final move · Qxa5+
Best comeback

ilybg vs kophotell

dead lost

down at move 29, won anyway

Elo
1977 vs 2045
Played
rapid · Jul 12, 2025
Opening
Alekhines Defense Modern Alburt Karpov Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
38
Blunders
0
Moves
54
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 29move 54
The low point

Move 29

The engine had this as lost outright after Qc3+. 25 moves later, ilybg won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

13.♘e4 cost 1.1 pawns — ♕e2 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 Nf6
  2. 2. e5 Nd5
  3. 3. c4 Nb6
  4. 4. d4 d6
  5. 5. Nf3 g6
  6. 6. Bd3 Bg7
  7. 7. O-O Nc6
  8. 8. exd6 cxd6
  9. 9. Be3 O-O
  10. 10. Nc3 Bg4
  11. 11. Be2 Bxf3
  12. 12. Bxf3 Nxc4
  13. 13. Ne4 Nxb2
  14. 14. Qb3 Nxd4
  15. 15. Bxd4 Bxd4
  16. 16. Qxb7 Rb8
  17. 17. Qd5 Be5
  18. 18. Rab1 e6
  19. 19. Qd2 d5
  20. 20. Ng5 Qc7
  21. 21. h4 Nc4
  22. 22. Qe2 Rxb1
  23. 23. Rxb1 Bf6
  24. 24. Nxe6 fxe6
  25. 25. Qxe6+ Kh8
  26. 26. Bxd5 Nd2
  27. 27. Rb7 Qc1+
  28. 28. Kh2 Nf1+
  29. 29. Kh3 Qc3+
  30. 30. g3 Qd4
  31. 31. Rf7 Rd8
  32. 32. Rxf6 Qxd5
  33. 33. Rf8+ Rxf8
  34. 34. Qxd5 a6
  35. 35. Qd4+ Kg8
  36. 36. Kg2 Nxg3
  37. 37. fxg3 Rf7
  38. 38. Qd8+ Kg7
  39. 39. Qd4+ Kg8
  40. 40. Qc4 a5
  41. 41. Qb5 Rf5
  42. 42. Qb8+ Kg7
  43. 43. Qb2+ Kf7
  44. 44. Qd2 Kg7
  45. 45. a4 Kf7
  46. 46. Qd7+ Kf6
  47. 47. Qd6+ Kf7
  48. 48. Qd7+ Kf6
  49. 49. Qxh7 Ke5
  50. 50. Qg7+ Ke4
  51. 51. Qa7 Ke5
  52. 52. Qc5+ Kf6
  53. 53. Qb6+ Ke5
  54. 54. Qxa5+

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