First pour of the series, and the queens leave early. After 9.Ng5 hits Black’s queen on e6, Black’s bishop grabs White’s queen with Bxd1, and 10.Nxe6 evens the trade. White keeps the seat steady from there and mates with R1b7# on move 29.

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Guest7509337326"]
[Black "Guest1500227598"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "120+1"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[Termination "Guest7509337326 won by checkmate"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/143006622120?move=3"]

1. e4 g6 2. e5 Bg7 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. fxe5 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. O-O Qd5 8. Nc3 Qe6 9. Ng5 Bxd1 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Nxd1 Nxe5 12. Bb5+ c6 13. Ba4 O-O-O 14. Nf2 Nc4 15. Ne4 Nxb2 16. Bxb2 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Ba3 18. Rf3 Bd6 19. c4 Nh6 20. c5 Be5 21. Rfb3 Rd7 22. Bxc6!! bxc6 23. d4 Bxd4+ 24. Kf1 Rf8+? 25. Ke2 Be5? 26. Nd6+!! Bxd6 27. cxd6 exd6 28. Rb8+ Kc7 29. R1b7# 1-0

Move 22. White to move. 36 legal.

2k4r/pp1rp2p/2p1p1pn/2P1b3/B3N3/1R6/P2P2PP/1R4K1 w – – 3 22

Bxc6 is the strike. Nd6+ is already in that list of 36. I took the bishop, then I played d4 instead of the knight check. That is the miss.

The line I missed. 23.Nd6+. Black has 5 legal.

2k4r/p2rp2p/2pNp1pn/2P1b3/8/1R6/P2P2PP/1R4K1 b – – 1 23

Kd8. Kc7. Rxd6. Bxd6. exd6. That is the whole list. The knight check is the net. I played the pawn instead.

Move 27. Black to move. 26 legal.

2k2r2/p2rp2p/2pPp1pn/8/8/1R6/P3K1PP/1R6 b – – 0 27

The mate came back. Black played exd6. Then 28. Rb8+ Kc7 29. R1b7#. Sit through the miss. The idea can still land.

I wish you the best of luck!!

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