final move · Qxg2#
Best comeback

kubaholecek vs Jestecardonag

dead lost

down at move 18, won anyway

Elo
1084 vs 1072
Played
blitz · Aug 5, 2026
Opening
Sicilian Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
149
Blunders
2
Moves
29
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 18move 29
The low point

Move 18

The engine had this as lost outright after Nxg7. 12 moves later, kubaholecek won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

17...♗xa3 cost 14.3 pawns. ♕xf5 would have held it.

The position went from winning to losing.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nf3 d6
  3. 3. d4 cxd4
  4. 4. Bd3 Nf6
  5. 5. c3 e5
  6. 6. O-O Be7
  7. 7. Bc2 a6
  8. 8. Re1 dxc3
  9. 9. Qd3 Qd7
  10. 10. a3 Nc6
  11. 11. h3 O-O
  12. 12. Nh4 cxb2
  13. 13. Bxb2 Nh5
  14. 14. Nf5 Nf4
  15. 15. Qc3 d5
  16. 16. exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17. Qd3 Bxa3
  18. 18. Nxg7 f5
  19. 19. Bxa3 Ncb4
  20. 20. Nc3 Nxd3
  21. 21. Ba4 Qxg7
  22. 22. Nxd5 Rd8
  23. 23. Ne7+ Kh8
  24. 24. Bc2 Nxe1
  25. 25. Rxe1 Rd2
  26. 26. Bxf5 Bxf5
  27. 27. Nxf5 Qf6
  28. 28. Ne7 Qxf2+
  29. 29. Kh2 Qxg2#

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