The key to understanding the game
is the e5-square.
attack prefers a stable centre.
AOnwing
move 19 McDonnell could have
maintained control of e5 with Ba4:c6!
On Move 23 Labourdannais should
have left the e5-pawn on the board
with ... Qa5!! winning on the spot.
Taking on e5 interferes with the
of the Rooks on the h-file.
doubling
On move 24 Labourdonnais could
have successfully sacrificed his
Queen on e5 with
24...Rh6!!(+6)
25.B:e5
Q:e5!!
26…Qxc5+??
26.N:e5 Rfh8!! mating
Losing all his advantage. The Game On move 26 Labourdonnais could
Turner. Insert Irish blessing here.
have won by filling the breach again
26.Qd2
with 26...e5!!(+4) 27.Q:d5 Rfh8!! with
a winning game for the last time.
27.Bd4! Qe7? 28.Qa5!! a6 29.Rb1!!
Bb5? 30.Rxb5!! Rfh8! 31.Bxh8
Rh1+?
When Labourdonnais runs out of
spite checks he will be checkmated.
He was lost anyway.
32.Kxh1 Qh4+ 33.Kg1 Qh2+ 34.Kf1
Qh1+ 35.Ke2 Qxg2+ 36.Ke1 Qh1+
37.Kd2 Qxh8 38.Qxa6 Qh2+ 39.Kc1
1-0
You're out of checks, you have to
pay cash. - Danielle Rice
I didn't know who to root for in this
game, Ireland or the Fishing Pole, I
love them both.
Limerick Open 2010
The Limerick Open was held on the 23-25 October 2010. It was organised and controlled by Jamie Flynn. There were a
total of 67 players who participated in both the Philip Hogarty Open (33) and the Under 1400 Sections (34).
In the Phillip Hogarty Open section IM Sam Collins from Gonzaga club, Dublin won outright first, winning all 6 games.
He overcame Gabor Bolkeny (Hungary, but working in Dublin) in Round 6 to clinch the prize money and a perpetual
trophy.
In outright second was Arnaud Aoustin (Cork) followed by five players in joint 3rd-7th (see below).
In the Under 1400 section, Sean Guinan (Ballinasloe) finished first on 5/6 points. Joint Second/Third were Tim
Dineen (Limerick) and Cian Guinan.
Prize winners list:
1st Philip Hogarty Open prize IM Sam Collins 6 pts. 2nd Philip Hogarty Open prize Arnaud Aoustin on 4.5 points.
Joint 3rd-7th Philip Hogarty Open prize
Orison Carlisle, Gordon Freeman, Cedric
Magnifico, Hugh Doyle, Keegan O'Mahony on
4 points
Best U-1800 Philip Hogarty Open prize Cedric
Magnifico 4 points
Best U-1400 rating prize Philip Hogarty Open
prize Keegan O'Mahony 4 points
1st U-1400 Major Sean Guinan 5 points
Joint 2nd U-1400 Major Tim Dineen, Cian
Guinan 4 points
Major section rating prize Peter Cooke 4
points
Major section rating prize Thomas Keating
3.5 points.
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