final move · Qg2#
Best comeback

castleearlyplease vs Groddur

−6.0

down at move 47, won anyway

Elo
1410 vs 1404
Played
blitz · 24 Jul 2026
Opening
Sicilian Defense Taimanov Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
43
Blunders
3
Moves
49
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 47move 49
The low point

Move 47

6.0 pawns down after a5. 3 moves later, castleearlyplease won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

Bb7 on move 11 cost 2.4 pawns — b4 held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3. f4 e6
  4. 4. Nf3 a6
  5. 5. d4 cxd4
  6. 6. Nxd4 Nxd4
  7. 7. Qxd4 Nf6
  8. 8. Be3 Be7
  9. 9. O-O-O O-O
  10. 10. Be2 b5
  11. 11. g4 Bb7
  12. 12. g5 Ne8
  13. 13. h4 Rc8
  14. 14. Qxd7 Qxd7
  15. 15. Rxd7 Rc7
  16. 16. Rhd1 b4
  17. 17. Rxc7 Nxc7
  18. 18. Na4 Rd8
  19. 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8
  20. 20. Bb6 Bxe4
  21. 21. Bxc7 Bxc7
  22. 22. Bxa6 Bxf4+
  23. 23. Kd1 Bg3
  24. 24. h5 Bf3+
  25. 25. Kd2 Bxh5
  26. 26. c3 bxc3+
  27. 27. bxc3 Bf4+
  28. 28. Kd3 Bg6+
  29. 29. Kd4 Bxg5
  30. 30. c4 Bb1
  31. 31. a3 h5
  32. 32. c5 Bf4
  33. 33. c6 Bc7
  34. 34. Nc3 Bg6
  35. 35. Nb5 Bb6+
  36. 36. Ke5 Bd3
  37. 37. c7 Bxc7+
  38. 38. Nxc7 Bxa6
  39. 39. Nxa6 h4
  40. 40. Kf4 g5+
  41. 41. Kg4 f5+
  42. 42. Kf3 g4+
  43. 43. Kg2 h3+
  44. 44. Kh2 f4
  45. 45. Nc5 e5
  46. 46. a4 f3
  47. 47. a5 f2
  48. 48. Nd3 f1=Q
  49. 49. Nxe5 Qg2#

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