[Event "Irish Championship 2024"] [Site "Dublin IRL"] [Date "2024.08.11"] [Round "9.17"] [White "Burke, Kevin"] [Black "Gallagher, Brian"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1869"] [BlackElo "1859"] [WhiteICU "1859"] [BlackICU "1887"] [WhiteClub "St. Benildus"] [BlackClub "Galway"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "IRL"] [WhiteFideId "2501520"] [BlackFideId "2512556"] [PlyCount "106"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"] [Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"] [EventDate "2024.08.03"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2024_allfiles/games_irlch2024/g237.htm"] [LastModified "Mon Aug 26 10:28:00 2024"] { Event information: Tournament report. } 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 f6 12. Be3 Kf7 13. a4 Qc7 14. Nd2 e6 15. O-O Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rac1 Qa5 18. Ne4 Kg6 19. Nc5 d4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Qg3+ Kh6 22. Qf4+ Kg6 23. Qxd4 h5 24. b4 Qb6 25. Qd3+ Bf5 26. Qg3+ Kh7 27. Qf4 g6 28. a5 Qd6 29. Qf3 Qc6 30. Qb3 Rg8 31. b5 Qc7 32. Ne6 Qxa5 33. Rc7+ Kh8 34. Rxb7 Bxe6 35. Qxe6 Bg7 36. Qf7 Kh7 37. h3 f5 38. Rc1 Kh6 39. g3 Qd2 40. Rc6 Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Qe4+ 42. Kh2 f4 43. Re7 fxg3+ 44. fxg3 Qd3 45. Ree6 Bd4 46. Qf4+ Kh7 47. Rcd6 Qc2+ 48. Kh1 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 Qg1+ 50. Kf3 Raf8 51. Rd7+ Kh8 52. Rf7 Rxf7 53. Qxf7 Qf2+ 0-1