[Event "Irish New Year Blitz 2025"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2025.01.05"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Nikrow, Shahram"]
[Black "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1858"]
[BlackElo "2191"]
[WhiteICU "1834"]
[BlackICU "2193"]
[WhiteClub "Dublin"]
[BlackClub "Elm Mount"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2506424"]
[BlackFideId "2509580"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[ECO "C03"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch"]
[ChessResultsKey "1095188"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2025.01.05"]
[Source "Live boards (Livechesscloud)"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-01/nikrow-melaugh-irish-2025.htm"]
[LastModified "Sun Jan 12 17:41:59 2025"]

{ Source: <a
href="https://view.livechesscloud.com/#41123af3-3026-415f-974c-dc7428e5bdda">Live
boards</a>. } { Event information: <a
href="https://chess-results.com/tnr1095188.aspx?lan=1&art=4&fed=IND">Pairings
&amp; results</a>, Chess-Results.com. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qd3 Nbd7 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nxf6+
Nxf6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. c3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7
14. Qd2 Rad8 15. h3 Qf6 16. Ne5 Nf4 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Nxh3+ 19. gxh3
Qxf3 20. Qe3 Qh5 21. Qg3 Rd5 22. f4 c5 23. Rae1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rc8 25. Re5
Rxe5 26. dxe5 Rc2 27. Rf2 Qd1+ 28. Kg2 Qd5+ 29. Kh2 Rxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Qxa2 31.
Qc2 g6 32. Kg3 Qd5 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qc3 a5 35. b3 b5 36. h4 h5 0-1