Murali, Dhruv vs Diaz Servin, Luis Misael
North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ · Round 9 · 2025.12.03 · 1-0 · A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
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PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Murali, Dhruv"]
[Black "Diaz Servin, Luis Misael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "205"]
[WhiteElo "1773"]
[WhiteFideId "329218174"]
[BlackElo "1721"]
[BlackFideId "5183740"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:03] }
2... g6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. g3 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 0:03:05] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... e6 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. d4 { [%clk 0:02:55] }
5... d5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. cxd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.[%clk 0:02:52] } 6... exd5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. e3
{ [%clk 0:02:52] } 7... O-O { [%clk 0:03:07] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 8...
b6 $6 { Inaccuracy. c6 was best.[%clk 0:03:07] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:02:51] } 9...
Bb7 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 10. Bd2 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 10... a6 { [%clk 0:03:10] }
11. Rc1 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 11... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 12. Qc2
{ [%clk 0:02:27] } 12... Rc8 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 13. b4 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 13...
c5 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 14. bxc5 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 14... bxc5 { [%clk 0:03:12] }
15. dxc5 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 15... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 16. Nd4
{ [%clk 0:01:44] } 16... Nce4 { [%clk 0:03:14] } 17. Bxe4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best.[%clk 0:01:28] } 17... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:03:14] } 18.
Qb2 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 18... Ba8 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 19. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:01:24] }
19... dxe4 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 20. Rxc8 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 20... Qxc8
{ [%clk 0:03:17] } 21. Rc1 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 21... Qg4 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 22.
Bc3 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 22... Bd5 $2 { Mistake. h5 was best.[%clk 0:03:09] } 23.
a3 $4 { Blunder. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:00:55] } 23... h5 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 24.
Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 24... Qd7 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 25. Qxa6 { [%clk 0:00:47] }
25... Ra8 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 26. Qb5 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 26... Qd8
{ [%clk 0:01:40] } 27. a4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 27... Rb8 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 28.
Qc5 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 28... Bf8 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 29. Qa5 { [%clk 0:00:27] }
29... Ra8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qxa5 was best.[%clk 0:01:36] } 30. Qxd8
{ [%clk 0:00:27] } 30... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 31. a5 { [%clk 0:00:28] }
31... Ra8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best.[%clk 0:01:37] } 32. Bd2 $2
{ Mistake. Nb5 was best.[%clk 0:00:28] } 32... Ba3 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 33. Rc2
{ [%clk 0:00:23] } 33... Bb7 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 34. Nb5 { [%clk 0:00:23] }
34... Bf8 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 35. Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 35... Ba6
{ [%clk 0:01:20] } 36. Nd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.[%clk 0:00:21] } 36...
Bd3 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 37. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 37... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:14] }
38. Nb3 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 38... Rb8 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 39. Rb6
{ [%clk 0:00:11] } 39... Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 40. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:11] }
40... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 41. Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 41... Rb8 $4
{ Blunder. Bxc5 was best.[%clk 0:01:01] } 42. Nxd3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 42...
exd3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 43. Rc3 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 43... Rb1+
{ [%clk 0:01:00] } 44. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 44... Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 45.
Rxd3 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 45... Bxd2 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 46. Rxd2
{ [%clk 0:00:08] } 46... Ra1 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 47. Rd5 { [%clk 0:00:09] }
47... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 48. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 48... Ke7
{ [%clk 0:01:01] } 49. h4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 49... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 50.
Rb5 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 50... f6 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 51. Rb6+ { [%clk 0:00:14] }
51... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 52. a6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 52... g5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best.[%clk 0:01:05] } 53. Rb5+ { [%clk 0:00:10] } 53...
Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 54. Rb6+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 54... Kf5 { [%clk 0:01:08] }
55. hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 55... fxg5 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 56. Kg2
{ [%clk 0:00:10] } 56... Ke5 $6 { Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:01:10] } 57.
Rb5+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 57... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 58. Rb6+
{ [%clk 0:00:12] } 58... Kf5 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 59. Kf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best.[%clk 0:00:06] } 59... g4+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best.[%clk 0:01:14] } 60. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 60...
Ra2+ { [%clk 0:01:15] } 61. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 61... Ke4
{ [%clk 0:01:16] } 62. Rb4+ { [%clk 0:00:07] } 62... Kd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best.[%clk 0:01:15] } 63. Rd4+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 63...
Kc3 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 64. Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 64... Kc4 { [%clk 0:01:16] }
65. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 65... Kc5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 66. Rh6
{ [%clk 0:00:10] } 66... Kd5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 67. Rxh5+ { [%clk 0:00:11] }
67... Ke4 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 68. Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 68... Kf5
{ [%clk 0:01:20] } 69. Rb6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 69... Ra3 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 70.
Rb5+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 70... Ke4 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 71. Rb4+
{ [%clk 0:00:13] } 71... Kf5 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 72. Rb6 { [%clk 0:00:09] }
72... Ke4 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 73. Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 73... Ke5
{ [%clk 0:01:25] } 74. Rf4 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 74... Rxa6 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 75.
Rxg4 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 75... Ra2 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 76. Rg5+
{ [%clk 0:00:09] } 76... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 77. Rb5 { [%clk 0:00:10] }
77... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 78. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 78... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:01:31] } 79. g4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 79... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 80.
Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 80... Ra3 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 81. Re5 { [%clk 0:00:10] }
81... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 82. Re4 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 82... Kg5 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best.[%clk 0:01:33] } 83. f4+ $2
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re6 was best.[%clk 0:00:11] } 83... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:01:35] } 84. Re5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 84... Ra1 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 85.
Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 85... Rf1+ { [%clk 0:01:36] } 86. Ke4
{ [%clk 0:00:11] } 86... Rh1 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 87. g5+ { [%clk 0:00:12] }
87... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 88. Rf5+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 88... Ke7
{ [%clk 0:01:39] } 89. Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 89... Rg1 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 90.
Ke4 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 90... Rg2 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 91. Ra5 { [%clk 0:00:09] }
91... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:40] } 92. Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 92... Re2 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best.[%clk 0:01:39] } 93. Ra7+
{ [%clk 0:00:10] } 93... Kf8 { [%clk 0:01:40] } 94. e4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 94...
Rb2 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 95. e5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 95... Ke8 { [%clk 0:01:43] }
96. Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 96... Rb6+ { [%clk 0:01:44] } 97. e6
{ [%clk 0:00:10] } 97... Kd8 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 98. g6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 98...
Rb4 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 99. f5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 99... Rg4 { [%clk 0:01:49] }
100. g7 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 100... Kc8 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 101. Ra8+
{ [%clk 0:00:11] } 101... Kb7 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 102. g8=Q { [%clk 0:00:11] }
102... Rxg8 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 103. Rxg8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 1-0