final move · Qxc1#
Checkmate

irontrue vs vkrutiko

969 elo

mate on move 38

Elo
966 vs 969
Played
rapid · Dec 2, 2025
Opening
Caro Kann Defense Advance Short Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
90
Blunders
1
Moves
38
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

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move 1irontrue’s evaluation, move by movemove 38
Not everything was clean

The one slip

27...♘e4 cost 6.5 pawns. e5 would have held it.

The position went from winning to losing.

The point: 28.♗xe5 f6 29.♗xd6 fxg5

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c6
  2. 2. d4 d5
  3. 3. e5 Bf5
  4. 4. Nf3 e6
  5. 5. Be2 c5
  6. 6. b3 cxd4
  7. 7. Nxd4 Bg6
  8. 8. Nc3 Qc7
  9. 9. Bf4 Bb4
  10. 10. Nb5 Bxc3+
  11. 11. Nxc3 Qxc3+
  12. 12. Bd2 Qxe5
  13. 13. O-O Nf6
  14. 14. Bb5+ Nc6
  15. 15. Re1 Qd6
  16. 16. c4 a6
  17. 17. Bxc6+ bxc6
  18. 18. Qf3 Be4
  19. 19. Qe2 d4
  20. 20. Rac1 c5
  21. 21. h3 Bc6
  22. 22. Bg5 Ne4
  23. 23. Bh4 Nc3
  24. 24. Qg4 O-O
  25. 25. Bf6 g6
  26. 26. a4 Rab8
  27. 27. Qg5 Ne4
  28. 28. Qh4 Nxf6
  29. 29. Qxf6 Rxb3
  30. 30. a5 Qb8
  31. 31. Qe7 Bxg2
  32. 32. Kxg2 Qf4
  33. 33. Rc2 Qf3+
  34. 34. Kf1 Qxh3+
  35. 35. Ke2 d3+
  36. 36. Kd2 Qh6+
  37. 37. Kd1 Rb1+
  38. 38. Rc1 Qxc1#

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