1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Re1 c5 11. Qe2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. Be5 Nfe4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qb2+ Qf6 19. Qxf6+ Nxf6 20. b4 Nce4 21. Ne5 a6 22. Nd6 Nxd6 23. Rxd6 b5 24. Be2 Bd5 25. a3 Rfd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc1 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Rxd7 29. f3 Kf6 30. Kf2 e5 31. Rd1 Ke6 32. Rc1 Bb7 33. Ke1 Ke7 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kxd1 Kd6 36. Kc2 Bc6 37. g3 g5?!

Black creates some problems for himself and then slowly goes downhill.

37... f5=.

38. f4 exf4 39. exf4 gxf4 40. gxf4 h6 41. Kd3 Bb7 42. Kd4 f6 43. Bg4 Kc7 44. Kc5 Be4 45. Be6 Bf3 46. Bd5 Bg4 47. Kd4 Bc8 48. Ke4 Bg4 49. Ke3 Bc8 50. Kf3 Kd6 51. Be4 Be6 52. Kg3 Bd5 53. Bf5

53. Bxd5? is equal.

53... Be6?

53... Bf7 54. Bc8 Be8 55. Kg4 Bg6 56. Bxa6 Kc6 and White is probably winning, but there is still some work to do.

54. Bxe6! Kxe6 55. Kg4 Kf7 56. Kf5 h5 57. h4 Ke7 58. Kg6 Ke6 59. Kxh5 Kf5 60. Kh6 Kxf4 61. Kg6

“O'Riordan seemed to lose interest after this loss and did not play so well for the rest of the tournament” (tournament book).

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Event information: Tournament report.