final move · Rg6
Best comeback

efmiv4 vs tal1224

dead lost

down at move 15, won anyway

Elo
1882 vs 1857
Played
rapid · Jul 25, 2026
Opening
French Defense La Bourdonnais Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
79
Blunders
2
Moves
36
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 15move 36
The low point

Move 15

The engine had this as lost outright after Qh5. 22 moves later, efmiv4 won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

14...♔g8 cost 8.1 pawns — ♔g6 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e6
  2. 2. f4 d5
  3. 3. e5 c5
  4. 4. Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5. b4 a6
  6. 6. bxc5 Bxc5
  7. 7. d4 Bb4+
  8. 8. c3 Ba5
  9. 9. Bd3 Nge7
  10. 10. O-O Bd7
  11. 11. a4 Qb6
  12. 12. Ba3 O-O
  13. 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7
  14. 14. Ng5+ Kg8
  15. 15. Qh5 Rfc8
  16. 16. Qxf7+ Kh8
  17. 17. Bxe7 Nxe7
  18. 18. Qxe7 Qd8
  19. 19. Qf7 Qe8
  20. 20. Nd2 Bxc3
  21. 21. Ndf3 Bxa1
  22. 22. Rxa1 Qxf7
  23. 23. Nxf7+ Kg8
  24. 24. Nd6 Rc3
  25. 25. a5 Bc6
  26. 26. h4 Rf8
  27. 27. Rb1 Rxf4
  28. 28. Nxb7 Bxb7
  29. 29. Rxb7 Ra3
  30. 30. Rb6 Rxa5
  31. 31. Rxe6 Re4
  32. 32. Rd6 Kf8
  33. 33. Ng5 Rxh4
  34. 34. e6 Rg4
  35. 35. Nf7 Ke7
  36. 36. Rc6 Rg6

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