final move · Qc8#
Biggest upsetCheckmate

aperbird vs chesstoohard4me

+617

beat a 1438

Elo
821 vs 1438
Played
rapid · Apr 16, 2026
Opening
Undefined
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Avg centipawn loss
87
Blunders
2
Moves
53
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1aperbird’s evaluation, move by movemove 53
Not everything was clean

The one slip

11...♖xb5 cost 4.7 pawns — a6 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. h4 d5
  2. 2. a4 e5
  3. 3. b4 Bxb4
  4. 4. c3 Ba5
  5. 5. f3 Nf6
  6. 6. Qb3 Nc6
  7. 7. Ba3 Be6
  8. 8. e4 d4
  9. 9. c4 Rb8
  10. 10. g4 b5
  11. 11. axb5 Rxb5
  12. 12. cxb5 Bxb3
  13. 13. bxc6 h5
  14. 14. g5 Nh7
  15. 15. Bb5 d3
  16. 16. Nh3 Qd4
  17. 17. Nc3 Bxc3
  18. 18. Rb1 Bb4
  19. 19. Rxb3 Qa1+
  20. 20. Kf2 Qxh1
  21. 21. Bxb4 Qxh3
  22. 22. Ke3 Qe6
  23. 23. Rxd3 f6
  24. 24. Rd7 Nf8
  25. 25. Rxc7 Qb3+
  26. 26. d3 Qxb4
  27. 27. Rc8+ Ke7
  28. 28. Bc4 Qc5+
  29. 29. Kd2 Qf2+
  30. 30. Kc3 Qe1+
  31. 31. Kc2 Qe2+
  32. 32. Kc3 Qe1+
  33. 33. Kc2 Qxh4
  34. 34. gxf6+ gxf6
  35. 35. c7 Qf2+
  36. 36. Kc3 Qc5
  37. 37. Kd2 Rh6
  38. 38. Bd5 h4
  39. 39. Bc4 h3
  40. 40. Kc3 h2
  41. 41. Ra8 h1=Q
  42. 42. c8=Q Qxc8
  43. 43. Rxc8 Qc1+
  44. 44. Kb4 Qb2+
  45. 45. Kc5 Rh2
  46. 46. Rc7+ Kd8
  47. 47. Rxa7 Rc2
  48. 48. Ra8+ Ke7
  49. 49. Ra7+ Nd7+
  50. 50. Kd5 Qd4+
  51. 51. Kc6 Qc5+
  52. 52. Kb7 Rb2+
  53. 53. Ka8 Qc8#

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