The Irish Chess Union

[Event "Irish Championship Weekender Over 1600 2006"] [Site "Dublin IRL"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Mkrtchyan, Semyon"] [Black "Hogarty, Philip"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1860"] [BlackElo "1666"] [ECO "D10"] [ICUid "27081"] 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e4 $5 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nge2 { This seems a little odd. Normally, White plays f3 in these kinds of positions, making a proper sacrifice of the pawn, but putting his knight in its most active position in return. } 5... Bg4 6. Qb3 Bxe2 7. Bxe2 b6 8. d5 g6 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. Rd1 cxd5 11. Nb5 Na6 (11... O-O 12. Nc7 Nbd7 13. Nxa8 Nc5 14. Qe3 Qxa8 15. O-O) 12. Qa3 Nc5 13. Nc7+ Kf8 14. Nxa8 Qxa8 15. O-O Ncd7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 18. Rd1 Bd4 $6 19. Bh6+ Ke8 20. Bg7 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qf5+ 22. Kg1 Rg8 23. Qxa7 f6 24. Bh6 g5 25. Bh5+ Rg6 (25... Kd8 $4 26. Qb8#) 26. Qa8+ Kf7 27. Qd5+ (27. Rxd7 $3 Qxd7 28. Qf8+ Ke6 29. Bg4+) 27... Qxd5 28. Rxd5 (28. Bxg6+ Kxg6 29. Rxd5 Ne5 30. Bf8) 28... Ke6 29. Bxg6 Kxd5 30. Bxh7 Ne5 31. h4 gxh4 32. Be3 Nc4 33. Bc1 Kd4 34. Kf2 b5 35. Ke2 Ne5 36. Bg8 Nd3 37. Be3+ Ke5 38. b3 e6 39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 f5 41. a5 Nb4 42. Bd2 Na6 43. Bg5 f4 44. Bxh4 f3+ 45. gxf3 exf3+ 46. Kxf3 Kd6 47. Be1 Nc5 48. Bf7 Kc6 49. Be8+ Kb7 50. Bb5 Nb3 51. Ke4 Nxa5 52. Bxa5 e5 53. Kxe5 Kc8 54. Kd6 Kb7 55. Kd7 Ka7 56. Kc7 Ka8 57. Bc4 (57. Bb6 $4 { Stalemating! }) 57... Ka7 58. Bb6+ Ka8 59. Bd5# 1-0