
[Event "104th ch-IRL 2025"]
[Site "Ennis IRL"]
[Date "2025.08.07"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Melaugh, Gavin"]
[Black "Arun, Nitish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2005"]
[BlackElo "2041"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack"]
[PlyCount "138"]
1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nxe4 6.Qxe4 Be6 7.b3 Nd7 8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Qe2 Qa5 10.g3 g6 11.Bc3 Qh5 12.Bg2 Bg7 13.Qe5 O-O 14.O-O Rfd8 15.a4 Qh6 16.d3 Ne8 17.Qe1 Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Bh3 19.Rfe1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 e6 21.a5 a6 22.Ra4 Rd5 23.h4 Qg7 24.Qb4 Rb5 25.Qe7 Qf8 26.Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.Ne5 Rd8 28.f4 h5 29.b4 c5 30.bxc5 Rxc5 31.Nc4 Nd6 32.Re5 Rc6 33.Na3 Rd7 34.Rb4 Rc3 35.Ra4 Nb5 36.Nxb5 Rxc2+ 37.Kf3 axb5 38.Rxb5 Rxd3+ 39.Ke4 Rd7 40.Rab4 Rc3 41.Rxb7 Rd5 42.Rb8+ Kg7 43.R8b7 Rxa5 44.Rb3 Ra3 45.Rxa3 Rxa3 46.f5 gxf5+ 47.Kf4 Kf6 48.Rb6 Ra4+ 49.Kf3 Rg4 50.Rb5 Kg6 51.Ra5 f6 52.Ra8 f4 53.gxf4 Rxh4 54.Ra5 Rh3+ 55.Kg2 Rd3 56.f5+ exf5 57.Ra2 Kg5 58.Rb2 h4 59.Rf2 Kg4 60.Ra2 f4 61.Rb2 f5 62.Ra2 Re3 63.Ra8 Re2+ 64.Kg1 f3 65.Rg8+ Kf4 66.Ra8 h3 67.Rb8 h2+ 68.Kh1 f2 69.Rb4+ Re4 0-1
[Site "Ennis IRL"]
[Date "2025.08.07"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Melaugh, Gavin"]
[Black "Arun, Nitish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2005"]
[BlackElo "2041"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack"]
[PlyCount "138"]
1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nxe4 6.Qxe4 Be6 7.b3 Nd7 8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Qe2 Qa5 10.g3 g6 11.Bc3 Qh5 12.Bg2 Bg7 13.Qe5 O-O 14.O-O Rfd8 15.a4 Qh6 16.d3 Ne8 17.Qe1 Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Bh3 19.Rfe1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 e6 21.a5 a6 22.Ra4 Rd5 23.h4 Qg7 24.Qb4 Rb5 25.Qe7 Qf8 26.Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.Ne5 Rd8 28.f4 h5 29.b4 c5 30.bxc5 Rxc5 31.Nc4 Nd6 32.Re5 Rc6 33.Na3 Rd7 34.Rb4 Rc3 35.Ra4 Nb5 36.Nxb5 Rxc2+ 37.Kf3 axb5 38.Rxb5 Rxd3+ 39.Ke4 Rd7 40.Rab4 Rc3 41.Rxb7 Rd5 42.Rb8+ Kg7 43.R8b7 Rxa5 44.Rb3 Ra3 45.Rxa3 Rxa3 46.f5 gxf5+ 47.Kf4 Kf6 48.Rb6 Ra4+ 49.Kf3 Rg4 50.Rb5 Kg6 51.Ra5 f6 52.Ra8 f4 53.gxf4 Rxh4 54.Ra5 Rh3+ 55.Kg2 Rd3 56.f5+ exf5 57.Ra2 Kg5 58.Rb2 h4 59.Rf2 Kg4 60.Ra2 f4 61.Rb2 f5 62.Ra2 Re3 63.Ra8 Re2+ 64.Kg1 f3 65.Rg8+ Kf4 66.Ra8 h3 67.Rb8 h2+ 68.Kh1 f2 69.Rb4+ Re4 0-1
Lichess
game
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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[Event "104th ch-IRL 2025"]
[Site "Ennis IRL"]
[Date "2025.08.07"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Melaugh, Gavin"]
[Black "Arun, Nitish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2005"]
[BlackElo "2041"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "two knights variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.02"]
[WhiteFideId "2509571"]
[BlackFideId "2524201"]
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Be6 7. b3
Nd7 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. Qe2 Qa5 10. g3 g6 11. Bc3 Qh5 12. Bg2 Bg7 13. Qe5 O-O 14.
O-O Rfd8 15. a4 Qh6 16. d3 Ne8 17. Qe1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bh3 19. Rfe1 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 e6 21. a5 a6 22. Ra4 Rd5 23. h4 Qg7 24. Qb4 Rb5 25. Qe7 Qf8 26. Qxf8+
Kxf8 27. Ne5 Rd8 28. f4 h5 29. b4 c5 30. bxc5 Rxc5 31. Nc4 Nd6 32. Re5 Rc6
33. Na3 Rd7 34. Rb4 Rc3 35. Ra4 Nb5 36. Nxb5 Rxc2+ 37. Kf3 axb5 38. Rxb5
Rxd3+ 39. Ke4 Rd7 40. Rab4 Rc3 41. Rxb7 Rd5 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. R8b7 Rxa5 44.
Rb3 Ra3 45. Rxa3 Rxa3 46. f5 gxf5+ 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Rb6 Ra4+ 49. Kf3 Rg4 50.
Rb5 Kg6 51. Ra5 f6 52. Ra8 f4 53. gxf4 Rxh4 54. Ra5 Rh3+ 55. Kg2 Rd3 56.
f5+ exf5 57. Ra2 Kg5 58. Rb2 h4 59. Rf2 Kg4 60. Ra2 f4 61. Rb2 f5 62. Ra2
Re3 63. Ra8 Re2+ 64. Kg1 f3 65. Rg8+ Kf4 66. Ra8 h3 67. Rb8 h2+ 68. Kh1 f2
69. Rb4+ Re4 0-1