[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Donohoe, Eugene"]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1586"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[WhiteICU "1423"]
[BlackICU "1918"]
[WhiteClub "Lucan"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502445"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Morriss, Pete"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Tom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1966"]
[BlackElo "1580"]
[WhiteICU "1748"]
[BlackICU "1249"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500230"]
[BlackFideId "2504375"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Lynch, Peter J."]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1544"]
[BlackElo "1961"]
[WhiteICU "1308"]
[BlackICU "1872"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501252"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Hogan, Pat"]
[Black "Maher, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1928"]
[BlackElo "1497"]
[WhiteICU "1827"]
[BlackICU "1197"]
[WhiteClub "Balbriggan"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504839"]
[BlackFideId "2501279"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Fitzpatrick, Kevin"]
[Black "Murray, Jim G."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1432"]
[BlackElo "1823"]
[WhiteICU "1190"]
[BlackICU "1706"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505886"]
[BlackFideId "2501490"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Salter, David"]
[Black "Scott, Shay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[BlackElo "1431"]
[WhiteICU "1690"]
[BlackICU "1140"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501988"]
[BlackFideId "2504413"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Reinhardt, Sean"]
[Black "Lohan, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1429"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[WhiteICU "883"]
[BlackICU "1677"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2518961"]
[BlackFideId "2512726"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[WhiteFullName "Reinhardt, Se&aacute;n"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Bermingham, Tony"]
[Black "Dempsey, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1374"]
[WhiteICU "1660"]
[BlackICU "1068"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504103"]
[BlackFideId "2502437"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "O'Connell, Michael Joseph"]
[Black "MacCarthaigh, Padraig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1357"]
[BlackElo "1751"]
[WhiteICU "974"]
[BlackICU "1565"]
[WhiteClub "Curragh"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2507676"]
[BlackFideId "2501864"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[BlackFullName "MacC&aacute;rthaigh, P&aacute;draig"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Burniston, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1748"]
[WhiteICU "1630"]
[WhiteClub "Bray/Greystones"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "2500582"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Moore, Brian"]
[Black "Killane, Jack"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1740"]
[WhiteICU "1277"]
[BlackICU "1547"]
[WhiteClub "Celbridge"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2528762"]
[BlackFideId "2500949"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Kelly, Christopher"]
[Black "Farrell, Liam D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1621"]
[WhiteICU "1553"]
[BlackICU "1055"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2513218"]
[BlackFideId "2510570"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Rigney, Ronan"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "400"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2529696"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Harding, Tim"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500256"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.04"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1349"]
[WhiteICU "960"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2511649"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Bermingham, Tony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1980"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[WhiteICU "1918"]
[BlackICU "1660"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "2504103"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nc6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Na4 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Rfd8 15. Nc3 Bg6 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Rfd1 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6
20. Qxd5 Qe7 21. Qf3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rc8 23. Qxb7 Qxb7 24. Bxb7 Rc2 25. e3
Rxb2 26. Bd5 Kf8 27. Rc1 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Bxb1 29. Kg2 Ke7 30. Kf3 Bg6 31. Kf4
Kd6 32. Bb3 Kc5 33. e4 Kd4 34. f3 h6 35. h4 a5 36. g4 h5 37. a4 Kc3 38. Bd5
Kb4 39. Bc6 Kc5 40. Bd7 Kd6 41. Bf5 Kc5 42. gxh5 Bxh5 43. Bg4 Bg6 44. h5
Bh7 45. Bf5 Bg8 46. h6 Kb4 47. h7 Bxh7 48. Bxh7 Kxa4 49. Bg8 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1961"]
[BlackElo "1748"]
[WhiteICU "1872"]
[BlackICU "1630"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Bray/Greystones"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2501392"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical, hedgehog system"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. Qxb8 Raxb8 12. Bf4 Rbc8 13. Bd6 Bxd6
14. Rxd6 Ne7 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rfd8 17. e4 Nc6 18. Nf3 Ne8 19. Rd2 f6
20. Rad1 Rc7 21. Nb5 Rb7 22. Nfd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rc8 24. b3 Kf7 25. Nb5 Ke7
26. f4 a6 27. Nd4 Rbc7 28. Kf2 h6 29. h4 g6 30. a4 Rb7 31. Nf3 b5 32. axb5
axb5 33. cxb5 Rc5 34. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Lohan, Martin"]
[Black "Hogan, Pat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[BlackElo "1928"]
[WhiteICU "1677"]
[BlackICU "1827"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Balbriggan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512726"]
[BlackFideId "2504839"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "Reti opening"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Be7 8.
e4 O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Rc8 11. exd5 exd5 12. c4 dxc4 13. dxc4 Re8 14.
Nb3 Qb6 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Be3 b6 17. Nd2 h6 18. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Murray, Jim G."]
[Black "Kelly, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1823"]
[BlackElo "1621"]
[WhiteICU "1706"]
[BlackICU "1553"]
[WhiteClub "Lucan"]
[BlackClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501490"]
[BlackFideId "2513218"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "open, 5.Nf3"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8.
Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bd2 Rc8 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qd1 Be7 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Ne5
O-O 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. e4 Nb6 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Na4 19. Nxa4 bxa4 20.
Rfc1 Qb5 21. Rc2 a6 22. Rac1 Rb8 23. Bf3 h6 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxb2 26.
Rxa4 Rb3 27. Ra1 Ra8 28. Kg2 a5 29. d5 exd5 30. exd5 Bd6 31. Bf4 Ne8 32.
Bxd6 Nxd6 33. Rc1 Ra6 34. Rc6 Rxc6 35. dxc6 Nb5 36. Rxa5 Nxa3 37. c7 Rc3
38. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Rigney, Ronan"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1807"]
[WhiteICU "400"]
[BlackICU "1690"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2529696"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance, Nimzovich system"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. c4 Nge7 7. Bg5 Qc7 8.
Bxe7 Nxe7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bc4 Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 Qxc4 12. Qd4 Qxd4+ 13. Nxd4
Bd7 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rc8 16. Ne2 Ke7 17. Rab1 Rc7 18. Rhc1 Rd8 19. c4
Bc6 20. Rd1 Rcd7 21. Rxd7+ Rxd7 22. c5 Rd5 23. Rc1 Rxe5 24. g4 Re4 25. g5
Rg4 26. Rg1 Rxg1 27. Kxg1 e5 28. h4 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Tom"]
[Black "Harding, Tim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1580"]
[BlackElo "1896"]
[WhiteICU "1249"]
[BlackICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504375"]
[BlackFideId "2500256"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[ECO "A56"]
[Opening "Czech Benoni defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Bd3 Na6 7. a3 Bd7 8.
Nge2 Nc7 9. O-O a6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ng4 12. h3 Ne5 13. Bxe5 dxe5 14.
Ng3 O-O 15. Nf5 Ne8 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Qg3 Bf6 18. Rf3 Qb6 19. Qf2 Nd6 20. Ne3
Qd8 21. Rf1 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 e4 25. Nxe4 Bd4 26. Re3
Nxe4 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "MacCarthaigh, Padraig"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1751"]
[BlackElo "1349"]
[WhiteICU "1565"]
[BlackICU "960"]
[BlackClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501864"]
[BlackFideId "2511649"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Opening "Pirc"]
[Variation "Ufimtsev-Pytel variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[WhiteFullName "MacC&aacute;rthaigh, P&aacute;draig"]

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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be2 Nbd7 5. f4 Nb6 6. Nf3 Be6 7. O-O Nc4 8.
f5 Ng4 9. Qd3 Qb6 10. fxe6 d5 11. exf7+ Kd8 12. exd5 Nd6 13. h3 Nf6 14.
dxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 a5 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Nc5 Qc8 18. c4 a4 19. Bf3 Kc7 20. Nxc6
e6 21. Bf4 h5 22. Rae1 g5 23. Nxe6+ Kd7 24. Nxf8+ Rxf8 25. Re7# 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "O'Connell, Michael Joseph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1740"]
[BlackElo "1357"]
[WhiteICU "1547"]
[BlackICU "974"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Curragh"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2507676"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Robatsch (modern) defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Be2 c6 6. h3 Qa5 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8.
Nf3 Qc7 9. O-O a5 10. a4 e5 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. dxe5
dxe5 15. Qe3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Rd2 Bd7 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Kf1 Rc7 20.
Ne1 Be6 21. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Maher, John"]
[Black "Moore, Brian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1497"]
[WhiteICU "1197"]
[BlackICU "1277"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Celbridge"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501279"]
[BlackFideId "2528762"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Scott, Shay"]
[Black "Morriss, Pete"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1431"]
[BlackElo "1966"]
[WhiteICU "1140"]
[BlackICU "1748"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504413"]
[BlackFideId "2500230"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Dempsey, Denis"]
[Black "Donohoe, Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1374"]
[BlackElo "1586"]
[WhiteICU "1068"]
[BlackICU "1423"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502437"]
[BlackFideId "2502445"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Burniston, Michael"]
[Black "Lynch, Peter J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1544"]
[BlackICU "1308"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500582"]
[BlackFideId "2501252"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "Farrell, Liam D."]
[Black "Fitzpatrick, Kevin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1432"]
[WhiteICU "1055"]
[BlackICU "1190"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510570"]
[BlackFideId "2505886"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Reinhardt, Sean"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1429"]
[WhiteICU "883"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2518961"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[WhiteFullName "Reinhardt, Se&aacute;n"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Salter, David"]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[WhiteICU "1690"]
[BlackICU "1918"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501988"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "East Indian defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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report</a>. } { Other information: Note: Sources gave the extra plies 41.
Qb5 Qd5 42. c6 Qxc6, at least some of which must be spurious. }

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. b4 Bg7 5. e3 a5 6. b5 c5 7. bxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. c3 Ba6 11. Ba3 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Qe2
Rc6 15. Rfc1 Rb8 16. Rxb8+ Qxb8 17. c4 e6 18. dxc5 Ne4 19. cxd5 exd5 20.
Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd4 Rc8 22. Qa6 Bf8 23. Nb3 Ne5 24. Qxa5 Nd3 25. Rd1 Qb7 26.
Qc3 Qa6 27. Bb2 Nxb2 28. Qxb2 Ra8 29. Rd2 Qb5 30. Qc2 Bg7 31. g3 Qc6 32.
Qd1 Qc7 33. Rd7 Qc6 34. Rd8+ Bf8 35. Rxa8 Qxa8 36. Qc2 Qc6 37. Qc4 Kg7 38.
a4 f5 39. h4 Kh6 40. Kh2 Be7 { ... ? } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Hogan, Pat"]
[Black "Murray, Jim G."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1928"]
[BlackElo "1823"]
[WhiteICU "1827"]
[BlackICU "1706"]
[WhiteClub "Balbriggan"]
[BlackClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504839"]
[BlackFideId "2501490"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. dxe6 Bxe6 6. e4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Bb5 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qd2 d5 12. e5 Nh5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. h3 f5 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Nh2 Qg6 18. Kh1 d4 19. Ne2 Bd5 20. f3 Rae8
21. Kg1 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Nf4 23. Qd2 Nxh3+ 24. Kh1 Nf4 25. b3 h5 26. Rae1 h4
27. Rf2 Nh5 28. Re5 Nf4 29. Qe1 d3 30. c4 Be6 31. Rd2 Qf6 32. Qe3 Bc8 33.
Qxc5 Kh8 34. Qe7 Qxe7 35. Rxe7 Kh7 36. Kg1 Kg6 37. Re4 Kg5 38. Kf2 Bf5 39.
Re1 Ne2 40. Rdxe2 dxe2 41. Rxe2 Rd8 42. Nf1 Kf6 43. Ne3 Rd7 44. b4 Be6 45.
Rb2 Rb7 46. a4 Bd7 47. Nc2 Be6 48. c5 Rd7 49. Ke3 Rd1 50. Nd4 Bd7 51. b5
axb5 52. axb5 cxb5 53. c6 Rxd4 54. Kxd4 Bxc6 55. Kc5 Be8 56. Rb4 g5 57. Re4
Bg6 58. Rd4 Be8 59. Kd6 Bf7 60. f4 Bc4 61. fxg5+ Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Harding, Tim"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "1961"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[BlackICU "1872"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500256"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[ECO "A56"]
[Opening "Benoni defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. b3 Bf5 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Ne4 12. Nd5 Nd6 13. Ne3 Rc8 14.
Qb3 Na5 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qb4 Nc6 18. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Lohan, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1748"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[WhiteICU "1630"]
[BlackICU "1677"]
[WhiteClub "Bray/Greystones"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "2512726"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. g3 f5 7. e3 d6 8.
Bg2 Nd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. b4 a5 11. b5 c6 12. a4 c5 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. Qc2 Qc7
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 b6 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Rfd1 Qd6 20. Qb3
Rbd8 21. Ne1 g5 22. Nc2 c4 23. Qxc4 Rc8 24. Qd3 f4 25. Nd4 fxe3 26. fxe3
Qb4 27. Nc6 Bxc6 28. bxc6 Qd6 29. Qb5 Bb2 30. Qxb2 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Morriss, Pete"]
[Black "MacCarthaigh, Padraig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1966"]
[BlackElo "1751"]
[WhiteICU "1748"]
[BlackICU "1565"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500230"]
[BlackFideId "2501864"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov three knights game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[BlackFullName "MacC&aacute;rthaigh, P&aacute;draig"]

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d5
8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. a4 Re8 11. Re1 Qd7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14.
Re3 Rad8 15. Qe1 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 Re6 17. c4 Qd7 18. Re3 Rde8 19. Qd2 f5 20.
Rae1 Nd4 21. a5 f4 22. Re4 f3 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Qf4 fxg2 25. Qg4 Rxe4 26.
Qxd7 Rxe1+ 27. Kxg2 Kf8 28. Qxd4 b6 29. Qf4+ Kg8 30. Qxc7 R1e7 31. Qc6 bxa5
32. Qd5+ Kf8 33. Qf5+ Rf7 34. Qxa5 g6 35. c5 Re2 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qd4+ Kg8
38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qd4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Bermingham, Tony"]
[Black "Reinhardt, Sean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1429"]
[WhiteICU "1660"]
[BlackICU "883"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504103"]
[BlackFideId "2518961"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[ECO "C03"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[BlackFullName "Reinhardt, Se&aacute;n"]

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Qg4 g5 7. e5 h5 8. Qe2
Nge7 9. a4 Nf5 10. Bxf5 exf5 11. Nb3 Bd7 12. Bd2 f4 13. Nc5 Bb6 14. Nb3 Be6
15. a5 Bf5 16. axb6 axb6 17. Qd1 Be4 18. f3 Bd3 19. h4 Rxa1 20. Nxa1 f6 21.
exf6 Qxf6 22. hxg5 Qxg5 23. g4 Kd7 24. Kf2 Rh6 25. Bxf4 Qxf4 26. Qxd3 hxg4
27. Rxh6 Qxh6 28. Qf5+ Kd6 29. Qxg4 Qd2+ 30. Ne2 Nd8 31. Qf4+ Qxf4 32. Nxf4
c5 33. Nc2 Nc6 34. Ne2 Ke6 35. b4 Kf6 36. Nf4 Ne7 37. Ne3 cxd4 38. cxd4 b5
39. Nfxd5+ Nxd5 40. Nxd5+ Ke6 41. Nc3 b6 42. Ke3 Kf5 43. f4 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Fitzpatrick, Kevin"]
[Black "Killane, Jack"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1432"]
[BlackElo "1740"]
[WhiteICU "1190"]
[BlackICU "1547"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505886"]
[BlackFideId "2500949"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 e6 2. e3 f5 3. f4 b6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 d5 10. Nb3 Ne4 11. Bd2 a5 12. a4 Rf6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. fxe5
Rh6 15. Rf3 g5 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Rh3 Rxh3 18. gxh3 Qe8 19. Rc1 Qg6 20. Kf2
Qh6 21. Qf1 f4 22. Qg2 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 f3 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. hxg3 Bc6 26. Ra1
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Kelly, Christopher"]
[Black "Rigney, Ronan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1621"]
[WhiteICU "1553"]
[BlackICU "400"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2513218"]
[BlackFideId "2529696"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[ECO "D21"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "3.Nf3"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e5 4. Nxe5 Nh6 5. Bxh6 gxh6 6. e3 Nd7 7. Qh5
Nxe5 8. Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Qxh8 Qb4+ 10. Nd2 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qxa2 12. Qe5+ Be7 13.
Qb5+ c6 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4 b5 16. Bd3 a5 17. Ke2 Bg4+ 18. f3 Be6 19.
Be4 Bd7 20. Rxb5 cxb5 21. Bxa8 a4 22. Rc1 b4 23. Bc6 b3 24. Bxd7+ Kxd7 25.
Ra1 b2 26. Rxa4 Kc6 27. Nb1 Kb5 28. Ra7 Kc4 29. Rxe7 Kb3 30. d5 Kc2 31. Nd2
b1=Q 32. Nxb1 Kxb1 33. Rc7 f5 34. d6 h5 35. d7 h4 36. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Moore, Brian"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Tom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1580"]
[WhiteICU "1277"]
[BlackICU "1249"]
[WhiteClub "Celbridge"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2528762"]
[BlackFideId "2504375"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "O'Connell, Michael Joseph"]
[Black "Dempsey, Denis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1357"]
[BlackElo "1374"]
[WhiteICU "974"]
[BlackICU "1068"]
[WhiteClub "Curragh"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2507676"]
[BlackFideId "2502437"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Donohoe, Eugene"]
[Black "Burniston, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1586"]
[WhiteICU "1423"]
[WhiteClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502445"]
[BlackFideId "2500582"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.12"]
[White "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Maher, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1349"]
[BlackElo "1497"]
[WhiteICU "960"]
[BlackICU "1197"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2511649"]
[BlackFideId "2501279"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Lynch, Peter J."]
[Black "Scott, Shay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1544"]
[BlackElo "1431"]
[WhiteICU "1308"]
[BlackICU "1140"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501252"]
[BlackFideId "2504413"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.05"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "Farrell, Liam D."]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1055"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510570"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1980"]
[BlackElo "1748"]
[WhiteICU "1918"]
[BlackICU "1630"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Bray/Greystones"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "2501392"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O a6 7. c4 Be7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Qc2 Nc4 13. Bf4 Be6 14.
Rad1 Rc8 15. b3 Na3 16. Qd3 b5 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Be5 a5 20.
Ncxb5 Ng4 21. Bc7 Rf8 22. e3 Bb4 23. Bf4 Nf6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Nd4 Rfe8 26.
Bh3 h5 27. Qg6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rc7+ Re7 31. Bxe6+ Kf8
32. Rc1 Rb7 33. Bc8 Ra7 34. Nc6 Ra8 35. Bb7 Re8 36. Nxb4 axb4 37. Bd6+ Kg8
38. Bxb4 Nb5 39. a4 Na7 40. a5 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Murray, Jim G."]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1823"]
[BlackElo "1807"]
[WhiteICU "1706"]
[BlackICU "1690"]
[WhiteClub "Lucan"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501490"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[ECO "A91"]
[Opening "Dutch defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Ne4 8.
Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 a5 10. b3 Bf6 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Qe8 13. Qd2 e5 14. d5
Nd8 15. b4 axb4 16. Qxb4 Qa4 17. a3 b6 18. Nd2 Nb7 19. Nb3 Bd7 20. Rdb1
Rfb8 21. Bc3 Rc8 22. e3 Nc5 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. Qb3 Kf7 25. Bf1 Qa7 26. Qb7
Qa4 27. Qb3 Qa7 28. Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Bermingham, Tony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1961"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[WhiteICU "1872"]
[BlackICU "1660"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2504103"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[ECO "A96"]
[Opening "Dutch"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 a5 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. e4 fxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bf6 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Rae1 Bd7 14.
d5 exd5 15. Qxd5+ Qf7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. Bxg5 Rae8 19. Bd2 Be6
20. b3 a4 21. Bc3 axb3 22. axb3 Bf5 23. Bd5+ Kg6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Re1
Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 Nd4 27. Bxb7 Nxb3 28. Bc3 Be6 29. Be4+ Kf7 30. Bd3 Nc5 31.
Be2 Na4 32. Ba5 Nb6 33. Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "MacCarthaigh, Padraig"]
[Black "Hogan, Pat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1751"]
[BlackElo "1928"]
[WhiteICU "1565"]
[BlackICU "1827"]
[BlackClub "Balbriggan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501864"]
[BlackFideId "2504839"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[WhiteFullName "MacC&aacute;rthaigh, P&aacute;draig"]

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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Be2 Bd7 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rad1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc6 13. Bf3 Qc7 14. e5
Bxf3 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Bc6 18. Rfd1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5
20. a3 Rfc8 21. c3 Rc6 22. Rd7 b5 23. f5 Rcc8 24. Rd4 Rd8 25. fxe6 fxe6 26.
Rc7 Rdc8 27. Re7 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rf4 Rf8 30. Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Harding, Tim"]
[Black "Kelly, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "1621"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[BlackICU "1553"]
[BlackClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500256"]
[BlackFideId "2513218"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "open, 5.Nf3"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8.
Qxc4 b5 9. Qc3 c4 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Qf3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Rc8 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14.
bxc3 Bc6 $4 (14... Qc7 $10) 15. Qxc6+ $1 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "Morriss, Pete"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1740"]
[BlackElo "1966"]
[WhiteICU "1547"]
[BlackICU "1748"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2500230"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "exchange, Rubinstein variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7
8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Nxg4 Bxf4 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Nf3
O-O-O 14. g3 Bh6 15. O-O e5 16. Bb5 e4 17. Nh4 Ne7 18. Be2 Qd7 19. c4 Bg5
20. Ng2 f5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Bc4 Kb8 23. Rad1 h5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5
Rxd5 26. Ne3 Rb5 27. b3 f4 28. Nc4 Rd5 29. Ne5 f6 30. Nf7 Rf8 31. Nxg5 fxg5
32. Rfe1 Re8 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. Kg2 Kc7 35. Rc1+ Kd6 36. Red1 Ke6 37. Rc7
Re7 38. Rc8 Red7 39. Re8+ Kf5 40. Rf8+ Kg5 41. Kh3 Rxd4 42. Rg1+ Kh6 43.
Rf6+ Kh7 44. Rxf4 Rg7 45. Re1 Rd3+ 46. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Lohan, Martin"]
[Black "Moore, Brian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[WhiteICU "1677"]
[BlackICU "1277"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Celbridge"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512726"]
[BlackFideId "2528762"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. a3 d6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. e3 Qc8 11. b4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bh3 13. Bb2 Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 Qc6+ 15. Kg1 Ne4 16. Nd5 Bxd4 17. Nxe7+ Kg7 18. Bxd4+ f6 19. Nxc6 bxc6
20. c5 dxc5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. bxc5 Rab8 23. Rab1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Rf7 25. a4
Rd7 26. a5 Kf8 27. a6 Ke8 28. Kg2 Rd5 29. Rb8+ Ke7 30. Rb7+ Rd7 31. Kf3 Ke6
32. Rxd7 Kxd7 33. h4 Ke6 34. Ke4 f5+ 35. Kd4 h6 36. e4 Kf6 (36... Kf6 37.
Ke3 (37. exf5 $18) 37... Ke5 38. exf5 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Tom"]
[Black "O'Connell, Michael Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1580"]
[BlackElo "1357"]
[WhiteICU "1249"]
[BlackICU "974"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Curragh"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504375"]
[BlackFideId "2507676"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Opening "Budapest"]
[Variation "Adler variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. e6 O-O 7. exf7+ Rxf7
8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Be2 Qe7 10. O-O Ne5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 c6
14. Qe4 Qf8 15. Bd2 d6 16. Qh4 Bf5 17. Bc3 Bg6 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Bd4 Bb6 20.
c5 Bc7 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxa7 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Rxf6 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Rd1 Rf8
26. Bc5 Re8 27. Rd7 b6 28. Bd4 Bf6 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Bxc6 Rc8 31. Bd5+ Kf8
32. Bb3 Bh5 33. f3 Bg6 34. e4 f5 35. exf5 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Be8 37. Rxh7 Bb5 38.
f6 Rb1 39. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Fitzpatrick, Kevin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1349"]
[BlackElo "1432"]
[WhiteICU "960"]
[BlackICU "1190"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2511649"]
[BlackFideId "2505886"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Rigney, Ronan"]
[Black "Donohoe, Eugene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1586"]
[WhiteICU "400"]
[BlackICU "1423"]
[BlackClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2529696"]
[BlackFideId "2502445"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.11"]
[White "Dempsey, Denis"]
[Black "Lynch, Peter J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1374"]
[BlackElo "1544"]
[WhiteICU "1068"]
[BlackICU "1308"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502437"]
[BlackFideId "2501252"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.12"]
[White "Reinhardt, Sean"]
[Black "Farrell, Liam D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1429"]
[WhiteICU "883"]
[BlackICU "1055"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2518961"]
[BlackFideId "2510570"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[WhiteFullName "Reinhardt, Se&aacute;n"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.13"]
[White "Burniston, Michael"]
[Black "Maher, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1497"]
[BlackICU "1197"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500582"]
[BlackFideId "2501279"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.14"]
[White "Scott, Shay"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1431"]
[WhiteICU "1140"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504413"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Murray, Jim G."]
[Black "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1823"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[WhiteICU "1706"]
[BlackICU "1918"]
[WhiteClub "Lucan"]
[BlackClub "St. Benildus"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501490"]
[BlackFideId "2500493"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[ECO "D80"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld"]
[Variation "Stockholm variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. e3 c5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. O-O Be6 12. Qa4 Qc7 13. Nd2 Rc8 14.
Rfe1 Bd5 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Rxe7 $4 (16. Nxf3 $15) 16... Qc6 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Salter, David"]
[Black "Harding, Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[BlackElo "1896"]
[WhiteICU "1690"]
[BlackICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501988"]
[BlackFideId "2500256"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack (Barcza system)"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 h6 8.
b4 a5 9. b5 Na7 10. a4 c6 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Ba3 O-O 13. Nb3 Ne4 14. Qc1
Bxa3 15. Rxa3 Qb6 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Nc5 Rdb8 19. Ned7 Qc7 20.
Nxb8 Rxb8 21. Na6 Qd6 22. Nxb8 Qxb8 23. c4 Nc8 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Qc2 Nd6
26. Raa1 f5 27. Rab1 Qe8 28. f3 Qh5 29. Rb8+ Kh7 30. Rd8 Nc4 31. Qc1 Qg5
32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Re1 f4 34. Kf2 e5 35. Rxd5 cxd5 36. dxe5 Nxe5 37. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Fitzpatrick, Kevin"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1432"]
[BlackElo "1961"]
[WhiteICU "1190"]
[BlackICU "1872"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505886"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 d5 2. e3 Bf5 3. Bd3 e6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 Bd6 7. g3 Nc6 8. Nd2
Rc8 9. Ndf3 O-O 10. Nh4 Ne4 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Nf3 Rc7 13. O-O Re8 14. Ne5
f6 15. Nf3 a6 16. Bd2 Rce7 17. Bc1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bb4 19. Qb3 Qd6 20. Bd3
Kh8 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Nh4 g6 23. Qd1 Rc8 24. Qg4 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. a3
Ba5 27. b4 Bd8 28. Bd2 Rdc7 29. Rfc1 Na7 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rc1 Nb5 32. Rxc7
Bxc7 33. Bc1 a5 34. bxa5 Bxa5 35. Ng2 Nd6 36. Kf1 Nc4 37. Ke2 Kg7 38. Kd1
Kf7 39. Kc2 Ke6 40. Kd1 Kd7 41. Ke2 Kc6 42. Ne1 Bxe1 43. Kxe1 Kb5 44. h4 f5
45. Bd2 Nxd2 46. Kxd2 Ka4 47. Kc2 Kxa3 48. Kb1 Kb3 49. Ka1 b5 50. Kb1 b4
51. Ka1 Kc2 52. Ka2 b3+ 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Hogan, Pat"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Tom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1928"]
[BlackElo "1580"]
[WhiteICU "1827"]
[BlackICU "1249"]
[WhiteClub "Balbriggan"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504839"]
[BlackFideId "2504375"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn, Mason variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. c3 g6
8. O-O Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Ne5 Qe8 11. f3 Nh5 12. Nb3 Nxf4 13. exf4 f6 14.
Nd3 e5 15. fxe5 fxe5 16. dxe5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxe5 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. Re2 c5
20. c4 d4 21. Rfe1 Bh6 22. Re6 Be3+ 23. R1xe3 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Bermingham, Tony"]
[Black "MacCarthaigh, Padraig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1751"]
[WhiteICU "1660"]
[BlackICU "1565"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504103"]
[BlackFideId "2501864"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Opening "Vienna game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[BlackFullName "MacC&aacute;rthaigh, P&aacute;draig"]

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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 Na5 9. Bb3 Nxb3 10. axb3 c6 11. Bd2 b5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. b4 Bb6 14. fxe5
dxe5 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Bd2 Rad8 17. Ng3 Ne8 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Rf1
g6 21. Bh6 Rg8 22. Nh4 f5 23. Nf3 f4 24. Qh4 Rd7 25. g3 Bd8 26. Bg5 Bxg5
27. Nxg5 Qe7 28. O-O-O Rf8 29. gxf4 exf4 30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. Qxf4 Qf6 32.
Qxf6+ Nxf6 33. Rf1 Nh5 34. Kd2 Kg7 35. Ne6+ Kh6 36. Ke3 Rd6 37. Nc5 Kg5 38.
e5 Rd5 39. d4 Ng3 40. Rd1 Kh4 41. b3 h5 42. c4 Nf5+ 43. Ke4 Rd8 44. d5
cxd5+ 45. cxd5 Kxh3 46. d6 h4 47. d7 Kg2 48. Ne6 Ng3+ 49. Ke3 Nf1+ 50. Ke2
Ng3+ 51. Ke1 g5 52. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Killane, Jack"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1748"]
[BlackElo "1740"]
[WhiteICU "1630"]
[BlackICU "1547"]
[WhiteClub "Bray/Greystones"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "2500949"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Opening "Queen's gambit declined"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O cxd4
8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Na4 Bc7 12. Nac5 Qc8 13. Nxe6 fxe6
14. e3 O-O 15. Bh3 Re8 16. Nc5 Nd8 17. b4 Be5 18. Rb1 b6 19. Nd3 Bc3 20.
Qb3 Ne4 21. Rd1 Bf6 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Nf7 24. Rc2 Qd8 25. Rdc1 Qf6 26.
Bg2 Nfd6 27. Nf4 g5 28. Nd3 g4 29. Nf4 Qe5 30. Qb2 Qf5 31. Rc7 Qf6 32. Qe2
Qf5 33. Qb2 Qf6 34. Qe2 Qf5 35. Qa6 Ng5 36. Rxa7 Rxa7 37. Qxa7 Nc4 38. Qd7
Rf8 39. Nxd5 Qxf2+ 40. Kh1 { ...? } 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Morriss, Pete"]
[Black "Reinhardt, Sean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1966"]
[BlackElo "1429"]
[WhiteICU "1748"]
[BlackICU "883"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500230"]
[BlackFideId "2518961"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Opening "Three knights game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[BlackFullName "Reinhardt, Se&aacute;n"]

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1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 f6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 Nge7 6. a3 Nd4 7. O-O Nec6
8. Nd5 Ne7 9. Nxe5 h5 10. Nxe7 Ne6 11. N5g6 Bxe7 12. Nxh8 g6 13. f4 Bc5+
14. Kh1 f5 15. exf5 Qf6 16. fxg6 Qxh8 17. f5 d5 18. Bxd5 Bd6 19. f6 Kd7 20.
Qe2 Nd4 21. Qe4 c6 22. Bf7 Kc7 23. g7 Qd8 24. g8=Q Bf8 25. Bf4+ Kb6 26. a4
Nf5 27. a5+ Ka6 28. Bc4+ b5 29. Qxc6+ 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Donohoe, Eugene"]
[Black "Lohan, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1586"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[WhiteICU "1423"]
[BlackICU "1677"]
[WhiteClub "Lucan"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502445"]
[BlackFideId "2512726"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 a6 9. h3 e6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. a4 Ne7 12. f4 b6 13. g4 d5 14. Bf2 d4 15.
Nb1 Bb7 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. Na3 Ne8 18. b3 Qc6 19. Qe2 f5 20. Be1 Qd7 21. Bd2
Bc6 22. e5 Nc7 23. Rab1 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. b4 Bh6 27. g5
Bg7 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. a5 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 Rb8 31. Rxb8+ Nxb8 32. Ne2 Bf8 33.
Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.9"]
[White "Kelly, Christopher"]
[Black "Moore, Brian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1621"]
[WhiteICU "1553"]
[BlackICU "1277"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[BlackClub "Celbridge"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2513218"]
[BlackFideId "2528762"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.10"]
[White "Lynch, Peter J."]
[Black "O'Connell, Michael Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1544"]
[BlackElo "1357"]
[WhiteICU "1308"]
[BlackICU "974"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Curragh"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501252"]
[BlackFideId "2507676"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.11"]
[White "Maher, John"]
[Black "Dempsey, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1497"]
[BlackElo "1374"]
[WhiteICU "1197"]
[BlackICU "1068"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501279"]
[BlackFideId "2502437"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.12"]
[White "Scott, Shay"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1431"]
[BlackElo "1349"]
[WhiteICU "1140"]
[BlackICU "960"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504413"]
[BlackFideId "2511649"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.13"]
[White "Farrell, Liam D."]
[Black "Rigney, Ronan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1055"]
[BlackICU "400"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510570"]
[BlackFideId "2529696"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "5.14"]
[White "Burniston, Michael"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500582"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Hogan, Pat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1980"]
[BlackElo "1928"]
[WhiteICU "1918"]
[BlackICU "1827"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Balbriggan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "2504839"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[ECO "E68"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8.
e4 a5 9. Re1 c6 10. d5 Nc5 11. Qc2 cxd5 12. cxd5 Bd7 13. a4 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qe8
15. Nb5 $4 (15. Nd2 $14) 15... Nfxe4 $17 16. Nd2 Bxb5 17. axb5 Nxd2 18.
Bxd2 Nb3 19. Ra3 Nd4 20. Qd3 Nc2 21. Bxa5 Nxe1 22. Bxe1 Rc1 23. Kf1 e4 24.
Qe2 f5 25. Rb3 Qc8 26. b6 Rc2 27. Qb5 Qc4+ 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. f3 exf3 30.
Bxf3 Rc2 31. Bb4 Rd8 32. Ba3 Be5 33. Be2 Kf7 34. Rb5 Bd4 35. Ra5 Bxb6 36.
Rb5 Bc5 37. Rxb7+ Kg8 38. b4 Bd4 39. b5 Re8 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1961"]
[BlackElo "1807"]
[WhiteICU "1872"]
[BlackICU "1690"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500647"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Rubinstein variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg5
h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. a4 Bd6 13. Bg3 Bxg3
14. hxg3 O-O 15. Bc4 e5 16. Nc2 Re8 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Ke2 Rac8 19. Bxe6 Rxe6
20. Rhd1 Rb6 21. Ra2 Kf8 22. Nf5 h5 23. f3 g6 24. Rd6 Rbc6 25. Rxc6 Rxc6
26. Ne3 Ke7 27. Ra1 Ke6 28. Rd1 Rd6 29. Rd3 Rxd3 30. Kxd3 Nd5 31. Nc2 Kd6
32. c4 Ne7 33. a5 f5 34. b4 Nc6 35. Kc3 Ke6 36. Ne3 Nd4 37. Kd3 Nc6 38. Nd5
Kd6 39. Kc3 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Morriss, Pete"]
[Black "Bermingham, Tony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1966"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[WhiteICU "1748"]
[BlackICU "1660"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500230"]
[BlackFideId "2504103"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. e4 d6 8.
d3 h6 9. Rb1 Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. a3 Ne8 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. b4 b6
15. Nh2 Nc7 16. f4 Nd4 17. g4 f5 18. Ne2 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Ne6 20. exf5 gxf5
21. Rbe1 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Rf7 24. g5 Qf8 25. Qh5 Qg7 26. Bd5 Bc6
27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Re6 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Harding, Tim"]
[Black "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "1748"]
[WhiteICU "1807"]
[BlackICU "1630"]
[BlackClub "Bray/Greystones"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500256"]
[BlackFideId "2501392"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Opening "Benko gambit"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 e6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. Nxd5 Bb7 7. e4 a6 8.
a4 d6 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. Nf3 Nxd5 11. bxa6 Bxa6 12. Qxd5 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Be7 14.
O-O O-O 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Bc3 Qd7 17. Rfe1 Qc6 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Nf5 Rfe8 20.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. e5 Nd7 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. a5 h6 24. Rad1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nf8
26. Qe4 Rd8 27. g3 Ne6 28. Qe5 Qc6 29. Qe4 Qd6 30. b4 cxb4 31. Bxb4 Qa6 32.
Bc3 Rd3 33. Qe5 Qc4 34. Re3 Rd5 35. Qb8+ Rd8 36. Qb4 Rd1+ 37. Re1 Qd5 38.
Rxd1 Qxd1+ 39. Kg2 Qd5+ 40. f3 Ng5 41. Qb8+ Kh7 42. Qf4 Qa2+ 43. Qd2 Qe6
44. Qd3+ Kg8 45. g4 Qa2+ 46. Kg3 Ne6 47. Qb5 Qc2 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qxf7 Qxc3
50. Qxe6 Qxa5 51. Qf5+ $1 Qxf5 52. gxf5 $18 Kg8 53. Kf4 Kf7 54. Ke5 Ke7 55.
h4 Kf7 56. h5 Ke7 57. f6+ gxf6+ 58. Kf5 Kf7 59. f4 Ke7 60. Kg6 f5 61. Kxf5
Kf7 62. Ke5 Ke7 63. f5 Kf7 64. f6 Kf8 65. Kf4 Kg8 66. Ke5 ({ Black must be
able to meet Kf5 with Kf7, and Ke6 with Ke8, and therefore must be able to
meet Ke5 with Kf8. White therefore wins if he can reach the diagrammed
position with Black to move. Here } 66. Ke4 Kf8 67. Ke5 { is simplest. })
66... Kf8 67. Ke6 Ke8 68. f7+ $4 { Any other move preserves the win. }
68... Kf8 69. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Lohan, Martin"]
[Black "Murray, Jim G."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[BlackElo "1823"]
[WhiteICU "1677"]
[BlackICU "1706"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2512726"]
[BlackFideId "2501490"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "old Indian attack"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7
8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bg4 10. e5 Nd5 11. a3 b5 12. c4 bxc4 13. Nxc4 N7b6 14.
Qc2 O-O 15. Na5 c5 16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Ng5 Bf5 19. Be4 h6 20.
Bxf5 hxg5 21. Be4 f5 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Be3 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 Rac8 25. Rf3 Qd4
26. Rd1 Qc4 27. Rc3 Qa4 28. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "MacCarthaigh, Padraig"]
[Black "Lynch, Peter J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1751"]
[BlackElo "1544"]
[WhiteICU "1565"]
[BlackICU "1308"]
[BlackClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501864"]
[BlackFideId "2501252"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[ECO "B85"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Scheveningen, classical"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[WhiteFullName "MacC&aacute;rthaigh, P&aacute;draig"]

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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Be2 Qc7 9. O-O Be7 10. Qd2 Na5 11. f5 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. Kh1 e5 14. b3
Qc7 15. Nf3 b5 16. Bg5 Bb7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 O-O 20. Rac1
Rac8 21. Ne4 Qb6 22. Rf3 f6 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Rfd8 25. Rb3 Qc7 26. Rbc3
Qb6 27. Rb3 Qc7 (27... Qc7 28. c5 dxc5 29. Nxc5 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Maher, John"]
[Black "Kelly, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1497"]
[BlackElo "1621"]
[WhiteICU "1197"]
[BlackICU "1553"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501279"]
[BlackFideId "2513218"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Neo-Catalan"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O c6 7. d4 O-O 8.
Nc3 Re8 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e3 Bf5 14.
Rc1 Be7 15. a3 a5 16. Na4 Bd6 17. Nc5 Qb6 18. Qd2 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qd8 20. Rc3
Bc8 21. Rb3 Bf5 22. Rc3 a4 23. Qd4 Be4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Donohoe, Eugene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1349"]
[BlackElo "1586"]
[WhiteICU "960"]
[BlackICU "1423"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2511649"]
[BlackFideId "2502445"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "King's pawn opening"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 e5 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Ng5+
Kg8 8. Ne6 Qe8 9. Nxc7 Qg6 10. Nxa8 exd4 11. f4 Nxe4 12. f5 Qf7 13. Qxd4 d5
14. c4 $4 (14. Be3 $14) 14... Bc5 15. Be3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Ndf6 17. Nc3 Nxc3
18. bxc3 b6 19. c5 bxc5 20. Bxc5 h5 21. Bd6 Kh7 22. Nc7 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qd7
24. Raf1 Qxd6 25. Nb5 Qc5+ 26. Nd4 Re8 27. Kh1 Qxc3 28. Nf3 Kg8 29. Nh4 Re1
30. h3 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Qc4 32. Rb1 Qxh4 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Rb7 Qe1+ 35. Kh2
Qa5 36. Rb3 Qxa2 37. Rb7 d4 38. Rb5 d3 39. Kg3 d2 40. Kh4 Qc4+ 41. g4 Qxb5
42. g5 Qc4+ 43. Kg3 h4+ 44. Kh2 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Tom"]
[Black "Fitzpatrick, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1580"]
[BlackElo "1432"]
[WhiteICU "1249"]
[BlackICU "1190"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504375"]
[BlackFideId "2505886"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.10"]
[White "Moore, Brian"]
[Black "Farrell, Liam D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteICU "1277"]
[BlackICU "1055"]
[WhiteClub "Celbridge"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2528762"]
[BlackFideId "2510570"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Reinhardt, Sean"]
[Black "Burniston, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1429"]
[WhiteICU "883"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2518961"]
[BlackFideId "2500582"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[WhiteFullName "Reinhardt, Se&aacute;n"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.12"]
[White "Dempsey, Denis"]
[Black "Scott, Shay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1374"]
[BlackElo "1431"]
[WhiteICU "1068"]
[BlackICU "1140"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502437"]
[BlackFideId "2504413"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.13"]
[White "O'Connell, Michael Joseph"]
[Black "Rigney, Ronan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1357"]
[WhiteICU "974"]
[BlackICU "400"]
[WhiteClub "Curragh"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2507676"]
[BlackFideId "2529696"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "6.14"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "Bye"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1740"]
[WhiteICU "1547"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hogan, Pat"]
[Black "Salter, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1928"]
[BlackElo "1807"]
[WhiteICU "1827"]
[BlackICU "1690"]
[WhiteClub "Balbriggan"]
[BlackClub "Phibsboro"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504839"]
[BlackFideId "2501988"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Bxd6 cxd6 6. Bd3 d5 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Ngf3 b6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Ndb4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. a3 Nd5 14.
Bf3 Nde7 15. Re1 Rc8 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rc1 Qc7 19. Rxc6 Qxc6
20. Qc1 Rc8 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Nb1 Rc2 23. b4 b5 24. Kf1 Nd5 25. Re2 Rc1+
26. Re1 Rc2 27. Re2 Rc1+ 28. Re1 Rc4 29. Nd2 Rc3 30. Nb1 Rc6 31. Nd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "O'Connell, Gerard"]
[Black "Morriss, Pete"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1980"]
[BlackElo "1966"]
[WhiteICU "1918"]
[BlackICU "1748"]
[WhiteClub "St. Benildus"]
[BlackClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500493"]
[BlackFideId "2500230"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Nf6 6. a4 b4 7. Nbd2 c5 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nbd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Ne5 Rc8 14.
Qd3 a5 15. Rfc1 Qb6 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. e3 Qb6 19. c4 bxc3 20.
Rxc3 Bb7 21. Qb5 Qa7 22. Rac1 g6 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. R1c5 Rfc8 25. Rxb7 Rxb7
26. Rxc8+ Kg7 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 Rxb2 29. h3 Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Rb2 31. Rxa5
Rxf2 32. Ra7 Ne4 33. Kg1 Rf5 34. Nxf7 Kf6 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. Nd6 Rd5 37.
Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Donohoe, Eugene"]
[Black "MacElligott, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1586"]
[BlackElo "1961"]
[WhiteICU "1423"]
[BlackICU "1872"]
[WhiteClub "Lucan"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2502445"]
[BlackFideId "2500647"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e4 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 Bd7 9. h3 Rb8 10. Be3 a6 11. a4 Ne8 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Nd5 a5
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qxa5 Qd8 17. Qd2 b6 18. b4 Nc7 19. b5 Ne6 20. Rfb1 Nc5
21. Nc1 Ra8 22. Qc2 Ra5 23. Rb2 Qc8 24. Kh2 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. g4 Be5+
27. Kh1 Be6 28. Rba2 Qd8 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Bermingham, Tony"]
[Black "Harding, Tim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1896"]
[WhiteICU "1660"]
[BlackICU "1807"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504103"]
[BlackFideId "2500256"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Opening "Vienna game"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Na5 7. Bb3 Nxb3
8. axb3 Bc5 9. f4 d6 10. Nf3 Ng4 11. Qe2 Bf2+ 12. Kd1 Bb6 13. Rf1 O-O 14.
h3 Nf6 15. g4 Re8 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20.
Kd2 Bc6 21. Nh4 Rd8 22. Qf3 Qa5 23. Ke2 Rd7 24. Nf5 Ne8 25. Qg3 Qc5 26. Qe3
Qxe3+ 27. Nxe3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "O'Sullivan, Tom"]
[Black "Murray, Jim G."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1580"]
[BlackElo "1823"]
[WhiteICU "1249"]
[BlackICU "1706"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Lucan"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2504375"]
[BlackFideId "2501490"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[ECO "D80"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5
8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Bd2 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bf3 Qb6 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14.
Qf3 Qxf3 15. Nxf3 Nc6 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Bc1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1
Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Nb4 21. a4 bxa4 22. Bd2 Nd3 23. Bc3 Ne4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25.
Kf1 Kf6 26. Ke2 Nec5 27. Kd2 Nxb2 28. Nd4 Nxd1 29. Kxd1 Nb3 30. Nc2 Ke6 31.
f3 Kd6 32. Nb4 a5 33. Na2 Kc5 34. Kc2 Kc4 35. g3 h5 36. h3 a3 37. g4 Nc5
38. Nc3 Na6 39. Ne4 Nb4+ 40. Kb1 f5 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Ng3 Kb3 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Reynolds, Pat"]
[Black "Moore, Brian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1748"]
[WhiteICU "1630"]
[BlackICU "1277"]
[WhiteClub "Bray/Greystones"]
[BlackClub "Celbridge"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501392"]
[BlackFideId "2528762"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 Be7 4. Bd3 h6 5. Be3 d5 6. f3 Nc6 7. e5 Nd7 8. c3
b6 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. O-O Ncb8 11. f4 c5 12. f5 Nf8 13. Nf4 exf5 14. Bxf5 Bc8
15. e6 Bxe6 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qh5+ Kd7 19. Nd2 Qe8 20. Qe2 c4
21. b3 b5 22. a4 Kc8 23. axb5 Qxb5 24. bxc4 dxc4 25. Nxc4 Qd5 26. Ne5 Bf6
27. c4 Qb7 28. Rfb1 Qc7 29. Bf4 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Qd7 31. Qe4 Nc6 32. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Lynch, Peter J."]
[Black "Lohan, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1544"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[WhiteICU "1308"]
[BlackICU "1677"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[BlackClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501252"]
[BlackFideId "2512726"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. a3 Nge7 6. O-O Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. c4 f5 10. exf5 exf5 11. Nb3 d5 12. c5 bxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14.
dxc5 Nce5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 f4 17. Bd2 f3 18. gxf3 d4 19. f4 Qd5 20. f3
Ng6 21. Qc2 Kh8 22. Bd3 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Be4 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Bxe4 26.
fxe4 Rd8 27. Qd3 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Qxc5 29. b4 Qc3 30. Rd1 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Kg8
32. Kg2 Kf7 33. Kf3 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Killane, Jack"]
[Black "MacCarthaigh, Padraig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1740"]
[BlackElo "1751"]
[WhiteICU "1547"]
[BlackICU "1565"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500949"]
[BlackFideId "2501864"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov"]
[Variation "classical attack"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[BlackFullName "MacC&aacute;rthaigh, P&aacute;draig"]

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. c4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 O-O
8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Bxd2 dxc4 11. Bf4 c3 12. bxc3 Nxc3 13. Qd2 Nxe2+
14. Qxe2 Bg4 15. Qd3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxc7 Rac8 0-1

[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Burniston, Michael"]
[Black "Dempsey, Denis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1374"]
[BlackICU "1068"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500582"]
[BlackFideId "2502437"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "O'Connell, Michael Joseph"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1357"]
[BlackElo "1349"]
[WhiteICU "974"]
[BlackICU "960"]
[WhiteClub "Curragh"]
[BlackClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2507676"]
[BlackFideId "2511649"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.11"]
[White "Farrell, Liam D."]
[Black "Scott, Shay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1431"]
[WhiteICU "1055"]
[BlackICU "1140"]
[WhiteClub "Dun Laoghaire"]
[BlackClub "Malahide"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2510570"]
[BlackFideId "2504413"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.12"]
[White "Rigney, Ronan"]
[Black "Reinhardt, Sean"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1429"]
[WhiteICU "400"]
[BlackICU "883"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2529696"]
[BlackFideId "2518961"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[BlackFullName "Reinhardt, Se&aacute;n"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.13"]
[White "Kelly, Christopher"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1621"]
[WhiteICU "1553"]
[WhiteClub "N.I.C.S."]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2513218"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.14"]
[White "Maher, John"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1497"]
[WhiteICU "1197"]
[WhiteClub "Knights of Eanna / Rathmines"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501279"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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[Event "Irish 65+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.07"]
[Round "7.15"]
[White "Fitzpatrick, Kevin"]
[Black "Did not play"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1432"]
[WhiteICU "1190"]
[WhiteClub "Galway"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2505886"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]

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