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King’s Gambit. Black mates. White’s chair falls.

This sitting finished. Checkmate. Black’s queen lands on b7.

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Guest8302248727"]
[Black "Guest5109945085"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "120+1"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[Termination "Guest5109945085 won by checkmate"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/141266113778"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 exf4 4. d4 d5 5. Bxf4 dxe4 6. Qe2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Nc3 Nge7 9. Nxe4 Qd5 10. O-O-O O-O 11. c4 Qd8 12. d5 Nb4 13. a3 Na6 14. Qc2 b6 15. Neg5 Ng6 16. h4 Bg4 17. Be2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 h6 19. h5 Qxg5+ 20. Kb1 Ne5 21. Be4 Nc5 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. b4 Ncd3 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qxg2 26. Rdg1 Qf2 27. Qe4 (27. Qc3) (27. Rf1 Qg2 28. Rhg1 (28. Rfg1 Qf2 29. Rf1 Qg2 30. Rfg1 Qf2 31. Rf1 Qg2 32. Rfg1) 28... Qh2) 27... Rae8 28. Qg4 Rg8 29. Rh3 Re5 30. Rf3 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32. Kc2 Qe2+ 33. Kb3 Qe7 34. Rg3 f6 35. Qe6 Qf8 36. Re3 Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kh8 38. Re6 (38. c5) (38. Rg3) (38. Qg6) (38. a4) (38. b5) (38. Qd7 f5 39. Qxc7 f4 40. Rf3 (40. Re7) (40. Re1) (40. Re4) (40. Re2) (40. Re6 f3 41. Rxh6+ (41. Rg6) (41. Qxa7) (41. d6) (41. Qe7) (41. Qxg7+) (41. Rf6) (41. Re7) (41. c5) (41. Qb7) (41. Qd7) (41. Rxb6) (41. Qg3) (41. Qh2) (41. a4) (41. Ka4) (41. Re5) (41. Re3) (41. Re8) (41. Qe5 f2 (41... Kh7 42. Qe4+ Kh8 43. d6 (43. Rg6) (43. Re7) (43. Re5) (43. Qg6) (43. Qe1) (43. Qd4 Kh7 44. Qd3+ Kh8 45. Qc3 Kh7 (45... Qf7) (45... Qf6) (45... f2) (45... Qf4))) 42. Rxh6#))) 38... Qc8 39. Qg6 Qf8 40. Ka4 c6 41. d6 (41. Rxc6 f5 42. d6 f4 43. d7 f3 44. Qxh6+ (44. Rc8 f2 45. Rxf8 Rxf8 46. Qg2 a6 47. Qxf2 Rg8 (47... Rxf2 48. d8=Q+ Kh7 49. Qxb6 Rf6 50. Qxf6 gxf6 51. b5 axb5+ 52. cxb5 f5 53. b6 f4 54. b7 f3 55. b8=Q f2 56. Qf8) 48. Qxb6)) 41... f5 42. c5 b5+ 43. Ka5 Qd8+ 44. Ka6 Qc8+ 45. Kxa7 (45. Ka5) 45... Qa8+ 46. Kb6 Rb8+ 47. Kc7 Qa7+ 48. Kxc6 Qb7# 0-1

Move 48. Qb7#.

White’s king walked out to a7. Black checked with the queen, then the rook, then the queen again. Qb7# ends it.

The miss for White is the king hunt after the queenside opens. Stay home. Count the checks. Do not walk into mate.

I wish you the best of luck!!

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