final move · Rb4#
Best comebackCheckmate

argd vs dawid19921

−5.1

down at move 29, won anyway

Elo
1163 vs 1168
Played
blitz · Jul 19, 2026
Opening
French Defense Schlechter Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
76
Blunders
5
Moves
43
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 29move 43
The low point

Move 29

5.1 pawns down after Kd2. 15 moves later, argd won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

35...♖d4+ cost 4.0 pawns. ♗a4 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e6
  2. 2. d4 d5
  3. 3. Bd3 Nf6
  4. 4. e5 Ng8
  5. 5. Nf3 c5
  6. 6. dxc5 Bxc5
  7. 7. O-O Nc6
  8. 8. a3 Nge7
  9. 9. b4 Bb6
  10. 10. Nc3 Ng6
  11. 11. Bg5 Qc7
  12. 12. Nb5 Qb8
  13. 13. Nd6+ Kf8
  14. 14. Bxg6 hxg6
  15. 15. Bf4 Bc7
  16. 16. Qd2 Bxd6
  17. 17. exd6 Bd7
  18. 18. Ne5 Nxe5
  19. 19. Bxe5 f6
  20. 20. Bg3 Kf7
  21. 21. Rfe1 Rh5
  22. 22. Re3 Qh8
  23. 23. Qd4 Qh7
  24. 24. h3 b6
  25. 25. Rd1 Rh8
  26. 26. Kf1 Bb5+
  27. 27. Ke1 Rxh3
  28. 28. gxh3 Qxh3
  29. 29. Kd2 Rc8
  30. 30. Rde1 Rc4
  31. 31. Qb2 Qh6
  32. 32. Qb1 d4
  33. 33. Rh1 dxe3+
  34. 34. fxe3 Qg5
  35. 35. Qg1 Rd4+
  36. 36. Kc1 Rg4
  37. 37. Rh3 Qd5
  38. 38. Qf2 Qa2
  39. 39. Rh8 Qa1+
  40. 40. Kd2 Qxa3
  41. 41. Qg2 Qxb4+
  42. 42. Kc1 Qa3+
  43. 43. Kb1 Rb4#

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