Qxf6 51. Qc7+ Kf8 52. Qb8+ Kf7 53. Qxa7+ Kg8 54. Qg7+ Qxg7 55.
hxg7 Kxg7 56. Kh3 Kf6 57. Kh4 Kg6 58. g4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Black "Porter, Liam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2046"]
[BlackICU "1812"]
[BlackClub "Inchicore"]
[WhiteNationality "ITA"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "814288"]
[BlackFideId "2502992"]
[BlackICUId "1383"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[ECO "A42"]
[Opening "Modern defence"]
[Variation "Averbakh system, Kotov variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. Nge2 f5 7. f3 Nf6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nf5 12. Bg5 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Qxg5 14.
Qxg5 Bh6 15. Qxh6 Nxh6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Ng1 Rf4 18. Re1 g5 19. Bd3 Rf2 20.
Re2 Rf1+ 21. Kd2 g4 22. Re1 Rf2+ 23. Re2 Rf6 24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Nf3 Nf7 26.
Re3 Rf8 27. Be2 Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Rxf3 29. Bxf3 Ng5 30. Ke3 Nxf3 31. gxf3 a5
32. b3 Rf6 33. a3 Rg6 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Rc1 b6 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 h5 38. c5
bxc5 39. bxc5 h4 40. c6 Kf6 41. Rh1 Kg5 42. Rb1 Kf4 43. Rb8 Kg5 44. Rc8 Rg7
45. Rh8 Rf7 46. Rg8+ Kh5 47. Kg2 Kh6 48. Rd8 Rg7+ 49. Kh2 Rg3 50. Rd7 Rxf3
51. Rxc7 Kg5 52. Rg7+ Kh5 53. Rd7 Re3 54. Rxd6 Re2+ 55. Kg1 h3 56. Rd8 h2+
57. Kh1 Kh4 58. c7 Kg3 59. Rg8+ Kh4 60. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[WhiteICU "2199"]
[BlackICU "1923"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2500817"]
[WhiteICUId "1350"]
[BlackICUId "1398"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Orthodox defence, 7.Rc1"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 Re8 8.
Bd3 c6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Re1 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 e5 14.
h3 e4 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Qh5 Be6 17. a3 Rad8 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qa5 Nd5 20. Rc2
a6 21. Qa4 Rd6 22. Qc4 Qd7 23. Qf1 Rg6 24. g3 b5 25. Kh2 f5 26. Nb1 f4 27.
exf4 Qf5 28. Rce2 Nxf4 29. gxf4 Qxf4+ 30. Kh1 Qf3+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1945"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[WhiteICU "1798"]
[BlackICU "2199"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501830"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[WhiteICUId "3172"]
[BlackICUId "1350"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 b6 7. a4 c5 8. O-O
a6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. d5 Ne8 13. e4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Bh6 Nd6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h4 f6 18. Bg4 Rb8 19. Qe3 Bc8 20. Be6 Bxe6
21. dxe6 Qc8 22. Qh3 f5 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. g4 Rf8 25. g5 Rf5 26. Rxd6 exd6
27. Ne4 Qxe6 28. Ng3 d5 29. Ra3 Re8 30. Nxf5+ Qxf5 31. Kg2 Qxh3+ 32. Rxh3
e4 33. Rb3 Re6 34. c4 dxc4 35. Rc3 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. b3 Rd6 38. bxc4 b4
39. Rc1 Rd3 40. Re1 Kf7 41. Rxe4 Rd4 42. Kf3 Rxe4 43. Kxe4 Ke6 44. f4 b3
45. Kd3 Kf5 46. Kc3 Kxf4 47. Kxb3 Ke4 48. Kc3 Ke3 49. Kc2 Kd4 50. Kd2 Kxc4
0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Stephen"]
[Black "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "1852"]
[WhiteICU "1871"]
[BlackICU "1785"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500108"]
[BlackFideId "2501821"]
[WhiteICUId "1497"]
[BlackICUId "5884"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8.
f3 Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bd3 Nb6 14. Kb1
b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Ng3 Nf4 17. h4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc4 19. Bc1 a4 20. Nd2 Nxd2+
21. Bxd2 b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Qb6 24. Nf1 Qa7 25. Bc3 d5 26. exd5 Bxa3
27. bxa3 Qxa3 28. Rh2 Bd7 29. Ne3 g6 30. Bxe5 Rfc8 31. Bc3 b2 32. Kc2 Ba4+
33. Kd2 Bxd1 34. Nxd1 Rab8 35. Qb1 Rc5 36. Re2 Rxd5+ 37. Ke1 Rxd1+ 38. Kxd1
Qxc3 39. Rd2 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2046"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "ITA"]
[WhiteFideId "400181"]
[BlackFideId "814288"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6
8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. Re1 e5 14.
Qh4 Bb7 15. Bf5 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. c4 a6 18. Bc2 c5 19. Nf5 Be5 20. Bd2
h5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Bc3 Qe6 23. Re1 Qc6 24. Be4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26.
Nxg7 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Black "Loughran, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "1805"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "1654"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500698"]
[BlackFideId "2501562"]
[WhiteICUId "817"]
[BlackICUId "795"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e4 e5 7. Re1 Bg4 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Qd7 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. c3 Nc6 12. Na3 Rae8 13. Nh4 Bh3 14. f3
Bxg2 15. Qxg2 d5 16. Rad1 d4 17. Bc1 Ng8 18. g4 Bf6 19. Qg3 Qe7 20. Ng2 Bg5
21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. h4 Qe7 23. Nb1 Qc5 24. Qf2 Qd6 25. c4 Nf6 26. Nd2 Qe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Black "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[WhiteICU "1865"]
[BlackICU "2004"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500710"]
[BlackFideId "2500884"]
[WhiteICUId "1032"]
[BlackICUId "159"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "D34"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, Prague variation, 9.Bg5"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Nf5
Bb4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. g4 Bg6 18. Rac1 Kh7 19. Qb1 Re5 20. Nxd5
Rxc1 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxc1 Rxf5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Qa1 Qg6 25. Bf4 Bd2 26.
Bg3 Bxc1 27. Qxc1 Qe6 28. Qf4 Bg6 29. b4 Nc6 30. b5 Na5 31. Qa4 b6 32. e4
Nc4 33. Qc2 Nd6 34. Qc6 Nxe4 35. Qxe6 fxe6 36. Bxe4 Bxe4 37. Bb8 Bd3 38.
Bxa7 Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[WhiteICU "2105"]
[BlackICU "2239"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "628859"]
[WhiteICUId "1231"]
[BlackICUId "4790"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[Variation "Keres defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd3 f5 6. f3 fxe4 7. fxe4 Nf6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qe7 13. Qe2 Nc6 14.
e5 Na5 15. Rf2 g5 16. Raf1 Qg7 17. Nd2 Rxf2 18. Qxf2 Re8 19. Qf6 Re7 20.
Bg6 d6 21. Ne4 Nxc4 22. Ng3 dxe5 23. Nh5 Qxf6 24. Nxf6+ Kg7 25. Bd3 Bd5 26.
Nh5+ Kg8 27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Re1 e4 29. Nxe4 Rf7 30. Ng3 Nd6 31. a3 a5 32. Nh5
Rf8 33. g4 Kg8 34. h4 gxh4 35. Re5 Rf3 36. Be2 Rxc3 37. g5 Nf7 38. Nf6+ Kg7
39. Nxd5 exd5 40. gxh6+ Kxh6 41. Rxd5 Ng5 42. a4 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Porter, Liam"]
[Black "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1812"]
[BlackICU "1688"]
[WhiteClub "Inchicore"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502992"]
[BlackFideId "2500876"]
[WhiteICUId "1383"]
[BlackICUId "10145"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 a6 5. g3 Nc6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. e5 Nd7 10. g4 b5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. d4 c4 13. f5 Nb6 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15.
Bxg5 Bb7 16. f6 g6 17. Qd2 Rfc8 18. Bh6 b4 19. Ne2 a5 20. Rf3 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Qxe5 22. c3 bxc3 23. bxc3 Nd7 24. Raf1 Nc5 25. Bf4 Ne4 26. Qb2 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[WhiteICU "1923"]
[BlackICU "2118"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500817"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
[WhiteICUId "1398"]
[BlackICUId "6236"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nf3 d5 10. Rd1 b6 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Bb7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. c5
bxc5 15. Qxc5 Ne5 16. Qxa7 Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3 Rc1+ 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Qc7
20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qc5 Qd7 22. Kd2 Rc8 23. Qb4 Qc6 24. Qc3 Qa4 25. Qb4 Qc2+
0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "2069"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "2100"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2502054"]
[WhiteICUId "456"]
[BlackICUId "6897"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[ECO "B26"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 6.Be3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Be3 e5 7. Qd2 Nge7 8.
f4 Nd4 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Nxf3+ 12. Rxf3 Qb6 13. Rb1 Be6 14.
Bh6 Rae8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rf2 f6 17. b3 Qd8 18. Rbf1 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20.
Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Re1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rxe1 23. Qxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Healy, John"]
[Black "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "1864"]
[BlackElo "2174"]
[WhiteICU "1777"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "AUS"]
[WhiteFideId "2500965"]
[BlackFideId "3202500"]
[WhiteICUId "4563"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Opening "Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 d6 7. e4 e5
8. d5 O-O 9. Be2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Ne1 Nc5 12. Bf3 a4 13. Qe2 Nfd7 14. Nd3
Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Nc5 16. Qe2 Qg5 17. Rfb1 Bd7 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Rfb8 20.
b4 axb3 21. Nxb3 Nxb3 22. Rxb3 b6 23. a4 Ra5 24. Rba3 Rba8 25. Bd1 Rc5 26.
Be2 Bc8 27. Kf2 Raa5 28. Rb3 Bd7 29. Rb4 Ra8 30. Kg3 Rca5 31. Bd1 g6 32.
Bc2 Kg7 33. Kf3 h5 34. Ke2 Kh6 35. Ra2 h4 36. Kf3 Kh5 37. Ra1 g5 38. Ke2
Kg6 39. Kf3 Rf8 40. Rb2 Rc5 41. Rb4 g4+ 42. Ke2 Kg5 43. Rf1 f6 44. Bb1 Ra8
45. Bc2 Rca5 46. Ra1 Rf8 47. Rbb1 Rfa8 48. Rb4 Be8 49. Kd2 g3 50. h3 Bd7
51. Ke2 Rf8 52. Rf1 Raa8 53. Rf3 f5 54. exf5 Bxf5 55. Rxf5+ Rxf5 56. Bxf5
Kxf5 57. Kf3 Rf8 58. Rb1 Kg5+ 59. Ke4 Rf2 60. Rg1 Ra2 61. Kd3 Rxa4 62. Rc1
Ra2 63. Rc2 Ra1 64. Kd2 Kf5 65. Rc1 Rxc1 66. Kxc1 Ke4 67. Kd2 b5 68. cxb5
Kxd5 69. Kd3 e4+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackICU "1885"]
[WhiteClub "Atticus ENG"]
[BlackClub "Wicklow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "2501708"]
[WhiteICUId "1422"]
[BlackICUId "378"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Opening "English, Troeger defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Be6 5. d3 f6 6. Rb1 Qd7 7. e4 g6 8.
Nge2 Bg7 9. Nd5 Nce7 10. d4 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bh3 12. O-O Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Ne7 14.
Be3 h5 15. h3 h4 16. g4 f5 17. f3 f4 18. Bf2 g5 19. Rc1 O-O 20. Qb3 Rfc8
21. Rfd1 Kh7 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Nc3 a6 24. Na4 b6 25. d6 Nc6 26. dxc7 Qxc7
27. Bxb6 Qe7 28. Bc5 Qe8 29. Qa3 Rd8 30. Nb6 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rd8 32. Nd5 Nd4
33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Qxa6 Qe5 35. Qd3 Kh8 36. Rc1 Qb8 37. Rc2 Rc8 38. b3 Rxc2+
39. Qxc2 Qb5 40. Qc4 Qa5 41. b4 Qa3 42. Ne7 Qb2+ 43. Kf1 Qb1+ 44. Kf2 Qb2+
45. Ke1 Qb1+ 46. Kf2 Qb2+ 47. Ke1 Qb1+ 48. Kd2 Qb2+ 49. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "Daly, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2092"]
[WhiteICU "2026"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2500841"]
[WhiteICUId "731"]
[BlackICUId "5766"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Opening "Bird's opening"]
[Variation "Lasker variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe1 Nc6 8.
Nbd2 Bg4 9. Qg3 Rb8 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qc7 12. c3 b5 13. Ne5 b4 14. Nxc6
Qxc6 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. f5 a5 17. Qe1 Nd7 18. a3 bxa3 19. Rxa3 Bxb2 20. Bxb2
Rxb2 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Rxa5 Qb6 23. Rxd5 Qxe3+ 24. Qf2 Qxe2 25. Rxd7 Qxf2+
26. Rxf2 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 e6 28. Kf3 Kg7 29. g4 Rh8 30. Kg3 Rb8 31. h4 Rb5 32.
Kf4 Ra5 33. Rc7 Rd5 34. Ke4 Rd8 35. Rc1 Rd5 36. g5 Rf5 37. d4 Rf2 38. Rh1
Rf5 39. Rh3 Rd5 40. Rb3 Rf5 41. Rh3 Rd5 42. Rf3 Ra5 43. Rf4 Rd5 44. Rg4 Ra5
45. Kd3 Rd5 46. Kc4 Ra5 47. Re4 Rf5 48. Kc3 Kf8 49. Re3 Ke7 50. Rh3 Kd6 51.
Kd3 Kd5 52. Ke3 Rf1 53. h5 gxh5 54. Rxh5 Rf5 55. Rh7 Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[BlackICU "2534"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "400084"]
[BlackFideId "2500914"]
[WhiteICUId "7292"]
[BlackICUId "7085"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[ECO "D25"]
[Opening "QGA, 4.e3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8.
a4 b4 9. Nbd2 c5 10. a5 Nbd7 11. Ba4 Be7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 O-O 14. e5
Nd5 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qd4 Qxa5 17. Bg5 Qd8 18. Nd6 Bxg5 19. Nxb7 Qc7 20. Nxg5
Qxb7 21. Qd3 g6 22. Qh3 h5 23. f4 Nc5 24. Bd1 Kg7 25. g4 Rh8 26. gxh5 Rad8
27. Rc1 Qb6 28. Kh1 Qb5 29. Bg4 Nd3 30. Qg3 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 Ne7 32. hxg6 Nxg6
33. Bf3 Rd2 34. h3 Qd3 35. Ne4 Rxb2 36. Nd6 Rb1 37. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 38. Kh2 Qc1
39. f5 Qb2+ 40. Bg2 Qxe5 41. fxg6 Qxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Kxg6 43. h4 a5 44. Bc6 b3
0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Daly, Colm"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[WhiteICU "2277"]
[BlackICU "2271"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500434"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[WhiteICUId "295"]
[BlackICUId "1557"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[ECO "C95"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "closed, Breyer, Borisenko variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3
g6 15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Nh2 Bg7 21.
Rf1 Qe7 22. Rae1 Nfd7 23. Ne2 Rf8 24. f3 Rab8 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Ra3 Nb6 27.
a5 Nbd7 28. Nc1 Rac8 29. Na2 Nf6 30. g4 Nfd7 31. Nb4 Rfe8 32. Kg2 Bf6 33.
Rh1 Bg5 34. Nf1 Bxe3 35. Qxe3 Qg5 36. h4 Qxe3 37. Nxe3 Kg7 38. Raa1 Rc7 39.
Kf2 Nf6 40. Rag1 Bc8 41. Rg2 Rh8 42. Ke2 Bd7 43. Rhg1 Rhc8 44. Kd2 Ra8 45.
Rf2 Re8 46. Ra1 Rh8 47. Nf1 Bc8 48. Ng3 Bd7 49. Raf1 Bc8 50. Rh2 Bd7 51.
Rfh1 Bc8 52. h5 g5 53. Nf1 Ng8 54. Ne3 Ne7 55. Rb1 Bd7 56. Rhh1 Ra8 57.
Rhc1 Kf8 58. b3 cxb3 59. Bxb3 Ke8 60. Bd1 Nc8 61. Be2 Na7 62. c4 Rb8 63.
cxb5 Nxb5 64. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[WhiteNationality "LTU"]
[BlackNationality "ISR"]
[WhiteFideId "12800066"]
[BlackFideId "2800039"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "D86"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld"]
[Variation "exchange, classical variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5
8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 Be6 14.
Rad1 Qe8 15. Bh6 Nc4 16. Qc1 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Nxe5 18. Nf4 Bxa2 19. c4 f6 20.
Be2 Bxc4 21. Bxc4+ Nxc4 22. Nd5 Qf7 23. f4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Rad8 25. Qc3 b5 26.
g4 Nb6 27. Nxf6 Rxd1 28. Nd7+ Qg7 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[WhiteICU "1581"]
[WhiteClub "Aer Lingus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501171"]
[WhiteICUId "3364"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]
[WhiteFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[WhiteICU "2106"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501376"]
[WhiteICUId "3568"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[WhiteICU "2534"]
[BlackICU "2239"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500914"]
[BlackFideId "628859"]
[WhiteICUId "7085"]
[BlackICUId "4790"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Opening "Queen's gambit declined"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Annotator: Alexander Baburin, <a href="http://www.icu.ie/games/29148">ICU
games archive</a>. } { Source: Mark Orr, <a
href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess Championships 2008</a>,
ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8.
e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Be7 14.
Bc2 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 b6 20.
Be4 Bb7 21. Nb5 Rfd8 22. Rac1 Rd7 23. Red1 Rad8 24. Kh1 Nb4 25. Rxd7 Rxd7
26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. a3 Nd3 28. Rc2 Re7 29. h3 a6 30. Nd4 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1 32.
b3 a5 33. Rc6 Nxf2 34. Rxb6 a4 35. Rb4 axb3 36. Rxb3 Ra1 37. Re3 Rd1 38.
Nf3 f5 39. Kg3 Nd3 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Rd8 f4+ 42. Kh4 Kf6 43. a4 Nb2 44. Rxd1
Nxd1 45. Kg4 Nc3 46. a5 Nd5 47. Nd2 h5+ 48. Kf3 Kf5 49. h4 g5 50. hxg5 Kxg5
51. a6 h4 52. Nc4 Nc7 53. a7 Na8 54. Ne5 Kf5 55. Nd3 Nc7 56. Nxf4 Na8 57.
Nd5 Kg5 58. Ne3 Nb6 59. Ke4 Na8 60. Kd5 Kf4 61. Nf1 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2174"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "ISR"]
[BlackNationality "AUS"]
[WhiteFideId "2800039"]
[BlackFideId "3202500"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[ECO "A35"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical, four knights system"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bd2 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Rc1 a5 13. b5 Ncd4 14. Nxd4
Nxd4 15. Be3 e5 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Bd3 a4 18. Ne2 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Nxd4
exd4 21. Bf4 Be5 22. Bd2 Raa8 23. f4 Bf6 24. Bb4 Rfd8 25. f5 gxf5 26. exf5
Bc8 27. Be4 Re8 28. Bd5 Re2 29. Bxd6 Rxa2 30. Rce1 Bd7 31. Bxb7 Rd8 32. Bc7
Re8 33. Rxe8+ Bxe8 34. b6 d3 35. Bf3 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 Rb2 37. b7 Ba7 38. Bd6 d2
39. Rd1 Bd7 40. c5 a3 41. c6 Bxc6 42. Bxc6 a2 43. Be5 Rb1 44. Bf3 Bb8 45.
Bf6 Rb6 46. Ba1 Rb1 47. g3 f6 48. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Black "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "1945"]
[WhiteICU "1581"]
[BlackICU "1798"]
[WhiteClub "Aer Lingus"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501171"]
[BlackFideId "2501830"]
[WhiteICUId "3364"]
[BlackICUId "3172"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Annotator: Mark Orr, <a href="http://www.icu.ie/games/29150">ICU games
archive</a>. } { Source: Mark Orr, <a
href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess Championships 2008</a>,
ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 c4 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxd5 8.
f3 Nf6 9. e4 Qc6 10. Ne2 b5 11. Nd4 Qb6 12. a4 Ba6 13. axb5 Bxb5 14. Nxb5
Qxb5 15. Na3 Qb7 16. Bxc4 e6 17. Nb5 d6 18. Bxd6 Na6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qd2
Qc6 21. Qd6+ Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Nc7 23. O-O Ke7 24. Nb5 Nxb5 25. Bxb5 a5 26.
Rfd1 Rhb8 27. c4 Ra7 28. Rd3 Ne8 29. Bxe8 Kxe8 30. b3 Rb4 31. Rc3 Kd7 32.
Kf2 Kc6 33. Ke3 Kc5 34. g4 a4 35. bxa4 Raxa4 36. Rxa4 Rxa4 37. h4 e5 38.
Rd3 Kxc4 39. Rd5 Ra3+ 40. Kf2 f6 41. Rd7 Ra2+ 42. Kg3 h5 43. Rxg7 hxg4 44.
Rxg4 Kd4 45. h5 Ra1 46. Rh4 Rg1+ 47. Kh2 Rg8 48. h6 Ke3 49. h7 Rh8 50. Kg3
Ke2 51. Kg4 Ke3 52. Rh3 Kf2 53. f4 Kg2 54. Rh5 exf4 55. Kxf4 Kf2 56. e5
fxe5+ 57. Kxe5 Kg3 58. Kf6 Kg4 59. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[WhiteICU "2118"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Atticus ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501961"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[WhiteICUId "6236"]
[BlackICUId "1422"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. Qg4 Bf8 6. Bg5 Qd7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6 Qxc6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rac1 h6 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Ne2 Qd7 14. b3
O-O-O 15. c4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Nf5 17. Rfd1 Ba3 18. Rc3 Qa4 19. Rb1 g5 20. Ng3
Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bb4 22. Rcb3 Be7 23. d5 Rxd5 24. Ne4 Rdd8 25. Nd4 h5 26. Qf3
Qxc4 27. R3b2 Rxd4 28. exd4 Qxd4+ 29. Qf2 Qxe4 30. Qxf7 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Qxe5
32. Rd2 Bd6 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Daly, Justin"]
[Black "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "1865"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500841"]
[BlackFideId "2500710"]
[WhiteICUId "5766"]
[BlackICUId "1032"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 f6 8.
exf6 Qxf6 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. O-O-O O-O 12. g3 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4
14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 Nf6 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Rdd1 Rac8 18. Rhe1 Rc5 19. Bf3
Rfc8 20. Rd2 b5 21. Ne2 b4 22. Nd4 Kf7 23. Kb1 h5 24. h3 Rc4 25. Bg2 Re8
26. Nf3 Ke7 27. Ne5 Rc7 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Kd6 30. Bf3 Kc5 31. g5 Ng8 32.
Bg4 Bc8 33. Rde2 Kb5 34. Ng6 Ne7 35. Nxe7 Rcxe7 36. b3 g6 37. Kb2 Kc5 38.
Re5 Kd6 39. Be2 Rf8 40. Bd3 Rg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[WhiteICU "2199"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "LTU"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "12800066"]
[WhiteICUId "1350"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. cxd5 Nxd5
8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. Rc1 Bg4 12. Ne1 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qd7
14. Nd3 Rfe8 15. b3 Qf5 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. h3 h5 19. Bg3 Nf6 20.
f3 Bh6 21. Bf2 Nd7 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 Qb1 25. Kh2 Nb8 26.
Ne2 Qf1 27. Nc3 e6 28. Nd1 Nc6 29. b4 Bf8 30. a3 a5 31. bxa5 Bxa3 32. e4
Bb4 33. Qc2 Bxa5 34. exd5 exd5 35. Qb3 Bc7+ 36. g3 h4 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Porter, Liam"]
[Black "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[WhiteICU "1812"]
[BlackICU "1923"]
[WhiteClub "Inchicore"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502992"]
[BlackFideId "2500817"]
[WhiteICUId "1383"]
[BlackICUId "1398"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Opening "Ponziani"]
[Variation "Jaenisch counter-attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Nb8 6. Nxe5 Bd6 7. Qd4 O-O
8. Qxe4 Bxe5 9. Be3 Re8 10. Qf3 d6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Bc2 Qh4 14.
h3 Bd7 15. g3 Qe7 16. O-O c6 17. b4 Na6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Be4 d5 20. Bxd5
Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rad8 22. Qe4 Bxc3 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Rac1 Bxb4 25. Nb3 b6 26.
a4 h6 27. Nd4 Nb8 28. Bf4 Rxd4 29. Bxb8 Bc5 30. a5 Rd2 31. axb6 axb6 32.
Rfd1 Bxf2+ 33. Kh1 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Bc5 35. Rb1 g5 36. Rd1 Re8 37. Bd6 Rd8
38. Bxc5 Rxd1+ 39. Kg2 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2069"]
[WhiteICU "2271"]
[BlackICU "2100"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "2502054"]
[WhiteICUId "1557"]
[BlackICUId "6897"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. O-O Rb8 7. a4 Na5 8.
Nbd2 c5 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxc4 d3 11. exd3 Nd5 12. d4 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Be7 14.
Ne5 O-O 15. Rd1 Qd6 16. b3 f6 17. Nd3 b6 18. Nf4 Nc7 19. Ba3 Qd8 20. Bxe7
Qxe7 21. Rac1 Ne8 22. Re1 Nd6 23. Qc7 Rf7 24. Qxb8 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Loughran, John"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "1805"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[WhiteICU "1654"]
[BlackICU "2026"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501562"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[WhiteICUId "795"]
[BlackICUId "731"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[ECO "A51"]
[Opening "Budapest"]
[Variation "Fajarowicz variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd6 Nxd6
8. a3 a5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nc3 f5 11. Be2 c6 12. b3 Qe7 13. Nd4 Bxe2 14. Ndxe2
Nd7 15. Bb2 Rad8 16. Qc2 Ba7 17. Rad1 Ne5 18. Nd4 Rf6 19. Nce2 Rdf8 20. Nf4
Rh6 21. c5 Qg5 22. f3 Ne8 23. Nde6 Rxe6 24. Nxe6 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Rf6 26. Bc1
1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Black "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[WhiteICU "2004"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500884"]
[BlackFideId "2500698"]
[WhiteICUId "159"]
[BlackICUId "817"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4
Rc8 8. c4 Qc7 9. b3 b5 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. Bb2 e5 12. Qd3 Be7 13. Rfc1 Qb7 14.
c5 dxc5 15. Nxe5 Be6 16. f4 O-O 17. f5 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Rxd2 19. Qxd2 Nxe4 20.
Qe2 Bxf5 21. Rf1 Be6 22. Rae1 f5 23. Qh5 c4 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Bd4 Qd5 26.
Rd1 Bc5 27. Nf3 c3 28. Rd3 Qc4 29. Bxc5 Qxd3 30. Ba7 c2 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Daly, Colm"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[BlackICU "2277"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "400084"]
[BlackFideId "2500434"]
[WhiteICUId "7292"]
[BlackICUId "295"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[Variation "Yusupov-Rubinstein system"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 a6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Nc6 8.
Bg2 c4 9. Ne5 Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Qd6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. a3 Bxc3 14.
Bxc3 Re8 15. b3 cxb3 16. Qxb3 Bf5 17. Rfc1 h5 18. Qb6 Reb8 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20.
dxc5 Ne4 21. Be1 Rb5 22. f3 Ng5 23. h4 Ne6 24. Bf2 Bd3 25. e4 d4 26. Ra2
Rab8 27. Rd2 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 29. Kh2 Rb3 30. Bh3 Bc4 31. Bxd4 Rxa3 32.
f4 Rd3 33. Rxd3 Bxd3 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Bc3 Bxe4 36. Kg1 Kh7 37. Kf2 Kg6 38.
Ke3 Bb1 39. Ba5 Kf5 40. Bd8 e5 41. fxe5 Kxe5 42. Bb6 g6 43. Kd2 Kd4 44. Kc1
Bf5 45. Kb2 Kc4 46. Ba7 Kb4 47. Bb6 a5 48. Ba7 a4 49. Bb6 a3+ 50. Ka1 Bc2
51. Ba7 Bb3 52. Bb6 Kc4 53. Ba7 Kd5 54. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "2105"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[WhiteICUId "456"]
[BlackICUId "1231"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[ECO "B26"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 6.Be3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Rb8 7. Qd2 b5 8.
Nge2 b4 9. Nd1 e5 10. O-O Nge7 11. Bh6 O-O 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ne3 Be6 14. f4
f6 15. g4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Qd7 17. h3 Ne5 18. c3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb7 20. Rab1
Rfb8 21. Rxb7 Rxb7 22. Nxe6+ Qxe6 23. d4 Nd7 24. e5 d5 25. exf6+ Nxf6 26.
dxc5 Rd7 27. g5 Ne4 28. Qd4+ Kg8 29. Ng4 Nc6 30. Nh6# 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[WhiteICU "1885"]
[WhiteClub "Wicklow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2501708"]
[BlackFideId "400181"]
[WhiteICUId "378"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[ECO "A02"]
[Opening "Bird's opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. d4 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 c5 8.
c3 d6 9. Qe1 e6 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. a3 a5 13. Kh1 Nh5 14. Qe3 Bh6
15. g3 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Ne1 exf4 18. gxf4 Nd4 19. Ng2 Rc8 20. Qh3 Ne6
21. Qe3 Nexf4 22. Nxf4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Nxf4 24. Bf1 Ne6 25. Nf3 Qd1 26. Ne1
Bxe4+ 27. Bg2 Bxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rfe8 29. Nf3 Rc2+ 30. Kg3 Ng7 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Black "Healy, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[WhiteICU "1785"]
[BlackICU "1777"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501821"]
[BlackFideId "2500965"]
[WhiteICUId "5884"]
[BlackICUId "4563"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[Variation "Yusupov-Rubinstein system"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5
8. b3 Nc6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bb2 Ng4 11. h3 h5 12. g3 Qf6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. c4
Nh6 15. Rfc1 Kb8 16. Rab1 Nf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. c5 Bc7 19. h4 g5 20. Nxg5
Rdg8 21. Qf3 Rxg5 22. hxg5 Qxg5 23. Nf1 h4 24. b4 hxg3 25. fxg3 Rg8 26. Kf2
Rg6 27. Ke1 Rf6 28. Qd3 Qg4 29. b5 Rf3 30. Qe2 Bxg3+ 31. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kd1
Rf2 33. bxc6 Rxe2 34. Kxe2 Ba6+ 35. Rc4 Bxc4+ 36. Kd2 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Black "Short, Stephen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2046"]
[BlackElo "2033"]
[BlackICU "1871"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "ITA"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "814288"]
[BlackFideId "2500108"]
[BlackICUId "1497"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch, 5...O-O"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Qd2 b6 9. h4 h5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Rc8+ 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Qd2 Kg7 18. Ba6 Rcd8 19. Rc1 Qb8
20. Qc3+ Kg8 21. Qc7 Rfe8 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Rc7 Red8 24. Rxa7 Ra8 25. Rxa8
Rxa8 26. Bd3 Kg7 27. Rc1 Ra7 28. Rc3 b5 29. Rb3 Ra5 30. a3 Kf6 31. Kc2 Ke5
32. g3 Kd4 33. Kd2 f6 34. Rb4+ Kc5 35. Ke3 Ra8 36. Rb3 g5 37. Rc3+ Kb6 38.
Be2 gxh4 39. gxh4 Rg8 40. Kf2 Bh3 41. Rc6+ Kb7 42. Rc1 Rg2+ 43. Ke3 Bd7 44.
Rh1 Kb6 45. Kd2 Ka5 46. b3 f5 47. exf5 Bxf5 48. Ke1 Bc2 49. Kf1 Rg8 50. b4+
Ka4 51. Kf2 Kxa3 52. Bxb5 Kxb4 53. Bc6 Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1688"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500876"]
[WhiteICUId "10145"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[WhiteICU "2106"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501376"]
[WhiteICUId "3568"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Black "Healy, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[WhiteICU "2239"]
[BlackICU "1777"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "628859"]
[BlackFideId "2500965"]
[WhiteICUId "4790"]
[BlackICUId "4563"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Opovcensky variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 b5 8.
a4 b4 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. Bf3 Nd7 12. a5 Nc5 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14.
O-O Qxd1 15. Rxd1 f5 16. exf5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 f6 18. Be3 Rd8 19. Kf1 Be7 20.
Ke2 Kf7 21. b3 Rhg8 22. Rd3 Rc8 23. Rd7 c4 24. Ra7 cxb3 25. cxb3 Rc2+ 26.
Kd3 Rc3+ 27. Ke4 Rxb3 28. Bc5 Re8 29. Ra4 Kf8 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxb4 Rc3
32. Bxe7+ Kxe7 33. Rb6 Ra3 34. Re6+ Kf7 35. Rxa6 Ra2 36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. Kd5
Rxf2 38. Ke6 Rxh2 39. Kxf6 Rh6+ 40. Kxe5 Rc6 41. f4 h5 42. f6 Rc5+ 43. Ke6
Rc6+ 44. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Black "Loughran, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[BlackElo "1805"]
[WhiteICU "2100"]
[BlackICU "1654"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502054"]
[BlackFideId "2501562"]
[WhiteICUId "6897"]
[BlackICUId "795"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Opening "Scotch game"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 Qxc6 7. Nc3
Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Qf4 Bd4 11. Bd2 a6 12. Qh4 Qc5 13. Ne2 Bxb2
14. Rab1 Qa3 15. f4 Re8 16. e5 Ng4 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Rxb2 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nf2+
20. Rxf2 Qxf2 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7 Be6 23. exd6+ Kd7 24. Qg3 Qc5 25. Rxb7
Qxd6 26. f5 Qxg3 27. fxe6+ fxe6 28. Nxg3 Rh8 29. h3 Raf8 30. Kg1 Rf7 31.
Ba5 Kc6 32. Be4+ Kd6 33. Bf3 Rh4 34. Ne4+ Ke5 35. Bxc7+ Kd4 36. Rb4+ Ke3
37. Rb3+ Kd4 38. Rd3+ Kc4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Redmond, John P."]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[WhiteClub "Atticus ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "2500051"]
[BlackFideId "400084"]
[WhiteICUId "1422"]
[BlackICUId "7292"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[ECO "E67"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "fianchetto, classical variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8.
Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 c6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 Qc7 12. h3 Bf8 13. Be3 Nh5 14. Rab1
Ng7 15. b4 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 b6 18. Qb3 Ne6 19. Ng5 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4
21. Rxd4 Bg7 22. c5 Ne5 23. Rd6 h6 24. Nf3 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Be6 26. Qc2 bxc5
27. bxc5 Ra3 28. Rd3 Bc4 29. Re3 Bd4 30. Nb5 cxb5 31. Rxa3 Qxg3+ 32. Kh1
Qxh3+ 33. Kg1 Be5 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Black "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[WhiteICU "1688"]
[BlackICU "1581"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Aer Lingus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500876"]
[BlackFideId "2501171"]
[WhiteICUId "10145"]
[BlackICUId "3364"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "King's Indian, 3.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. h3 d5 6. e3 c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Ne5 cxd4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. exd4 Qa5 11. Qd2 Ba6 12. c5 Nd7 13. O-O-O e5 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 Qxe2 18. Nxe2 Rab8 19. Rd2
Rb5 20. Rc2 Rfb8 21. b3 Bf6 22. Kb1 a5 23. Nc3 Rxc5 24. Ne4 dxe4 25. Rxc5
a4 26. Rxc6 Kg7 27. Kc2 axb3+ 28. axb3 Ra8 29. Kd1 Bg5 30. Re1 e3 31. fxe3
Bh4 32. Re2 Rd8+ 33. Kc2 Ra8 34. Kd3 Bf6 35. b4 Rb8 36. Kc4 Be7 37. Rb2 Kf8
38. b5 Ke8 39. Rd2 Bd8 40. b6 Bxb6 41. Rb2 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[WhiteICU "1885"]
[BlackICU "2118"]
[WhiteClub "Wicklow"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501708"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
[WhiteICUId "378"]
[BlackICUId "6236"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bb5 f6 8.
exf6 exf6 9. Nge2 Ne7 10. O-O Be6 11. Nf4 Bf7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14.
Rxe6 f5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qe2 Rf7 18. Re1 Bf8 19. Ba4 Rc8 20.
Bb3 Kh7 21. Qf3 Bg7 22. h4 h5 23. Qg3 Bf6 24. Rd6 Qf8 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26.
Bxd5 Re7 27. Rxe7+ Qxe7 28. Re6 Qg7 29. Bxb7 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Bxd4 31. Qd6 Bb6
32. Qd2 Qc7+ 33. g3 Qf7 34. Bd5 Rc5 35. Qg5 Rxd5 36. Re7 Kg7 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7
38. Qf4 Rd4 39. Qc1 Kg7 40. Qc3 Kh7 41. b4 Re4 42. Qb2 Bd4 43. Qd2 Bb6 44.
a4 Kg8 45. a5 Bc7 46. Kg2 Kf8 47. Qd7 Re7 48. Qd5 Kg7 49. Qc5 Bd8 50. Qd4+
1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Short, Stephen"]
[Black "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[WhiteICU "1871"]
[BlackICU "2026"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500108"]
[BlackFideId "2500264"]
[WhiteICUId "1497"]
[BlackICUId "731"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[ECO "C74"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "modern Steinitz defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bg4 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O f5 8. h3
h5 9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Nh2 Bg5 11. g3 Qf6 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Kg2 Rxh2+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Black "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "1852"]
[WhiteICU "1923"]
[BlackICU "1785"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500817"]
[BlackFideId "2501821"]
[WhiteICUId "1398"]
[BlackICUId "5884"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch, 5...O-O"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]
[BlackFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Qa5 8.
Qd2 Nc6 9. Rd1 a6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nc1 Bd7 12. f4 Neg4 13. Bg1 Bh6 14. h3 Ne5
15. Be3 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 b5 17. Bd3 c4 18. Bc2 b4 19. N3e2 Rfc8 20. O-O Bb5
21. Qe1 Bg7 22. a3 c3 23. axb4 Qxb4 24. bxc3 Qb2 25. Qd2 Nd7 26. Bd3 Bxc3
27. Qxb2 Bxb2 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. Nd3 Bc3 30. Nxc3 Rxc3 31. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Black "Daly, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1945"]
[WhiteICU "1798"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501830"]
[BlackFideId "2500841"]
[WhiteICUId "3172"]
[BlackICUId "5766"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Opening "Dutch"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. h4 Bg7 5. h5 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. hxg6 hxg6 8.
Nf3 c6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Rxh6 Kg7 11. Rh1 Be6 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Ng5 Bf7 14.
O-O-O Qa5 15. e4 fxe4 16. Ngxe4 Rh8 17. Bd3 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. a3 Nxe4
20. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Rh8 23. Rxh8 Kxh8 24. Ke3 Kg7 25. Kf4
Bd5 26. f3 b6 27. g4 a5 28. a4 Bc4 29. g5 Be6 30. Nd2 Bf5 31. Nc4 Bxc2 32.
Nxb6 Bb3 33. Ke3 Kf7 34. Kd3 d5 35. Kc3 Bd1 36. b4 axb4+ 37. Kxb4 Bxf3 38.
Kc5 e5 39. dxe5 Ke6 40. a5 Be2 41. Kd4 c5+ 42. Kxc5 Kxe5 43. Nxd5 Kf5 44.
Ne3+ Kxg5 45. Nc4 Kf6 46. a6 g5 47. a7 Bf3 48. Kd6 Ba8 49. Nb6 Bb7 50. Kc7
Bf3 51. Nd7+ Ke7 52. Nc5 Ba8 53. Kb8 Kd8 54. Kxa8 Kc8 55. Ne4 g4 56. Ng3
Kc7 57. Ne4 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[WhiteICU "2534"]
[BlackICU "2271"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500914"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[WhiteICUId "7085"]
[BlackICUId "1557"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7
8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Nc3 c5 13. Rd1 a6 14. dxc5
bxc5 15. f3 Rfd8 16. Be2 Nf8 17. O-O Ng6 18. Bf2 d5 19. Rd2 Rac8 20. Rfd1
Ne5 21. Bg3 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. e4 Nh5 24. Ne2 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rxd2 26.
Rxd2 Qg5 27. Kf2 Bc6 28. Rd6 Qe5 29. Qd2 Kh7 30. Nc3 f5 31. Qf4 Qxf4 32.
gxf4 Be8 33. Rxe6 fxe4 34. fxe4 Rb8 35. Ke3 Bh5 36. Re5 Bg4 37. Rxc5 Rxb2
38. f5 Rxg2 39. Kf4 Bh5 40. Rxc4 Bf7 41. Rc7 Kg8 42. e5 Rf2+ 43. Ke4 g6 44.
e6 Rxf5 45. exf7+ Rxf7 46. Rc6 Kg7 47. Rxa6 g5 48. Ne2 h5 49. Ng3 h4 50.
Nf5+ Kh7 51. a4 Rb7 52. Ke5 Rb3 53. Kf6 h3 54. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2046"]
[WhiteICU "2105"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "ITA"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "814288"]
[WhiteICUId "1231"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[ECO "D13"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Variation "exchange variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qb3 b5 13. Rfc1 Bd6 14. g3
Bxf4 15. gxf4 Nbd7 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rxa6 Rb8 20.
Qc2 g5 21. Qxe4 Rxb2 22. Bd3 Nf6 23. Qf3 g4 24. Qg2 Rd2 25. Be4 Nxe4 26.
Qxe4 Qh4 27. Rf1 g6 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Qxa8+ Kg7 30. Qa5 Re2 31. Qb5 Rd2 32.
Qb4 Re2 33. Qc4 Rb2 34. Qc3 Rb5 35. e4 Qf6 36. Rd1 Qxf4 37. d5+ Qf6 38. e5
Qf3 39. Qxf3 gxf3 40. d6 Rb8 41. h3 f6 42. Kh2 fxe5 43. Kg3 Kf7 44. Kxf3
Ke8 45. d7+ Kd8 46. Ke4 Rb2 47. Kxe5 Rxf2 48. Rd3 g5 49. Kxe6 Rf1 50. Rd5
Re1+ 51. Kd6 Re3 52. Rxg5 Rd3+ 53. Ke6 Re3+ 54. Kf7 Rxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Black "Porter, Liam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[WhiteICU "1865"]
[BlackICU "1812"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Inchicore"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500710"]
[BlackFideId "2502992"]
[WhiteICUId "1032"]
[BlackICUId "1383"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Robatsch (modern) defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. O-O f5 8.
exf5 gxf5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Qe2 a6 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14.
Qxe5 Ne4 15. Bh6 Nf6 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. Rfe1 Kf7 18. Qe6+ Qxe6 19. dxe6+
Kg6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. g3 h5 22. h4 f4 23. Kg2 fxg3 24. fxg3 Kf5 25. Kf3
Rhg8 26. Re2 b5 27. Rf1 Rg4 28. Nd1 Kg6 29. Nf2 Ra4 30. a3 Rf8 31. Kg2 Rg8
32. Nd3 Kh6 33. Nf4 Rd4 34. Kf3 Ng4 35. Rfe1 Nf6 36. Re5 Rd6 37. Rc5 c6 38.
Ree5 Rf8 39. Ke2 Rfd8 40. Kf3 Rf8 41. Kg2 Rd2+ 42. Kh3 Rg8 43. Rxc6 Rgd8
44. Rcc5 R8d4 45. c3 Ra4 46. Re2 Rd6 47. Rg5 Kh7 48. Nxh5 Ne4 49. Re5 Nd2
50. Rf2 Nc4 51. Rf7+ Kh6 52. Rg5 Rxe6 53. Nf4 Re5 54. Rg6# 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Black "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "2258"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "2199"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500698"]
[BlackFideId "2500035"]
[WhiteICUId "817"]
[BlackICUId "1350"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 b5 9. exd5 exd5 10. d4 c4 11. c3 Bf5 12. h4 Qd7 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Rad8 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. Bg5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ngxe5 19. Bg2 f6 20. Be3
d4 21. cxd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Rad1 Nd3 24. Re2 Rfe8 25. b3 Rxe2 26.
Qxe2 Nf4 27. Qe8+ Rxe8 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Daly, Colm"]
[Black "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[WhiteICU "2277"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "LTU"]
[WhiteFideId "2500434"]
[BlackFideId "12800066"]
[WhiteICUId "295"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[ECO "C95"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "closed, Breyer, Borisenko variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3
g6 15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bg5 Be7 21.
Qe3 Nh7 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Ra3 Rab8 24. Rea1 Bc8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ne2 Rb7
27. Qh6 Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Ra8 Nf6 30. Nd2 Bd7 31. R8a7 Reb8 32. h4 Ke7
33. f3 Be8 34. Kf2 Nfd7 35. g3 Nb6 36. g4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Bd7 38. Rxb7 Rxb7
39. g5 Nba4 40. Bxa4 Nxa4 41. Ra2 Rb8 42. Kg3 Rf8 43. Ng1 f6 44. gxf6+ Rxf6
45. Ne2 Be8 46. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "ISR"]
[WhiteFideId "400181"]
[BlackFideId "2800039"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[ECO "B56"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Annotator: Mark Orr, <a href="http://www.icu.ie/games/29179">ICU games
archive</a>. } { Source: Mark Orr, <a
href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess Championships 2008</a>,
ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. h3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
g4 O-O 9. Bg2 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 e5 11. Qd2 Be6 12. O-O a6 13. a4 Rc8 14. a5 h6
15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. Rdc1 Bd7 18. Ra3 Rce8 19. Rb3 Qc4 20. Re1 Be6
21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Bd7 23. Re4 Qc8 24. Rc3 Qb8 25. Bc7 Qa8 26. Rb4 f5
27. Rcb3 Rc8 28. Bb6 Bg5 29. Qe2 Rf7 30. c4 fxg4 31. hxg4 Rf4 32. Be3 Bxg4
33. f3 Bh5 34. Rxb7 Rfxc4 35. Ra7 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Bf4+ 37. Bxf4 Qxa7 38. Bxc1
Rxc1 39. Rb6 Qe7 40. Qe4 Bg6 41. Qg4 Kh7 42. Rxa6 Rc2 43. Rc6 Rxb2 44. Rc4
Ra2 45. Ra4 h5 46. Qb4 Rc2 47. Qe1 Qe8 48. Ra3 Qb5 49. Qg3 Qb4 50. Ra1 Qd4
51. Ra3 Rc1 52. Qg5 Qg1+ 53. Kh3 Rc2 54. Ra4 Qb1 55. a6 Ra2 56. Qh4 Qc2 57.
Rxa2 Qxa2 58. f4 Qxa6 59. fxe5 Qd3+ 60. Kh2 dxe5 61. Qe7 e4 62. d6 e3 63.
Bf3 Qd2+ 64. Kh3 Qf2 65. Be4 Qf1+ 66. Kg3 Qg1+ 67. Kf4 Qf2+ 68. Bf3 e2 69.
Qxe2 Qd4+ 70. Kg3 Qxd6+ 71. Kg2 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Black "Fox, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[BlackElo "2068"]
[BlackICU "2054"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "AUS"]
[WhiteFideId "3202500"]
[BlackFideId "2500736"]
[BlackICUId "456"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "closed, Flohr-Zaitsev system (Lenzerheide variation)"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2
Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4
Nxg4 21. Qxg4 Rc8 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Qh5 Be6 24. Re3 g6 25. Qd1 Rc6 26. Rg3
Kh7 27. Rf3 Bg7 28. Qd3 Qc7 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Re7 31. Rd1 Rxc3 32. Rxc3
Qxc3 33. Qxd6 Re6 34. Qd2 Qxd2 35. Rxd2 Bf8 36. a3 Rd6 37. Rxd6 Bxd6 38.
Ne3 Kg7 39. Nd5 f5 40. f3 Kf7 41. Kf2 f4 42. Ke2 g5 43. Kd3 Ke6 44. Kc3 h5
45. Kb3 h4 46. a4 Kd7 47. Nf6+ Ke6 48. Nd5 Kd7 49. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[WhiteICU "2004"]
[WhiteClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500884"]
[WhiteICUId "159"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[WhiteICU "2106"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501376"]
[WhiteICUId "3568"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Redmond, John P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[BlackClub "Atticus ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "ISR"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2800039"]
[BlackFideId "2500051"]
[BlackICUId "1422"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Opening "Reti opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. } { Annotator: Alexander Baburin, <em>Sunday Independent</em>,
July 20, 2008 p. 32. }

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O f5 5. c4 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. d5 Na6 8.
Nd4 O-O $4 9. d6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Orr, Mark J. L."]
[Black "Griffiths, Ryan-Rhys"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2258"]
[BlackElo "2069"]
[WhiteICU "2199"]
[BlackICU "2100"]
[WhiteClub "Wandering Dragons SCO"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500035"]
[BlackFideId "2502054"]
[WhiteICUId "1350"]
[BlackICUId "6897"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Torre attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5
8. c3 b6 9. a4 Bb7 10. a5 bxa5 11. Nc4 a4 12. Rxa4 Bc6 13. Ra3 a5 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. d5 Bb5 16. e4 a4 17. Ne3 Bxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fox, Anthony"]
[Black "Quinn, Ciaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[WhiteICU "2054"]
[BlackICU "1923"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500736"]
[BlackFideId "2500817"]
[WhiteICUId "456"]
[BlackICUId "1398"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Worrall attack, solid line"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Quinn, Ciar&aacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8.
c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. d5 O-O 12. b3 Bd7 13. Re1 g6 14. Bh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Daly, Justin"]
[Black "Lyons, Brendan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[WhiteICU "1868"]
[BlackICU "1868"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500841"]
[BlackFideId "2500698"]
[WhiteICUId "5766"]
[BlackICUId "817"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[ECO "B97"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, 7...Qb6"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.
Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Be7 12. a4 Bd7 13. Be2 h6 14.
Bh4 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Healy, John"]
[Black "Duffy, Seamus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1864"]
[WhiteICU "1777"]
[BlackICU "1885"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Wicklow"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500965"]
[BlackFideId "2501708"]
[WhiteICUId "4563"]
[BlackICUId "378"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian"]
[Variation "Pytel-Wade variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[BlackFullName "Duffy, S&eacute;amus"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 a6 6. Nge2 Qc6 7. Bb3
Qxg2 8. Rg1 Qf3 9. Rg3 Qf5 10. Rg5 Qf3 11. Rg3 Qf5 12. Rg5 Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Keogh, Eamon"]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "NM"]
[WhiteElo "2092"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[WhiteICU "2026"]
[BlackICU "2105"]
[WhiteClub "Kilkenny"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500264"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[WhiteICUId "731"]
[BlackICUId "1231"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Grand Prix attack"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. d3 f6 6. e6 Bxe6 7. Qh5+ Bf7 8.
Qxc5 e5 9. Qb5 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nf3 Rxa2 12. Rxa2 Bxa2 13. Nbd2 dxc3
14. bxc3 b5 15. fxe5 fxe5 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. O-O Nf6 19. Nxf6+
Bxf6 20. Bd2 Kd7 21. Ra1 Ra8 22. Bd1 Ra6 23. Bg5 Bd5 24. Rxa6 bxa6 25. Be3
e4 26. dxe4 Bxe4 27. Bd2 a5 28. Kf2 a4 29. Ng1 a3 30. Bb3 Bb1 31. Bc1 Nd4
32. Bd1 a2 33. Bb2 Nc2 34. Bxc2 Bxc2 35. Ne2 Bd3 36. Nd4 Kd6 37. Ke3 Bf1
38. g3 Kd5 39. Nc2 Kc4 40. Kd2 Kb3 41. Ba1 Bg5+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ui Laighleis, Gearoidin"]
[Black "Porter, Liam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[WhiteICU "1581"]
[BlackICU "1812"]
[WhiteClub "Aer Lingus"]
[BlackClub "Inchicore"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501171"]
[BlackFideId "2502992"]
[WhiteICUId "3364"]
[BlackICUId "1383"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Modern defence"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "U&iacute; Laighl&eacute;is, Gear&oacute;id&iacute;n"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 g6 2. Bg5 Bg7 3. Nf3 h6 4. Bh4 d6 5. e3 Nd7 6. Be2 g5 7. Bg3 e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. c3 Ne7 10. h3 O-O 11. Na3 f5 12. Nc4 f4 13. exf4 exf4 14. Bh2
c5 15. Nd6 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qb3+ Kg7 18. Ne4 Qb6 19. Nd2 Rd8 20. Nc4
Qc7 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Rd1 Be6 23. Qc2 Bf5 24. Qb3 c4 25. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 26.
Kxd1 Rd8+ 27. Kc1 b5 28. Qb4 a5 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fitzsimons, David"]
[Black "McCarthy, Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[WhiteICU "2118"]
[BlackICU "1865"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501961"]
[BlackFideId "2500710"]
[WhiteICUId "6236"]
[BlackICUId "1032"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Burn variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6
8. Bc4 Bb7 9. Qe2 c6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Rhe1 Qc7 12. Ba6 O-O-O 13. Kb1 Rhg8
14. g3 f5 15. Ned2 Nf6 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Nc4 Ne4 18. Nfe5 Bf6 19. f3 Nd6
20. Nd2 h5 21. c3 Rg7 22. a4 Rdg8 23. a5 Nb5 24. Nb3 Rd8 25. Kc2 Bxe5 26.
dxe5 Qe7 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Qc4 Rg8 30. Nd4 Nxd4+ 31. Qxd4 Rc8
32. axb6 axb6 33. Ra1 Rc7 34. Qa4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Butnorius, Algimantas"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[WhiteNationality "LTU"]
[BlackNationality "ENG"]
[WhiteFideId "12800066"]
[BlackFideId "400084"]
[BlackICUId "7292"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "King's Indian, 3.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8.
Re1 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. e4 Ne8 11. Be3 a6 12. c5 h6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. a4 f5
15. a5 fxe4 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Nd2 Nf5 18. Ndxe4 Qf7 19. Ra4 Bd7 20. Rc4 g5
21. b3 Nd4 22. Re3 g4 23. Rd3 Bf5 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Rdxd4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Rd8
27. Qb6 Rd7 28. Nd1 Re7 29. Qb4 Re5 30. Ndc3 Qe7 31. Qb6 Qg7 32. Bf1 Bxe4
33. Rxe4 Ref5 34. Qb4 Nf6 35. Re6 Rxf2 36. Bc4 Nh7 37. Nd1 Ra2 38. Be2 Ng5
39. Re3 Rxe2 40. Rxe2 Qf6 41. Ne3 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Philip"]
[Black "Weeks, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2174"]
[WhiteICU "2271"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "AUS"]
[WhiteFideId "2500086"]
[BlackFideId "3202500"]
[WhiteICUId "1557"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Opening "Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2
d6 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. Ne1 a5 12. Nd3 Na6 13. a3 Bg4 14. f3
Bd7 15. b4 c6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qc2 Nc7 18. c5 axb4 19. axb4 Be6 20. Nc4
Bxc4 21. Qxc4 d5 22. exd5 Nfxd5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Re1 Qg5 25. f4 exf4 26.
Nxf4 h6 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Qd3 g6 30. Qd4 h5 31. b5 h4 32. Qf4
Qd8 33. b6 Qc8 34. Rc1 Ra2 35. gxh4 Qc6 36. Qd4 Qd7 37. Re1 Ra4 38. Qf2
Rg4+ 39. Kh1 d4 40. Qf3 Rxh4 41. b7 Qd8 42. Qb3 Qb8 43. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carosso, Andrea"]
[Black "Doyle, Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2046"]
[BlackICU "1688"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "ITA"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "814288"]
[BlackFideId "2500876"]
[BlackICUId "10145"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Saemisch variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Nge2 e5 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. d5 Ne8 11. g4 a5 12. h4 b6 13. Ng3 Nc5 14. Be2 Qe7
15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Kb1 Qd8 17. Rdg1 Rh8 18. Bd1 Kg8 19. Rf1 Qe7 20. Bc2 Na6
21. a3 Nc5 22. Kc1 f6 23. g5 fxg5 24. hxg5 h5 25. Kb1 Rh7 26. Nge2 Bh8 27.
f4 exf4 28. Nxf4 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Nxe4 30. Qe1 Bf5 31. Bd4 Ng7 32. Bxg7 Rxg7
33. Nxh5 gxh5 34. Rxf5 Re8 35. Rxh5 Nc5 36. Qxe7 Rexe7 37. Rh2 Ne4 38. Rg2
Ref7 39. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Loughran, John"]
[Black "Boyle, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1805"]
[BlackElo "1945"]
[WhiteICU "1654"]
[BlackICU "1798"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501562"]
[BlackFideId "2501830"]
[WhiteICUId "795"]
[BlackICUId "3172"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 O-O 8.
b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Bf6 10. Ne5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 d6 13. Nf3 Nd7 14.
Qc2 Qe8 15. Rad1 Qh5 16. Rh1 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Rxd6 Rh6
20. Qd1 Qh3+ 21. Kg1 Rf8 22. Rd8 Rf6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Qd6 f4 25. Ng5 Qg4
26. Nf3 Ne4 27. Qd4 fxg3 28. hxg3 Qf5 29. Rh4 Nf6 30. Qd3 Qa5 31. Qd2 Qxd2
32. Nxd2 Rd8 33. Nf3 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Ra1 35. a4 Ra2 36. e3 Rb2 37. Rd4 Rxb3
38. Ng5 g6 39. Nxe6 Rb4 40. c5 bxc5 41. Nxc5 a5 42. Kf3 Kf7 43. Nd3 Rb3 44.
e4 Ke7 45. Kf4 h6 46. e5 Nh5+ 47. Ke4 Ra3 48. Nc5 Ra2 49. Ke3 Ra3+ 50. Rd3
Ra1 51. Ke4 Re1+ 52. Kd5 Ng7 53. f4 g5 54. fxg5 hxg5 55. g4 Ne8 56. Rd4 Rb1
57. Kc6 Rb2 58. Rd7+ Kf8 59. Ne6+ Kg8 60. Rd4 Re2 61. Kd5 Ra2 62. Nxg5 Nc7+
63. Kd6 Rc2 64. e6 Kg7 65. Ne4 Kg6 66. Kd7 Rc1 67. e7 Kf7 68. Nd6+ Kf6 69.
Rf4+ Kg5 70. Rc4 Rxc4 71. Nxc4 Nd5 72. e8=Q Nf6+ 73. Ke7 Nxe8 74. Kxe8 Kxg4
75. Nxa5 Kf5 76. Kd7 Ke5 77. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[BlackICU "2534"]
[BlackClub "Kilkenny"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "400181"]
[BlackFideId "2500914"]
[BlackICUId "7085"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[ECO "B03"]
[Opening "Alekhine's defence"]
[Variation "Balogh variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Bf5 6. Qf3 Qc8 7. Ne2 Nc6 8.
Qg3 g6 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. Nd2 a5 11. a4 Nb4 12. O-O O-O 13. Qh4 Bxc2 14. Bxc2
Nxc2 15. Rac1 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 dxe5 17. Nb5 exf4 18. Nxc7 Rb8 19. Na6 Qd8 20.
Nxb8 Qxd2 21. Rfd1 Qb4 22. Nd7 Nxd7 23. Rxd7 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Qe4 25. Rbd1 Bf6
26. Qg4 Qxa4 27. Rxb7 Kg7 28. h3 Rc8 29. Qd7 Qxd7 30. Rbxd7 Ra8 31. Rd8 Ra6
32. Rc8 a4 33. Rdd8 Re6 34. Kf1 a3 35. Ra8 Bb2 36. Rd1 Rc6 37. Ke2 Rc7 38.
Rd3 g5 39. Rd5 h6 40. Ra6 e6 41. Rd3 e5 42. f3 Rc2+ 43. Rd2 Rxd2+ 44. Kxd2
f5 45. Kd3 h5 46. Ra5 Kf6 47. Ra6+ Ke7 48. Kc2 g4 49. Rh6 e4 50. Rxh5 g3
51. Rxf5 exf3 52. gxf3 Bf6 0-1

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Benson, Oisin P."]
[Black "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[WhiteICU "1785"]
[BlackICU "2004"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501821"]
[BlackFideId "2500884"]
[WhiteICUId "5884"]
[BlackICUId "159"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[ECO "D34"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, Prague variation, 9.Bg5"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]
[WhiteFullName "Benson, Ois&iacute;n P."]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Rc1 h6 12. Be3 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. Na4 Qd7 16. Kh2 Rab8 17. b3 Bf5 18. Bc5 Bd8 19. e3 Ne4 20. Bd4 Ng5
21. Nc5 Qc8 22. h4 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Qd2 Rb7 25. Qc3 Rc7 26. Rfd1 Kh7
27. Qa5 Qd7 28. Qa6 Re6 29. Qf1 g5 30. Bh3 Bxh3 31. Qxh3 gxh4 32. gxh4 Qd6+
33. Qg3 Bxh4 34. Qxd6 Rxd6 35. Be5 Rcd7 36. Bxd6 Rxd6 37. Rc2 Be7 38. Rdc1
Rf6 39. Kg2 c5 40. Rd1 Rd6 41. Rcd2 Ra6 42. Rxd5 Kg6 43. R1d2 h5 44. Kh3
Re6 45. Rd1 Re4 46. Rg1+ Kh6 47. Rg8 c4 48. bxc4 Rxc4 49. Rh8+ Kg7 50.
Rhxh5 Rc2 51. Kg2 Bb4 52. a4 a5 53. Rxa5 Bxa5 54. Rxa5 Ra2 55. Kg3 Kg6 56.
f4 Ra3 57. f5+ Kg5 58. Kf3 Ra1 59. Ke4 Re1 60. Ra8 Rb1 61. Rd8 Ra1 62. Rd4
Ra3 63. Rb4 Kg4 64. Ke5+ Kg5 65. e4 Rc3 66. Kd4 Rc1 67. Rc4 Re1 68. Kc5 Kf4
69. a5 Rb1 70. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jessel, Stephen"]
[Black "Daly, Colm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[WhiteICU "2239"]
[BlackICU "2277"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "628859"]
[BlackFideId "2500434"]
[WhiteICUId "4790"]
[BlackICUId "295"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[ECO "B58"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Boleslavsky variation"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site; TWIC 714"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. b3 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Bd3 Nb8
15. Nh2 Nbd7 16. Nf1 Nc5 17. Ng3 Re8 18. Bf1 Bf8 19. Qd2 g6 20. a4 b4 21.
Nd5 Ncxe4 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Qxb4 Qc7 24. c4 d5 25. Qd2 a5 26. Bc3 Ra8 27.
cxd5 Nxd5 28. Rac1 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Qb6 30. Rec1 Rad8 31. Qc2 e4 32. Bb5 Re6
33. Nf1 Bb4 34. Rc4 Red6 35. Qe2 Ba3 36. Ra1 Bc5 37. Rac1 Bd4 38. R4c2 h5
39. Ne3 Rf6 40. Qe1 Ra8 41. Rd1 Kg7 42. Nc4 Qc5 43. Re2 Rd8 44. Rc1 Qg5 45.
Rcc2 h4 46. Nxa5 Bc8 47. Qc1 e3 48. fxe3 Bb6 49. Nc4 Ba7 50. Kh1 Be6 51. e4
Qg3 52. Rc3 Rd3 53. Rxd3 Qxd3 54. Nd2 Qd4 55. Nf3 Qb6 56. Qb2 Bxb3 57. Qa1
Kg8 58. Nxh4 Rf4 59. Nf3 Be6 60. Kh2 Bb8 61. e5 Bd5 62. Qc3 Ba7 63. Kg3 Rf5
64. Qc1 Qe6 65. Bd3 Rh5 66. Be4 Bc4 67. Rc2 Bb3 68. Rc6 Qe7 69. Rc7 Qb4 70.
Rxa7 Qxe4 71. Qc8+ Kg7 72. Ra8 g5 73. Qg8+ Kh6 74. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Stephen"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[WhiteICU "1871"]
[WhiteClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500108"]
[WhiteICUId "1497"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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[Event "Irish Championship 2008"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jeffares, Simon"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[WhiteICU "2106"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501376"]
[WhiteICUId "3568"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[Source "ICU web site"]

{ Source: Mark Orr, <a href="https://www.icu.ie/articles/188">Irish Chess
Championships 2008</a>, ICU web site; TWIC 714. } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2008_allfiles/pairings_irlch2008.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

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