[Event "Irish Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.08.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Black "Liu, Jason"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2223"]
[WhiteICU "2165"]
[BlackICU "2143"]
[WhiteClub "Elm Mount"]
[BlackClub "Gonzaga"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2509580"]
[BlackFideId "2514656"]
[PlyCount "278"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, open variation"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.08.03"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2024_allfiles/games_irlch2024/g55.htm"]
[LastModified "Mon Aug 26 10:27:59 2024"]

{ Event information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlch2024_allfiles/pairings_irlch2024.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. O-O Nc6
8. Nb3 a6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Bb3 Bd6 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Qh5 O-O
14. c3 e5 15. Nf3 Bf5 16. Nh4 Bd3 17. Re3 e4 18. Rh3 Qc5 19. Qg4 Qc8 20.
Qh5 Qc5 21. Bg5 h6 22. Ng6 Nxg6 23. Qxg6 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5
26. Rh5 g6 27. Rxg5 Kg7 28. Rd5 Rfd8 29. Rd1 Rac8 30. Kg3 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 Rc5
32. Bxb7 Rb5 33. Bxa6 Rg5+ 34. Kf4 Rf5+ 35. Ke3 Bxa6 36. b4 Rf6 37. a4 Rc6
38. Rc1 Rc4 39. b5 Bc8 40. a5 f5 41. a6 Kf6 42. Ra1 Rxc3+ 43. Kd4 Rc2 44.
a7 Bb7 45. Ra6+ Bxa6 46. a8=Q Bxb5 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. Qe7+ Kh6 49. Ke5 Rc4
50. Qf8+ Kh5 51. Qb8 Rc5+ 52. Kd6 Rc6+ 53. Kd5 Ba4 54. Qa7 Bb5 55. Qa5 Rc2
56. Qxb5 Rxf2 57. Qb3 Rd2+ 58. Ke5 Rd3 59. Qb1 Kg4 60. Qe1 Kg5 61. Qf2 Kh5
62. Qf4 Ra3 63. Kf6 Ra6+ 64. Ke5 Ra3 65. g3 Ra5+ 66. Kf6 Ra6+ 67. Ke7 Ra7+
68. Kd6 Ra6+ 69. Kc7 g5 70. Qxf5 e3 71. Qf3+ Kg6 72. Qxe3 Rf6 73. Qe4+ Kh5
74. Kd7 Rf2 75. Ke6 Rf8 76. Kd5 Rd8+ 77. Kc4 Rf8 78. Kd3 Rf7 79. Qe6 Rf3+
80. Ke4 Rxg3 81. Qd6 Rg4+ 82. Ke5 Rf4 83. Qe6 Kh4 84. Qh6+ Kg4 85. Qh2 Rf5+
86. Ke6 Rf4 87. Ke5 Rf5+ 88. Ke4 Rf4+ 89. Ke3 Rf3+ 90. Ke2 Rf4 91. Qh6 Kf5
92. Qh5 Kf6 93. Ke3 Kf5 94. Qh3+ Kf6 95. Qh7 Rf5 96. Qh8+ Kg6 97. Qe8+ Kf6
98. Qg8 Rf4 99. Qh7 Rh4 100. Qg8 Rf4 101. Ke2 Kf5 102. Qc8+ Kf6 103. Qc6+
Kf5 104. Qd7+ Kg6 105. Ke3 Kh6 106. Qh3+ Kg6 107. Qh8 Kf5 108. Qh5 Kf6 109.
Qh7 Rh4 110. Qc2 Rf4 111. Qb1 Rh4 112. Kf3 Rf4+ 113. Kg3 Rh4 114. Qb6+ Kf5
115. Qc5+ Kf6 116. Qd6+ Kf5 117. Qe7 Rg4+ 118. Kf3 Rf4+ 119. Ke3 Kg6 120.
Qe8+ Kf6 121. Qg8 Kf5 122. Qh7+ Kf6 123. Qd3 Rh4 124. Qc2 Rf4 125. Qb1 Rh4
126. Qb6+ Kf5 127. Qb1+ Kf6 128. Kf3 Rf4+ 129. Kg3 Rh4 130. Qb5 Rf4 131.
Qd5 Rh4 132. Qd6+ Kf5 133. Qf8+ Kg6 134. Qe7 Rf4 135. Qe6+ Kh5 136. Qd6
Rg4+ 137. Kf3 Rf4+ 138. Ke3 Kg4 139. Qg6 Kh4 1/2-1/2