Here is a second look at the "Pop Quiz" from yesterday's post.
This point was that the game's outcome was a draw arising from a winning position.
Please note that this is a blitz game. It is not clear that shortage of time was an issue in convincing Black to force a draw - but it might have been.
It is also quite possible that Black was uncomfortable with how the game had gone, starting with a wild sacrificial opening, and he ended it most expeditiously.
eskimo_king - saimutku
10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2022
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Qe7
Whistler's Defense.
8.Qxh8
Taking the Rook leads to complications and is risky for White, as the continuation shows.
8...Qxe4+ 9.Kd1 Qxg2 10.Re1
After 12.c4 Qf3+ 13.Re2 Qh1+ 14.Kc2 Bf5+ White can hold off checkmate with 15.d3, while answering 15...dxc4 with more distraction, 16.Bh6+ Nxh6 17.Qxh6+ but again Black's King can sidestep mischief with 17...Kg8.
Black's extra piece, White's poor development and at-risk King give the second player a winning advantage.
11...Qf3+ 11.Re2 Qh1+ 12.Re1 Qf3+ 13.Re2
Now 13...d5 would be strong, similar to the note above.
13...Qh1+ 14.Re1 Qf3+
There was still 14...Qxh2 15.f3 Qh3 16.Qc3 d5 when Black is better, for example 17.b3 Bg4 18.Bb2 Qxf3+ 19.Kc1 Qxc3 20.Nxc3 Ne7 21.Rf1+ Kg8.
15.Re2 draw
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