[Event "Irish 50+ Championship 2024"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2024.01.06"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Loughran, John"]
[Black "Nikrow, Shahram"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1573"]
[BlackElo "1793"]
[WhiteICU "1408"]
[BlackICU "1624"]
[WhiteClub "Skerries"]
[BlackClub "Dublin"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2501562"]
[BlackFideId "2506424"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[ECO "C56"]
[Opening "Two knights defence"]
[Venue "Talbot Hotel Stillorgan"]
[EventDate "2024.01.04"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/irlcho50-2024_allfiles/games_irlcho50-2024/g54.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat Feb  3 18:24:02 2024"]

{ Source: Lichess (https://lichess.org/study/ANYtZcIF/UdUxIPW6). } { Event
information: <a
href="https://www.irlchess.com/irlcho50-2024_allfiles/pairings_irlcho50-2024.html">Tournament
report</a>. }

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5
Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qc4 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. b3 Qd5 11. c4 Qd7 12. Bg5 Bb4 13. Re2 f5
14. Ng3 O-O 15. a3 Bc3 16. Rb1 Rae8 17. Bf4 h6 18. Bd2 f4 19. Ne4 Bf5 20.
Nxc3 dxc3 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Bxc3 Bxb1 23. Qxb1 Qe6 24. h3 Rd8 25. Qc2 Qd6
26. Kh2 Qd3 27. Qc1 g5 28. Qe1 Qf5 29. b4 Kf7 30. b5 Re8 31. Qd2 Nd8 32.
Qd4 Ne6 33. Ne5+ Kg8 34. Qd7 Rf8 35. Ng4 Qg6 36. Bb4 Rf7 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38.
Ne5 Qf6 39. Qxf7+ Qxf7 40. Nxf7 Kg6 41. Ne5+ Kf5 42. Nd3 b6 43. f3 Nd4 44.
Kg1 h5 45. Kf2 Nc2 46. a4 Ne3 47. c5 Ke6 48. c6 Kd5 49. Be7 Kc4 50. Nb4 Kb3
51. Na6 Nd5 52. Bd8 Kxa4 53. Nxc7 Nxc7 54. Bxc7 Kxb5 55. Bb8 $6 (55. Bd8
$18 { is much simpler. }) 55... Kxc6 56. Ke2 a5 57. Kd3 b5 58. Kc3 Kc5 59.
Ba7+ Kd5 60. Bb6 a4 61. Kb4 Ke5 62. Bc7+ Kd4 63. h4 gxh4 64. Bxf4 Kd3 65.
Bd6 $4 (65. Bg5 $18 { wins easily enough. }) 65... Ke3 $10 66. f4 Ke4 67.
Ka3 Kf5 68. Kb4 Ke4 69. Be5 Kd5 70. Ka3 Ke4 71. Bc7 Kf5 72. Kb4 a3 73. Kxb5
1/2-1/2