Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani Alexander vs Colville, Julian

North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ · Round 5 · 2025.12.03 · 0-1 · C40 Elephant Gambit

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.
PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 BLITZ"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani Alexander"]
[Black "Colville, Julian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[WhiteElo "2190"]
[WhiteFideId "5183189"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[BlackFideId "30963273"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:04] }
2... d5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:03:05] } 3. exd5
{ [%clk 0:03:00] } 3... Nf6 $6 { Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 0:03:06] } 4.
Nxe5 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 4... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. Qe2 { [%clk 0:02:56] }
5... Bc5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 6... Qe6
{ [%clk 0:03:06] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 8.
Qxe6+ { [%clk 0:02:41] } 8... Bxe6 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 9. Bb5 { [%clk 0:02:42] }
9... O-O-O { [%clk 0:03:07] } 10. Bxc6 bxc6 { [%clk  0:03:07] } 11. O-O
{ [%clk 0:02:44] } 11... Rhe8 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 12. h3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d3 was best.[%clk 0:02:37] } 12... Nd5 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 13. d4
{ [%clk 0:02:33] } 13... Be7 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 14. Ne4 { [%clk 0:02:14] }
14... Bf5 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 15. Nfd2 $2
{ Mistake. Ng3 was best.[%clk 0:01:55] } 15... Bf8 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 16. Ng5
$6 { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best.[%clk 0:01:48] } 16... f6 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 17.
Ngf3 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 17... Bxc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best.[%clk 0:02:56] } 18. b3 $4
{ Blunder. Nb3 was   best.[%clk 0:01:18] } 18... Bd3 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 19. Re1
{ [%clk 0:01:19] } 19... Rxe1+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best.[%clk 0:02:45] }
20. Nxe1 { [%clk  0:01:20] } 20... Ba6 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 21. Bb2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc4 was  best.[%clk 0:01:13] } 21... Bb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best.[%clk 0:02:43] } 22. Nef3 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 22...
Nf4 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 23. Nc4 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 23... Nd3 { [%clk 0:02:42] }
24. a3 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 24... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 25. bxc4
{ [%clk 0:00:59] } 25... Ba5 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 26. Rb1 { [%clk  0:00:51] }
26... Re8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxb2 was best.[%clk 0:02:22] } 27. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:00:48] } 27... g5 { [%clk 0:02:18] } 28. Bc1 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 28...
Ne1 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 29. Be3 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 29... Nxf3 { [%clk 0:01:57] }
30. gxf3 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 30... Rd8 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 31. Ke2
{ [%clk 0:00:36] } 31... Bc3 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 32. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
32... Bxd4 { [%clk  0:01:53] } 33. Bxd4 $4
{ Blunder. Ke4 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 33... c5 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 34. Kc3
{ [%clk 0:00:12] } 34... Rxd4 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 35. Re1 { [%clk 0:00:13] }
35... Kd7 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 36. Re4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re3 was  best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 36... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 37.
fxe4 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 37... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 38. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:04] }
38... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 39. Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 39... h5
{ [%clk 0:01:21] } 40. f3 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 40... h4 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 41. a4
{ [%clk 0:00:05] } 41... a5 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 42. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 42...
Kd4 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 43. Kd2 $6
{ Checkmate is  now unavoidable. Kf2 was best.[%clk 0:00:04] } 43... Kxc4
{ [%clk 0:01:23] } 44. Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 44... Kb3 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 45.
f4 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 45... c4 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 46. fxg5 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 46... fxg5
{ [%clk 0:01:24] } 47. e5 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 47... c3 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 0-1