[Event "Hastings Challengers 1995-96"] [Site "Hastings ENG"] [Date "1995.12.29"] [Round "2"] [White "McMahon, Daire"] [Black "Howell, Christopher I."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2240"] [BlackElo "2080"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "ENG"] [WhiteFideId "2500477"] [BlackFideId "403687"] [PlyCount "56"] [ECO "E70"] [Opening "King's Indian"] [Variation "4.e4"] [EventDate "1995.12.28"] [Source "BritBase"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-02/mcmahon-howell-hastings-1995.htm"] [LastModified "Thu Feb 6 18:27:16 2025"] { Event information: Hastings 1995/96, BritBase (ed. John Saunders). } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 e5 6. d5 c5 7. Nge2 O-O 8. h3 a6 9. g4 Ne8 10. Ng3 Qh4 11. Qd2 f6 12. Nce2 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Nc7 15. Bd3 Nba6 16. Ng1 f5 17. exf5 Nb4 18. Be4 gxf5 19. Nf3 Qxg3 20. fxg3 fxe4 21. Ng5 Nd3+ 22. Kd1 Nf2+ 23. Kc2 Ba6 24. a3 Bd3+ 25. Kb3 Rfb8+ 26. Ka2 Nxd5 27. b4 Nxb4+ 28. Kb2 Nd5+ 0-1