final move · Qbd7#
Checkmate

james_england vs sledkom12

1126 elo

mate on move 46

Elo
1098 vs 1126
Played
blitz · Aug 20, 2026
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Avg centipawn loss
90
Blunders
2
Moves
46
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1james_england’s evaluation, move by movemove 46
Not everything was clean

The one slip

19.♕b2 cost 6.5 pawns. ♕a4+ would have held it.

The position went from winning to losing.

The point: 19...♕d7 20.♕xe4 d5 21.♕xe5+

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Bc4 d6
  3. 3. Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4. d3 Na5
  5. 5. Bd5 Nf6
  6. 6. Ng5 Be6
  7. 7. Nxe6 fxe6
  8. 8. Bxe6 Qe7
  9. 9. Bd5 c6
  10. 10. b4 cxd5
  11. 11. bxa5 dxe4
  12. 12. c4 exd3
  13. 13. Qa4+ Kf7
  14. 14. c5 Rc8
  15. 15. Qb3+ Ke8
  16. 16. Nc3 Rxc5
  17. 17. Nb5 Ne4
  18. 18. Nxa7 Rc3
  19. 19. Qb2 Kf7
  20. 20. O-O h5
  21. 21. f3 Rxc1
  22. 22. Qb3+ Ke8
  23. 23. Raxc1 g6
  24. 24. Rc8+ Kd7
  25. 25. fxe4 Bg7
  26. 26. Qxb7+ Ke6
  27. 27. Qd5+ Kd7
  28. 28. Rcc1 d2
  29. 29. Rcd1 h4
  30. 30. Nc6 Qg5
  31. 31. Rxd2 h3
  32. 32. g3 Qxd2
  33. 33. Qxd2 Rc8
  34. 34. Na7 Ra8
  35. 35. Nb5 Rb8
  36. 36. Nxd6 Rh8
  37. 37. Nf7+ Ke7
  38. 38. Nxh8 Bxh8
  39. 39. Qb4+ Ke6
  40. 40. a6 Bf6
  41. 41. a7 Be7
  42. 42. Qb6+ Bd6
  43. 43. a8=Q Ke7
  44. 44. Qbd8+ Ke6
  45. 45. Qb7 Be7
  46. 46. Qbd7#

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