[Event "Drogheda Super Rapid 2K24 KlimaX 2024"]
[Site "Drogheda IRL"]
[Date "2024.12.28"]
[Round "7.17"]
[White "Taaffe, Paul"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[BlackElo "1543"]
[WhiteICU "1852"]
[BlackICU "1554"]
[WhiteClub "Malahide"]
[BlackClub "Skerries"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2503549"]
[BlackFideId "2511649"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "King's pawn opening"]
[FIDETournamentId "401417"]
[ChessResultsKey "1078802"]
[Venue "The ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda A92 VK16"]
[EventDate "2024.12.28"]
[TimeControl "1200+2"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/droghedasuperrapid2024_allfiles/games_droghedasuperrapid2024/g249.htm"]
[LastModified "Mon Mar 24 13:45:12 2025"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/droghedasuperrapid2024_allfiles/pairings_droghedasuperrapid2024.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 d6 2. d4 c6 3. Nf3 f6 4. h3 Be6 5. Bd3 h5 6. c4 Nh6 7. Nc3 g5 8. e5
g4 9. Bg6+ Bf7 10. Bxf7+ Nxf7 11. hxg4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 hxg4
14. Rxh8 Nxh8 15. Nh4 fxe5 16. Be3 Na6 17. a3 Rd8+ 18. Ke2 b6 19. Rh1 Bg7
20. Nf5 Kf7 21. Ne4 Bf6 22. Nh6+ Ke6 23. Nxg4 Ng6 24. g3 Rh8 25. Rxh8 Nxh8
26. b4 Nf7 27. Kd3 Nc7 28. a4 Ne8 29. c5 Ng7 30. cxb6 axb6 31. Bxb6 Kf5 32.
Ne3+ Ke6 33. Bc7 Kd7 34. Bb6 Bg5 35. Nxg5 Nxg5 36. a5 Kc8 37. a6 e6 38. Bc5
Ne8 1-0