The Irish Chess Union

[Event "Kilkenny Masters 2009"] [Site "Kilkenny IRL"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Collins, Sam"] [Black "Nurkiewicz, Maciej"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C99"] [ICUid "29518"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 a3 17. bxa3 Rxa3 18. Bb3 Na5 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Nxb3 23. axb3 Re8 24. Qc1 Ra8 25. Qb2 Nd7 26. Rd5 f6 27. Nf1 Nf8 28. Qe2 Bd7 29. Rc1 Qb7 30. Rd6 Rac8 31. Rcd1 Bc6 32. Ng3 Ne6 33. Nh4 Nd4 34. Qg4 Rcd8 35. Nhf5 Qc7 { # Sam to play } 36. R1xd4 $1 exd4 37. Rxc6 Qa7 ({ Of course not } 37... Qxc6 38. Qxg7#) 38. Ra6 Qc7 39. Rc6 Qa7 40. Nd6 $1 ({ Of course Sam did not overloook } 40. Rxf6 { but he considered the move played to be better - and Fritz agrees with him. }) 40... Re7 41. Rc8 $1 Qb6 (41... Qd7 42. Ngf5 Rxc8 43. Nxe7+ Qxe7 44. Qxc8+) 42. Ngf5 Ra7 43. Nh6+ Kf8 44. Qe6 1-0