final move · Rd8#
Best comeback

drewwaring vs Charls-Mendoza

−5.7

down at move 21, won anyway

Elo
573 vs 537
Played
rapid · Jul 21, 2026
Opening
Scandinavian Defense Boehnke Gambit
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Avg centipawn loss
118
Blunders
4
Moves
25
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 21move 25
The low point

Move 21

5.7 pawns down after Rxd3. 4 moves later, drewwaring won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

19.♘e4 cost 5.8 pawns. ♖h1 would have held it.

The position went from better to losing.

The point: 19...♕xh1+ 20.♗xh1 ♘d5 21.♘e4

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 d5
  2. 2. exd5 e6
  3. 3. dxe6 Bxe6
  4. 4. Qe2 Be7
  5. 5. Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6. Nc3 Qd7
  7. 7. h3 h5
  8. 8. d3 Bf6
  9. 9. Bd2 g6
  10. 10. O-O-O Nd4
  11. 11. Nxd4 Bxd4
  12. 12. f4 O-O-O
  13. 13. g3 Ne7
  14. 14. Ne4 Qd5
  15. 15. Bc3 Bxc3
  16. 16. Nxc3 Qxh1
  17. 17. Bg2 Qh2
  18. 18. Qf3 c6
  19. 19. Ne4 f5
  20. 20. Ng5 Bxa2
  21. 21. Nf7 Rxd3
  22. 22. Qxd3 Rf8
  23. 23. Qd7+ Kb8
  24. 24. Qxe7 Rxf7
  25. 25. Rd8#

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