[Event "Hastings Challengers 1995-96"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Giddins, Steve"]
[Black "Ryan, Joe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[WhiteNationality "ENG"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2345"]
[BlackFideId "2500426"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[ECO "D07"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Chigorin defence, Janowski variation"]
[EventDate "1995.12.28"]
[Source "BritBase, citing Steve Giddins"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-02/giddins-ryan-hastings-1996.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Feb  6 18:26:37 2025"]

{ Source: BritBase, citing Steve Giddins. } { Event information: <a
href="https://saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn/199512hast-viewer.html">Hastings
1995/96</a>, BritBase (ed. John Saunders). }

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e4 Bg4 6. Be3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4
8. Qc2 Qe7 ({ Move order } 8... O-O 9. Rd1 Qe7 { given in databases - Steve
Giddins' own record gives 8...Qe7 }) 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Be2 e5 11. d5 Nd4 12.
Bxd4 exd4 13. Rxd4 Bxc3+ ({ Move order } 13... Rfe8 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 {
given in databases - Steve Giddins' own record gives 13...Bxc3+ }) 14. bxc3
Rfe8 15. O-O Nxe4 16. Rb1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Ng5 18. Qd3 Qe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20.
Qf1 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Kf8 23. Rb4 b6 24. Rh4 h6 25. Rc4 Rc8 26.
h4 h5 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd3 Kd6 29. Rf4 Rf8 30. Rf5 g6 31. Rg5 Re8 32. f4 Re1
33. f5 Rd1+ 34. Ke4 Rxd5 0-1