final move · Bxe7
Best comeback

ifchesswaschinese vs lamonteyoung98

−4.5

down at move 12, won anyway

Elo
1343 vs 1307
Played
rapid · Aug 26, 2026
Opening
Giuoco Piano Game Giuoco Pianissimo Italian Four Knights Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
52
Blunders
1
Moves
25
Color
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 12move 25
The low point

Move 12

4.5 pawns down after h4. 13 moves later, ifchesswaschinese won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

10.♘xg5 cost 2.0 pawns. ♘xd4 would have held it.

That walks into 10...hxg5: the rook on h8 gets a clear line, and the bishop on h4 sits at the end of it.

The point: 10...exd4 11.♘a4 gxh4 12.e5

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3. Nc3 Bc5
  4. 4. Bc4 Nc6
  5. 5. d3 d6
  6. 6. h3 Nd4
  7. 7. O-O a6
  8. 8. Bg5 h6
  9. 9. Bh4 g5
  10. 10. Nxg5 hxg5
  11. 11. Bxg5 Rg8
  12. 12. h4 Be6
  13. 13. Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14. Bxd5 c6
  15. 15. Bb3 b5
  16. 16. c3 Nxb3
  17. 17. axb3 Qe7
  18. 18. Qf3 Rg6
  19. 19. d4 exd4
  20. 20. cxd4 Bxd4
  21. 21. e5 Bxe5
  22. 22. Qxc6+ Kf8
  23. 23. Qxa8+ Kg7
  24. 24. Rae1 Nh7
  25. 25. Bxe7

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