final move · Ra1#
Checkmate

covered-in-soup vs KB-Swamy

1867 elo

mate on move 43

Elo
1869 vs 1867
Played
rapid · Aug 30, 2026
Opening
Alapin Sicilian Defense Barmen Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
40
Blunders
0
Moves
43
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

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move 1covered-in-soup’s evaluation, move by movemove 43
Not everything was clean

The one slip

10...♕d6 cost 2.0 pawns. ♘e5 would have held it.

The position went from better to worse.

The point: 11.♘bd2 a6 12.♗a4 g5

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3. c3 d5
  4. 4. exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5. Bb5 Bg4
  6. 6. d3 Nf6
  7. 7. h3 Bh5
  8. 8. Be3 O-O-O
  9. 9. c4 Qe6
  10. 10. O-O Qd6
  11. 11. Nbd2 e6
  12. 12. Qa4 Nb8
  13. 13. Qxa7 Qxd3
  14. 14. Bxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15. Qxc5+ Nc6
  16. 16. Ne5 Qd6
  17. 17. Qxd6 Rxd6
  18. 18. Ndf3 Nxe5
  19. 19. Nxe5 Rhd8
  20. 20. f4 Rd2
  21. 21. b3 Rb2
  22. 22. g4 Bg6
  23. 23. Rf2 Rdd2
  24. 24. Rxd2 Rxd2
  25. 25. Nxg6 hxg6
  26. 26. a4 Kc7
  27. 27. Rb1 b6
  28. 28. Rc1 Ne4
  29. 29. Be8 f6
  30. 30. Bxg6 Nc5
  31. 31. Rc3 Kd6
  32. 32. Kf1 e5
  33. 33. fxe5+ Kxe5
  34. 34. Ke1 Rh2
  35. 35. Bf5 Kf4
  36. 36. Kf1 Rb2
  37. 37. Bc2 Ke5
  38. 38. Ke2 Kd4
  39. 39. Kd2 Ne4+
  40. 40. Kc1 Kxc3
  41. 41. Bxe4 Rxb3
  42. 42. Bc6 Ra3
  43. 43. Bb5 Ra1#

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