If it is true that "every picture tells a story," it is also true that "every chess game tell a story", as the following game illustrates.
By the way, ryuugu-rena has 1,588 games in The Database, scoring 58% against opponents whose average rating is 1800.
ryuugu-rena - Alexey_BLR
3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2026
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6
Black's Knight retreats, still protecting the King and not wanting to be the sacrificed piece.
First: There are 17 games with this position in The Database. White scores 71%.
Second: 8...d6 (surrendering the Knight) 9.fxe5 Qg6 10.Qe2 Ke7 (10...dxe5 11.Qc4+ even game) 11.Nc3 dxe5 Black is better
9.Qxc5 Ne7
ryuugu-rena has also faced 9...Qh4+, responding with 10.Rf2 in ryuugu-rena - AyvaWawa, 3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2024 (1-0, 27) and 10.g3 in ryuugu-rena - Elchipote28, 3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2025 (0-1, 30).
Stockfish 16.1 (30 ply) shows a small preference (about 1/2 a pawn) to defend against the check with 10.Rf2.
10.Qxc7
A pawn is a pawn is a pawn.
Still - and even though this is a 3-minute game - Black's King is blocked in enough that 10.f5+ could have been considered.
In fact, Black would then need to give up material: 10...Nxf5 (10...Qxf5 11.exf5+ Kf6 White is better) 11.exf5+ Qxf5 Black resigned, Sekci - Jobert19, 3 2 blitz, lichess.org, 2021
10...Qh4+
Aggression seems to be the only way out.
11.g3 Qxh2
12.f5+
With a concealed trap.
12...Kf6
Giving back material to save a half-point is best: 12...Nxf5 13.exf5+ Kf6 14.Qc3+ Ne5 15.b3 Re8 16.Qd4 Qxg3+ 17.Kd1 Qg2 18.Qh4+ Kf7 19.Qh5+ Kf6 20.Qh4+ Kf7 draw
13.d3
More robust is 13.Nc3, but the text still leaves White better.
13...Qxg3+
A time error? Sometimes a player looks at the "most important" part of the board, and overlooks "lesser important" parts - in this case, where the White Queen was stationed.
The game is over.
14.Qxg3 Ng5 15.Bxg5+ Black resigned
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