A king hunt

From an Armstrong Cup game played on Wednesday:

Jonathan O’Connor, on X, remarked that “My opponent went downhill very quickly after forgetting his Sveshnikov theory”. This happened around ten moves before the diagrammed position.

Beatty - O'Connor, Armstrong Cup 2024-25

Beatty – O’Connor, Armstrong Cup 2024-25 (8.3)
Position after 21… Qe3

White now continued 22. Kh3, and the conclusion was 22… Rc4 23. Bxc4 Bc8+ 24. Kh4 Qh6+ 25. Kg3 Ne4+ 26. fxe4 Qf4 mate.

[Click to replay the full game.]

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