1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qc4 14. Qg3 Qd3 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Na3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 f6 18. Qf3 Qd5 19. Qg4 Qd7 20. Qc4 Qc6 21. Qb3 e6 22. Nb5 Bc5 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. exd4 O-O 25. Rae1 Rfe8 26. Re2 Qd5 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rf5 Rd8 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Ke3 g6 32. Rf1 h5

“32... Re8+ followed by ... f5, ... Re4, ... Ke6 and then who is better? It's dead equal I suppose.” (Ryan.)

33. Kd3 Rc8 34. b3 b5 35. Ra1 Rb8 36. a4 bxa4 37. b4

“I missed b4! Thereafter it was still just a draw but I should have played a7- a6 and Rb6 which is a pretty easy position to play but after I allowed Ra6 I was in a difficult position and still was complacent and deservedely lost.” (Daly).

37... Rb7 38. Rxa4 h4 39. Ra6 Ke7 40. g3 hxg3 41. hxg3 Rc7 42. g4 g5 43. Ra5 Kd6 44. Ra1 Ke6 45. Ra6+ Ke7 46. b5 Rb7 47. c4 dxc4+ 48. Kxc4 Kf7 49. Kc5 Ke7 50. d5 Rc7+ 51. Rc6 Rb7 52. Re6+ Kf7 53. Ra6 Ke7 54. Kc6 Rd7 55. Ra1 Rd6+ 56. Kc5 Rd7 57. d6+ Ke6 58. Re1+ Kf7 59. Kc6 Rd8 60. Kc7

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Source(s): Tournament web site.

Reference(s): Comments on "Daly - Fitzsimons", LCU Blog, July 9, 2012 onwards (commentary from Colm Daly and Joe Ryan on this game).

Event information: Tournament report.

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