Chess With Sam Collins

Conor O’Donnell vs Sam Collins

Philip Hogarty Memorial GM Norm, 2019

This year began with the Philip Hogarty Memorial, a chess festival featuring a blitz tournament and closed IM and GM norm events held in memory of the former ICU chairman who sadly passed away in 2008.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Qc1 Qc8 11.Rd1 Bh3 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd5

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