[Event "Irish Championship 1996"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1996.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Heidenfeld, Mark"]
[Black "O'Donovan, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2215"]
[WhiteICU "2317"]
[BlackICU "2022"]
[BlackClub "Unattached"]
[WhiteNationality "GER"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "4604415"]
[BlackFideId "2500868"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "1996.07.06"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1996_allfiles/games_irlch1996/g26.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Nov 23 17:12:02 2023"]

{ Annotator: John Hurley, <em>Sunday Tribune</em>, July 14, 1996 p. 62
(M30). } { Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1996_allfiles/pairings_irlch1996.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 e5 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 h5 7. Nd5 Nf6 8. d3
Nxd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. h4 Bg4 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qb3 b5 13. O-O bxc4 14. dxc4
Na6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qb8 17. Qc2 Nb4 18. Qb1 Qc8 19. Re1 Bf5 20. Be4
Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qg4 22. Qe2 f6 23. Be3 Qf5 24. Rec1 g5 25. hxg5 fxg5 26. a3
Nd3 27. Rc3 Nf4 28. Qc2 Qg4 29. Qa4+ Kf7 30. Bxf4 gxf4 31. Rb3 h4 32. Rb7+
Kf6 33. Qc6 Rad8 34. Qc7 Qg8 35. Qe7+ Kf5 36. Qf7+ Qxf7 37. Rxf7+ Kg4 38.
gxf4 exf4 39. f3+ Kg3 40. Rg7+ Kxf3 41. Rf1+ Ke3 42. Re7+ Kd3 43. Rxf4 a5
44. b3 Rdf8 45. Rfe4 Rf3 46. Kg2 Rg3+ 47. Kh2 Rhg8 48. Rxh4 Kc2 49. Re6
Kxb3 50. Rxd6 Rg2+ 51. Kh1 R2g4 52. Rh5 Kxc4 53. Rc6 R4g5 54. Rxg5 Rxg5 55.
d6 Rd5 56. Rb6 Kd4 57. Kg2 c4 58. Kf2 Kc5 59. Rb8 Rxd6 60. Ke2 Rd3 61. a4
Rb3 62. Rc8+ Kb4 63. Kd2 Rb2+ 64. Kc1 Rh2 65. Rc7 Kc3 66. Kb1 Rb2+ 67. Kc1
Ra2 68. Kb1 Rxa4 69. Rh7 Kb3 70. Rh2 c3 $2 ({ &#91;RR } 70... Rb4 ({ and }
70... Ra3) { are the only moves that win.&#93; }) 71. Rb2+ Kc4 72. Rh2 Rb4+
73. Ka2 Kb5 74. Rh5+ Ka4 75. Rc5 Rb2+ 76. Ka1 Rb3 77. Ka2 $2 ({ &#91;RR }
77. Rc4+ { (or rook to any vacant square on the c-file) draws.&#93; })
77... Ra3+ 78. Kb1 Kb3 79. Rc8 Ra4 80. Rb8+ Rb4 81. Rc8 a4 82. Rc7 a3 83.
Ra7 c2+ 84. Kc1 a2 0-1