final move · Rf7#
Checkmate
franklinkelty vs M7R4M
1081 elo
mate on move 34
- Elo
- 1041 vs 1081
- Played
- rapid · Jul 28, 2026
- Opening
- Philidor Defense
Avg centipawn loss
104
Blunders
1
Moves
34
Colour
White
The game
How it swung
winninglosing
Not everything was clean
The one slip
8.d3 cost 5.7 pawns — ♘g5 would have held it.
The point: 8...♕e7 9.♕b3+ d5 10.♕xd5+
Every move
The score
- 1. e4 e5
- 2. Nf3 d6
- 3. Bc4 Nf6
- 4. Ng5 Nxe4
- 5. Bxf7+ Ke7
- 6. Nxe4 Kxf7
- 7. Qf3+ Kg8
- 8. d3 Nc6
- 9. Ng5 Qf6
- 10. Qd5+ Be6
- 11. Qxe6+ Qxe6
- 12. Nxe6 Be7
- 13. Nxc7 Rc8
- 14. Nd5 Nd4
- 15. Nxe7+ Kf7
- 16. Nxc8 Rxc8
- 17. Kd2 Nxc2
- 18. Nc3 Nxa1
- 19. b3 b5
- 20. Bb2 b4
- 21. Ne4 Rc2+
- 22. Ke3 Rxb2
- 23. Rxa1 Ke6
- 24. Ng5+ Kf5
- 25. Nxh7 e4
- 26. dxe4+ Ke5
- 27. Ng5 g6
- 28. f4+ Kf6
- 29. Kd4 Rxg2
- 30. a3 bxa3
- 31. Rxa3 Rd2+
- 32. Ke3 Rxh2
- 33. Rxa7 Rb2
- 34. Rf7#