Murali, Dhruv vs Munoz Padilla, Andres
North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ · Round 4 · 2025.12.03 · 1-0 · A36 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Symmetrical Variation
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PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Murali, Dhruv"]
[Black "Munoz Padilla, Andres"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[WhiteElo "1773"]
[WhiteFideId "329218174"]
[BlackElo "1580"]
[BlackFideId "29616859"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:04] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. g3 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... g6 { [%clk 0:03:05] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. d3 { [%clk 0:03:03] }
5... e6 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. e4 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 6... Nge7
{ [%clk 0:03:09] } 7. Nge2 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 7... O-O { [%clk 0:03:09] } 8.
O-O { [%clk 0:03:00] } 8... a6 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 9. a3 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 9...
b6 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 10. Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 10... Bb7 { [%clk 0:02:32] }
11. Bd2 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 11... Nd4 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 12. Nxd4
{ [%clk 0:02:41] } 12... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:02:18] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 0:02:29] }
13... Bg7 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 14. Qd2 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 14... f5 $2
{ Mistake. d6 was best.[%clk 0:02:14] } 15. f4 $2
{ Mistake. b4 was best.[%clk 0:02:25] } 15... Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 16. e5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:02:23] } 16... d6 $4
{ Blunder. Bxg2 was best.[%clk 0:01:47] } 17. Bxb7 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 17... Rc7
{ [%clk 0:01:48] } 18. exd6 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 18... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:01:46] }
19. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 19... e5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best.[%clk 0:01:44] } 20. Nb5 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 20...
Qd8 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 21. Nxc7 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 21... Qxc7
{ [%clk 0:01:44] } 22. fxe5 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 22... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:01:45] }
23. Bf4 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 23... Bxf4 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 24. Qxf4
{ [%clk 0:01:51] } 24... Qa7 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 25. Qd6 { [%clk 0:01:40] }
25... Rf7 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 26. Rbe1 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 26... f4
{ [%clk 0:01:30] } 27. Rxf4 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 27... Nf5 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 28.
Re8+ { [%clk 0:01:30] } 28... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 29. Qe5+
{ [%clk 0:01:30] } 29... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 30. g4 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 30...
Qxa6 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4 was best.[%clk 0:01:07] } 31. gxf5
{ [%clk 0:01:07] } 31... gxf5 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 32. Re6+ { [%clk 0:01:05] }
32... Kg5 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 33. h4+ { [%clk 0:01:05] } 33... Kh5
{ [%clk 0:01:06] } 34. Qe2# { [%clk 0:01:00] } 1-0