final move · Kxa7
Best comeback

davidpachecoiii vs RogeBogas27

dead lost

down at move 18, won anyway

Elo
1370 vs 1418
Played
blitz · Nov 8, 2025
Opening
Alapin Sicilian Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
96
Blunders
1
Moves
43
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 18move 43
The low point

Move 18

The engine had this as lost outright after Rac1+. 26 moves later, davidpachecoiii won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

17...♔c7 cost 11.3 pawns. ♔b5 would have held it.

The position went from level to losing.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3. c3 d5
  4. 4. d4 dxe4
  5. 5. Ne5 Nxe5
  6. 6. dxe5 Qxd1+
  7. 7. Kxd1 Be6
  8. 8. Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9. Bxd7+ Kxd7
  10. 10. Ke2 e6
  11. 11. Rd1+ Kc6
  12. 12. Be3 Be7
  13. 13. Na3 f5
  14. 14. Nc4 Nh6
  15. 15. b4 cxb4
  16. 16. cxb4 Ng4
  17. 17. Na5+ Kc7
  18. 18. Rac1+ Kb8
  19. 19. Rd7 Nxe3
  20. 20. Rxe7 Nxg2
  21. 21. Rcc7 Nf4+
  22. 22. Ke3 Nd5+
  23. 23. Kd4 Nxc7
  24. 24. Rxg7 b6
  25. 25. Nc6+ Kb7
  26. 26. Ne7 Rae8
  27. 27. Nd5 exd5
  28. 28. e6 Rxe6
  29. 29. b5 h5
  30. 30. a4 Rhe8
  31. 31. a5 R6e7
  32. 32. a6+ Nxa6
  33. 33. bxa6+ Kxa6
  34. 34. Rg5 Rf7
  35. 35. Kxd5 e3
  36. 36. fxe3 Rxe3
  37. 37. Rxh5 f4
  38. 38. Kd4 Re1
  39. 39. Kd3 f3
  40. 40. Kd2 f2
  41. 41. Rh3 f1=Q
  42. 42. Ra3+ Kb7
  43. 43. Rxa7+ Kxa7

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