final move · f5
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ethantmiller vs jeffafini

dead lost

down at move 50, won anyway

Elo
950 vs 918
Played
blitz · Aug 13, 2026
Opening
Caro Kann Defense Advance Tal Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
109
Blunders
11
Moves
77
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 50move 77
The low point

Move 50

The engine had this as lost outright after Ke3. 27 moves later, ethantmiller won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

62.♔e1 cost 12.1 pawns. ♔g1 would have held it.

That allowed mate. 62...♕d1# is on the board.

The point: 62...♕g6+ 63.♔h2 ♔d2 64.♕f3

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c6
  2. 2. d4 d5
  3. 3. e5 Bf5
  4. 4. h4 h5
  5. 5. Bd3 Bxd3
  6. 6. Qxd3 e6
  7. 7. Bg5 Qb6
  8. 8. b3 Ne7
  9. 9. Nc3 Nf5
  10. 10. Nf3 c5
  11. 11. Qb5+ Nc6
  12. 12. Qxb6 axb6
  13. 13. dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14. Nb5 Kd7
  15. 15. c4 Nb4
  16. 16. O-O Rxa2
  17. 17. Rxa2 Nxa2
  18. 18. Ra1 Nb4
  19. 19. Ra8 d4
  20. 20. Rd8+ Kc6
  21. 21. Na7+ Kb6
  22. 22. Nc8+ Kc7
  23. 23. Nd6 Nxd6
  24. 24. exd6+ Kc6
  25. 25. Ne5+ Kb6
  26. 26. Nxf7 Rg8
  27. 27. d7 d3
  28. 28. Re8 Nc6
  29. 29. Bd8+ Nxd8
  30. 30. Rxd8 Kc7
  31. 31. Re8 Kxd7
  32. 32. Rb8 d2
  33. 33. Rxb7+ Kc6
  34. 34. Rb8 d1=Q+
  35. 35. Kh2 Qxb3
  36. 36. Rxb3 Be7
  37. 37. Ne5+ Kd6
  38. 38. Ng6 Bf6
  39. 39. Rb6+ Kc7
  40. 40. Rxe6 Rd8
  41. 41. Re4 Rd4
  42. 42. Rxd4 cxd4
  43. 43. Nf4 Kc6
  44. 44. Kg3 Kc5
  45. 45. Kf3 Kxc4
  46. 46. Ke4 g5
  47. 47. hxg5 Bxg5
  48. 48. g3 Bxf4
  49. 49. gxf4 d3
  50. 50. Ke3 Kc3
  51. 51. f5 Kc2
  52. 52. f6 d2
  53. 53. f7 d1=Q
  54. 54. f8=Q Qe1+
  55. 55. Kf3 Qc3+
  56. 56. Kg2 Qc6+
  57. 57. Kf1 Qc4+
  58. 58. Kg1 Qg4+
  59. 59. Kh2 Qh4+
  60. 60. Kg2 Qe4+
  61. 61. Kf1 Qd3+
  62. 62. Ke1 Qd2+
  63. 63. Kf1 Qd1+
  64. 64. Kg2 Qg4+
  65. 65. Kh1 Qe4+
  66. 66. f3 Qe1+
  67. 67. Kh2 Qf2+
  68. 68. Kh3 Qf1+
  69. 69. Kh4 Qh1+
  70. 70. Kg5 Qg1+
  71. 71. Kf4 Qh2+
  72. 72. Ke4 Qh4+
  73. 73. f4 Qe1+
  74. 74. Kf5 Qa5+
  75. 75. Kg6 Qa6+
  76. 76. Kg5 Qb5+
  77. 77. f5

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