final move · Qb5#
Checkmate
jm77q vs chaanzzz
453 elo
mate on move 40
- Elo
- 456 vs 453
- Played
- rapid · Aug 1, 2026
- Opening
- Kings Pawn Opening
Avg centipawn loss
153
Blunders
1
Moves
40
Color
White
The game
How it swung
winninglosing
Not everything was clean
The one slip
4.fxe4 cost 3.6 pawns. ♘c3 would have held it.
That pushed the shelter pawn to e4 in front of the king on e1. 4...♕h4+ opens the king up.
Every move
The score
- 1. e4 e5
- 2. b3 f5
- 3. f3 fxe4
- 4. fxe4 Qh4+
- 5. g3 Qxe4+
- 6. Ne2 Qxh1
- 7. d3 d5
- 8. Qd2 Bg4
- 9. Qc3 Nc6
- 10. Nd2 O-O-O
- 11. Bb2 d4
- 12. Qc4 Bb4
- 13. c3 Bxe2
- 14. Kxe2 Qxh2+
- 15. Kd1 Qxg3
- 16. cxb4 Nf6
- 17. b5 Na5
- 18. Qa4 b6
- 19. Nc4 Qf3+
- 20. Be2 Qh1+
- 21. Kc2 Qg2
- 22. Kd2 Nxc4+
- 23. bxc4 Qg5+
- 24. Kc2 Qe3
- 25. Qa6+ Kb8
- 26. Bd1 Qf2+
- 27. Kb3 h5
- 28. c5 bxc5
- 29. Rc1 Nd7
- 30. b6 cxb6
- 31. Qb5 Rhf8
- 32. a4 Qd2
- 33. Bc2 Rf3
- 34. Qc6 Rxd3+
- 35. Bxd3 Qxd3+
- 36. Ka2 Qd2
- 37. Qd6+ Kb7
- 38. Qd5+ Ka6
- 39. Qc4+ Ka5
- 40. Qb5#