1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 Nh6 6. Nge2 Nf5 7. b3 a6 8. O-O h5 9. Bb2 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 Ba6 13. d5 Ne5 14. Qd2 h4 15. Ne4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Qb6 17. d6 Bb7 18. dxe7 d5 19. Rfd1 Kxe7 20. Qb4+ Ke8 21. Ng5 d4 22. Ne4 d3 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Bxd4 27. Nd6+ Ke7 28. Bxb7 Bxa1 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Nxb5 Rxa2 31. Rxd3 Be5 32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Rb2 34. Rd3 Ke6 35. Kg2 f5 36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Rd6+ Ke5 38. Rd3 g5 39. Rc3 Ke6 40. Ke3 g4 41. Rd3 Ke5 42. f4+ gxf3 43. Kxf3 Rb1 44. Re3+ Kf6 45. Rc3 Kg5

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Annotator(s): Mark Orr, ICU games archive.

Source(s): Mark Orr, Irish Chess Championships 2008, ICU web site; TWIC 714.

Reference(s): Tournament report.