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David Murray vs Stephen Moran

Irish Championship 2018

This year’s Irish Championship showcased strong performances from several promising players. Despite a modest rating, David Murray has always been a talented attacking player, and scored an IM norm with this crushing victory in the final round.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 0–0 9.Be2

This is one of the main lines of the Grunfeld Defence, ...