Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera vs Murali, Dhruv

North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ · Round 8 · 2025.12.03 · 1-0 · A02 Bird Opening

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54.
PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera"]
[Black "Murali, Dhruv"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[WhiteElo "1731"]
[WhiteFideId "39926818"]
[BlackElo "1773"]
[BlackFideId "329218174"]
[ECO "A02"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. f4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:04] }
2... g6 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 3. b3 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 0:03:02] }
4. Bb2 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:03:02] } 5. e3 { [%clk 0:03:08] }
5... d6 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 6... Nc6
{ [%clk 0:02:59] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:03:03] } 7... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 8. d4
{ [%clk 0:02:58] } 8... d5 $2 { Mistake. e5 was best.[%clk  0:02:39] } 9. c4
{ [%clk 0:02:55] } 9... e6 { [%clk  0:02:25] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 10...
b6 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 11. Rc1 { [%clk  0:02:41] } 11... Bb7 { [%clk 0:02:19] }
12. Ne5 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 12... Nxe5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best.[%clk 0:02:06] } 13. fxe5 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 13...
Nd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:01:47] } 14. Bf3 $2
{ Mistake. cxd5 was  best.[%clk 0:02:38] } 14... c6 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 15. cxd5
{ [%clk 0:02:38] } 15... exd5 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 16. e4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk  0:02:23] } 16... dxe4 $4
{ Blunder. c5 was best.[%clk 0:01:29] } 17. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 17... c5
{ [%clk 0:01:11] } 18. Nd6 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 18... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 19.
Rxf3 $4 { Blunder. Qxf3 was best.[%clk 0:02:03] } 19... Re7 $4
{ Blunder. Rf8 was best.[%clk 0:01:03] } 20. Qf1 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 20... Qf8
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 21. Ba3 $2 { Mistake. Qc4 was best.[%clk 0:01:34] } 21...
Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 22. Qf2 $4 { Blunder. Kh1 was best.[%clk 0:01:16] }
22... f6 $4 { Blunder. Bxe5 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 23. exf6
{ [%clk 0:01:13] } 23... Nxf6 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 24. dxc5 { [%clk 0:01:12] }
24... bxc5 { [%clk  0:00:22] } 25. Bxc5 $2
{ Mistake. Qxc5 was best.[%clk 0:01:13] } 25... Rdd7 $4
{ Blunder. Red7 was best.[%clk 0:00:12] } 26. Nc4 { [%clk  0:01:04] } 26... Qe8
{ [%clk 0:00:09] } 27. Rxf6 $2 { Mistake. Bxe7 was best.[%clk 0:00:48] } 27...
Bxf6 $2 { Mistake. Re2 was best.[%clk 0:00:08] } 28. Qxf6 { [%clk  0:00:49] }
28... Re1+ { [%clk 0:00:05] } 29. Rxe1 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 29... Qxe1+
{ [%clk  0:00:06] } 30. Qf1 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 30... Qxf1+ { [%clk 0:00:06] }
31. Kxf1 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 31... Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 32. Bd6
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 32... Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 33. Bb8 { [%clk 0:00:48] }
33... Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 34. a4 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 34... Rf6+
{ [%clk 0:00:08] } 35. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 35... a6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 36.
Be5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 36... Re6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 37. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:47] }
37... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 38. Ke4 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 38... Ke7
{ [%clk 0:00:12] } 39. Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 39... Rb6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best.[%clk 0:00:08] } 40. Nxb6
{ [%clk 0:00:51] } 40... Kd8 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 41. Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:51] }
41... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 42. Bc3 $6
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. b4 was best.[%clk 0:00:49] } 42... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:00:12] } 43. Kb7 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 43... Kd6 $6
{ Checkmate is now  unavoidable. a5 was best.[%clk 0:00:12] } 44. Kxa6
{ [%clk 0:00:51] } 44... Kc5 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 45. a5 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 45...
Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 46. Ka7 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 46... Kc7 { [%clk 0:00:16] }
47. Be5+ { [%clk 0:00:53] } 47... Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 48. Kb8
{ [%clk 0:00:53] } 48... g5 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 49. a6 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 49...
Kxb6 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 50. a7 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 50... Kb5 { [%clk 0:00:20] }
51. a8=Q { [%clk 0:00:52] } 51... Kb4 52. Qa4+ Kc5 53. Qc4+ Kb6 54. Bc7#
{ [%clk 0:00:56] } 1-0