[Event "104th ch-IRL 2025"]
[Site "Ennis IRL"]
[Date "2025.08.08"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Melaugh, Shane"]
[Black "Liu, Jason"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.Na3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf5 8.Nc2 Bd7 9.Bd3 Qb6 10.O-O a5 11.Kh1 Be7 12.g4 Nh6 13.Rg1 Ng8 14.Be3 Nb4 15.Nxb4 axb4 16.Qe2 Bf8 17.Rg3 Ne7 18.Rh3 g6 19.Ng5 h6 20.Qf3 Nf5 21.gxf5 exf5 22.e6 fxe6 23.Qg2 Bg7 24.Nf3 g5 25.Nxg5 Bf6 26.Nf3 O-O-O 27.Qg6 Rdf8 28.Rg1 Be8 29.Qg3 Rhg8 30.Qxg8 Rxg8 31.Rxg8 Kd7 32.Rxh6 Bf7 33.Rg1 Qd8 34.Rh7 Qe8 35.Bb5+ 1-0