final move · Qg4#
Best comeback

arijw98 vs beckbeckbeckbeckbeckbeck2

dead lost

down at move 9, won anyway

Elo
351 vs 275
Played
rapid · May 7, 2026
Opening
Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
173
Blunders
6
Moves
46
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 9move 46
The low point

Move 9

The engine had this as lost outright after Qb5+. 38 moves later, arijw98 won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

11...a6 cost 4.0 pawns. ♘f6 would have held it.

The point: 12.♕xf7+ ♕xf7 13.♗xd7+ ♘xd7

Every move

The score

  1. 1. d4 c5
  2. 2. c3 d5
  3. 3. e3 cxd4
  4. 4. exd4 e5
  5. 5. Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6. dxe5 Qe7
  7. 7. Qxd5 Nxe5
  8. 8. Nxe5 Be6
  9. 9. Qb5+ Bd7
  10. 10. Qd5 Rd8
  11. 11. Bb5 a6
  12. 12. Bxd7+ Rxd7
  13. 13. Qe4 Rc7
  14. 14. Be3 Nf6
  15. 15. Qd4 g6
  16. 16. f4 h6
  17. 17. Qa7 Qd8
  18. 18. Bb6 Bd6
  19. 19. Bxc7 Bxc7
  20. 20. Qxb7 g5
  21. 21. g3 O-O
  22. 22. Qxa6 gxf4
  23. 23. gxf4 Ng4
  24. 24. Qe2 Qh4+
  25. 25. Kd2 Rd8+
  26. 26. Nd3 Rxd3+
  27. 27. Kxd3 Qd8+
  28. 28. Kc4 Bxf4
  29. 29. Qxg4+ Bg5
  30. 30. Qh5 Qc8+
  31. 31. Kd4 Qd7+
  32. 32. Ke4 Qe6+
  33. 33. Kf3 Qf5+
  34. 34. Ke2 Qe4+
  35. 35. Kf1 Qd3+
  36. 36. Qe2 Qh3+
  37. 37. Kf2 Qf5+
  38. 38. Qf3 Qc5+
  39. 39. Kg3 Qe5+
  40. 40. Kg2 Bh4
  41. 41. Rf1 Qg5+
  42. 42. Kh3 h5
  43. 43. Qxf7+ Kh8
  44. 44. Qf8+ Kh7
  45. 45. Rf7+ Kg6
  46. 46. Na3 Qg4#

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