final move · Kf3
Best comeback

magnuscarlsen vs ChessBrah

−4.7

down at move 50, won anyway

Elo
3347 vs 3164
Played
blitz · Jul 22, 2026
Opening
Sicilian Defense Nyezhmetdinov Rossolimo Attack
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Avg centipawn loss
30
Blunders
2
Moves
60
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 50move 60
The low point

Move 50

4.7 pawns down after Kd2. 11 moves later, magnuscarlsen won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

49...♔f1 cost 4.7 pawns. ♔f3 would have held it.

The position went from level to losing.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3. Bb5 g5
  4. 4. h3 Nf6
  5. 5. Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6. d3 g4
  7. 7. hxg4 Nxg4
  8. 8. Nc3 Bg7
  9. 9. Qe2 h5
  10. 10. Bd2 Qb6
  11. 11. Nd1 Bd7
  12. 12. Bc3 Bxc3+
  13. 13. bxc3 O-O-O
  14. 14. Nd2 Be6
  15. 15. f3 Ne5
  16. 16. c4 h4
  17. 17. Nb3 Qc7
  18. 18. Qf2 b6
  19. 19. Rxh4 Rhg8
  20. 20. Nb2 f5
  21. 21. O-O-O Ng6
  22. 22. Rh6 fxe4
  23. 23. fxe4 Rdf8
  24. 24. Qe3 Nf4
  25. 25. g3 Rxg3
  26. 26. Qe1 Bg4
  27. 27. Kb1 Ng2
  28. 28. Qd2 Bxd1
  29. 29. Nxd1 Qf4
  30. 30. Rxc6+ Kd7
  31. 31. Rh6 Ne3
  32. 32. Rh1 Qf3
  33. 33. Re1 Nxd1
  34. 34. Qxd1 Qxd1+
  35. 35. Rxd1 Rf2
  36. 36. Rd2 Rgg2
  37. 37. Rxf2 Rxf2
  38. 38. Kb2 Kd6
  39. 39. Kc3 Ke5
  40. 40. a4 a5
  41. 41. Nd2 Kf4
  42. 42. Nb1 Ke3
  43. 43. Kb2 Ke2
  44. 44. Kc1 e6
  45. 45. Nc3+ Ke3
  46. 46. Nd1+ Ke2
  47. 47. Nxf2 Kxf2
  48. 48. Kd2 e5
  49. 49. Kd1 Kf1
  50. 50. Kd2 Kf2
  51. 51. Kd1 Ke3
  52. 52. Kc1 Ke2
  53. 53. Kb2 Kd2
  54. 54. Kb3 Kc1
  55. 55. Kc3 Kd1
  56. 56. Kb3 Kd2
  57. 57. Kb2 Ke3
  58. 58. Kb3 Ke2
  59. 59. Kb2 Kf2
  60. 60. Kb3 Kf3

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