final move · Qd7#
Best comeback

knightsnippe vs dangilization

dead lost

down at move 9, won anyway

Elo
950 vs 925
Played
rapid · Jul 17, 2026
Opening
Philidor Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
177
Blunders
5
Moves
41
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 9move 41
The low point

Move 9

The engine had this as lost outright after Be7. 32 moves later, knightsnippe won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

9.d4 cost 10.5 pawns — ♗h4 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Nf3 d6
  3. 3. Bc4 Bg4
  4. 4. O-O Qf6
  5. 5. Qe1 Bxf3
  6. 6. gxf3 Qxf3
  7. 7. d3 Nf6
  8. 8. Bg5 Ng4
  9. 9. d4 Be7
  10. 10. Be2 Qxe4
  11. 11. Bxe7 Kxe7
  12. 12. f3 Qe3+
  13. 13. Kh1 Nf6
  14. 14. Nc3 Qxd4
  15. 15. Rd1 Qf4
  16. 16. Rd5 Rd8
  17. 17. Rd3 e4
  18. 18. fxe4 Kf8
  19. 19. Rxf4 Re8
  20. 20. Nd5 Nxd5
  21. 21. Rxd5 Nc6
  22. 22. Bb5 Nb4
  23. 23. Qxb4 c5
  24. 24. Qd2 a6
  25. 25. Bxe8 Rxe8
  26. 26. Rxd6 c4
  27. 27. Rd8 Ke7
  28. 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8
  29. 29. e5 Ke7
  30. 30. Rxc4 Ke6
  31. 31. Qd6+ Kf5
  32. 32. Rc7 g5
  33. 33. Rxf7+ Kg4
  34. 34. Rxh7 Kf3
  35. 35. e6 g4
  36. 36. e7 g3
  37. 37. Qxg3+ Ke2
  38. 38. e8=Q+ Kd1
  39. 39. Qge1+ Kxc2
  40. 40. Rc7+ Kd3
  41. 41. Qd7#

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