final move · Qg1#
Checkmate

magnuscarlsen vs chesterreyes

3068 elo

mate on move 43

Elo
3342 vs 3068
Played
blitz · 23 Jul 2026
Opening
Closed Sicilian Defense Fianchetto Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
25
Blunders
2
Moves
43
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1magnuscarlsen's evaluation, move by movemove 43
Not everything was clean

The one slip

Rxc2 on move 37 cost 3.7 pawns — hxg4 held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3. g3 h5
  4. 4. h3 g6
  5. 5. Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6. d3 d6
  7. 7. f4 e5
  8. 8. Nf3 Nge7
  9. 9. O-O Nd4
  10. 10. fxe5 dxe5
  11. 11. Bg5 f6
  12. 12. Be3 Be6
  13. 13. Kh2 Qd7
  14. 14. Rb1 Rd8
  15. 15. b3 Bg4
  16. 16. h4 O-O
  17. 17. Qd2 b6
  18. 18. Rf2 Rf7
  19. 19. Rbf1 Rdf8
  20. 20. a4 a6
  21. 21. Bh6 b5
  22. 22. axb5 axb5
  23. 23. Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24. Nd1 b4
  25. 25. Ne3 Be6
  26. 26. Nd1 Ng8
  27. 27. Kg1 Nh6
  28. 28. Nh2 Ra8
  29. 29. Ne3 Ra2
  30. 30. Qc1 Qd8
  31. 31. Nd5 Bxd5
  32. 32. exd5 Nhf5
  33. 33. g4 Ng3
  34. 34. Re1 f5
  35. 35. Qe3 Qxh4
  36. 36. Qxe5+ Kh7
  37. 37. d6 Rxc2
  38. 38. Rxc2 Nxc2
  39. 39. Qe6 Rg7
  40. 40. Re5 Nd4
  41. 41. Qc8 Nge2+
  42. 42. Kf1 Qxh2
  43. 43. Re8 Qg1#

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