[Event "Irish Championship 1996"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "1996.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Palmer, Bernard"]
[Black "Crichton, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[WhiteICU "1932"]
[WhiteClub "Crumlin"]
[BlackClub "Cavendish ENG"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2500701"]
[BlackFideId "2500973"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[ECO "E67"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "fianchetto, classical variation"]
[EventDate "1996.07.06"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1996_allfiles/games_irlch1996/g76.htm"]
[LastModified "Thu Nov 23 17:10:44 2023"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch1996_allfiles/pairings_irlch1996.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. d4 e5 8.
b3 Nh5 9. e4 a6 10. Bb2 Nhf6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. d5 Nf8 13. b4 Nh5 14. c5 f5
15. exf5 gxf5 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nd2 Ng6 18. Qd1 Nf6 19. a4 e4 20. Nc4 Ne5
21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Ne2 Re8 23. Nf4 Qe7 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Qd2 Bd7 26. Bf1 Rac8
27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Ng4 29. Ra7 Bxb2 30. Qxb2 Ne5 31. Rea1 b6 32. R1a3 Qg7
33. Kh1 Qh6 34. h4 Rc5 35. Rb7 Rec8 36. Raa7 Rc2 37. Qd4 Rc1 38. Kg2 Nf3
39. Qe3 R1c3 40. Qxb6 Nxh4+ 41. gxh4 Qxf4 42. Rxd7 Qg4+ $2 (42... Rg3+ $1 {
leads to a quick mate. }) 43. Kh2 Qxh4+ 44. Kg1 Qg4+ 45. Kh2 1/2-1/2