1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 d6 6. b4 Bf5 7. d3 Qd7 8. Qa4 Nge7 9. Nd5 O-O 10. b5 Nd8 11. e4 Be6 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Ne2 f5 14. O-O Kh8 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Qc2 c6 17. Be3 Bg4 18. Nc3 Bf3 19. Bxf3 Rxf3 20. Qe2 Rf7 21. Qg4 Qe6 22. Qe4 Qd7 23. Rb3 c5 24. a4 Ne6 25. a5 Re8 26. Re1 Bf6 27. a6 b6 28. h4 Ng7 29. Kg2 Ref8 30. Rbb1 Nf5 31. Re2 Bg7 32. Nd5 Bh6 33. Ra1 Bxe3 34. fxe3 Qd8 35. Raa2?

35. Qg4.

35... h5

35... g5!.

36. Kh2 g5 37. Rg2 g4 38. Rgf2 Nxh4! 39. Rxf7 Rxf7 40. gxh4 Qxh4+ 41. Kg1 Qg3+ 42. Qg2 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Rf1 44. Qxf1 Qxf1 45. Nxb6 Qh3+ 46. Kg1 Qxe3+ 47. Kh2 Qxd3 48. Ra4 h4 49. Ra2 Kh7 50. Nd7 Qxc4 51. Rb2 Qf4+ 52. Kg2 h3+ 53. Kh1

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Reference(s): “Q. What is your best ever game? A. ... Then there was a game I played against Colm Daly in the Irish Championships in Limerick 1991. I had my back to the wall for a long time in that game but gradually built up to a nice piece sacrifice that won the game. It was a critical point in the tournament where I'd just taken the lead and so with this win I really established myself as the main contender. After that game I felt certain that I'd win the title and I did. The game itself wasn't what you'd call elegant though.”—Steven Brady [sic], ICU web site, June 1, 1995 (interview by Mel Ó Cinnéide).

Event information: Tournament report.