https://lichess.org/study/9mhY9GDc/uiI4K4Ti
https://lichess.org/study/9mhY9GDc/uiI4K4Ti
Black should play ...Ke7 instead so on Qxa7+ he can go Kf6.
[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uVmKEOgP"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [White "bob-2014"] [Black "lichess AI level 3"] [Variant "Standard"] 1 c3 e5 2 Qb3 d5 3 c4 Nf6 4 cxd5 Nxd5 5 Nc3 Nf4 6 a3 c6 7 d4 Be6 8 d5 cxd5 9 Bxf4 Nc6 10 Bxe5 Rc8 11 Bg3 d4 12 Nb1 Nb4 13 e4 Nc2+ 14 Kd1 Ne3+ 15 Ke2 Qg5 16 Qa4+ b5 17 Qxd4 Nc2 18 Qe5 Qe7 19 Qxb5+ Bd7 20 Qa5 Qxe4+ 21 Kd1 Bf5 22 Qb5+ Kd8 23 Qb3 Qe1#
I am not sure, but I am guessing that bob-2014 was wondering what would have been appropriate after 23 Qa5+ Kd7 24 Qxa7+ Ke6. Apparently, the appropriate move would have been 25 Nf3.
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