final move · Rxd8
Best comeback

mikecantreed87 vs bennettmyles

−2.2

down at move 16, won anyway

Elo
1475 vs 1396
Played
blitz · Jul 30, 2026
Opening
Sicilian Defense Westerinen Attack
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Avg centipawn loss
65
Blunders
4
Moves
46
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 16move 46
The low point

Move 16

2.2 pawns down after Ng5. 31 moves later, mikecantreed87 won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

35...c4 cost 2.4 pawns. h5 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nf3 e6
  3. 3. b3 Nf6
  4. 4. d3 Nc6
  5. 5. Bb2 Be7
  6. 6. g3 O-O
  7. 7. Bg2 d5
  8. 8. exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9. O-O Qc7
  10. 10. Nbd2 e5
  11. 11. Re1 Bf6
  12. 12. Ne4 Be7
  13. 13. h4 Bg4
  14. 14. Qd2 Bxf3
  15. 15. Bxf3 f5
  16. 16. Ng5 Qd6
  17. 17. c4 Ndb4
  18. 18. Bd5+ Nxd5
  19. 19. cxd5 Qxd5
  20. 20. Rac1 h6
  21. 21. Nh3 Nd4
  22. 22. Bxd4 Qxd4
  23. 23. Rc4 Qd5
  24. 24. Rec1 b6
  25. 25. Qe3 Rad8
  26. 26. Rd1 Bf6
  27. 27. f3 Rfe8
  28. 28. Nf2 f4
  29. 29. Qe2 fxg3
  30. 30. Ng4 Bxh4
  31. 31. Re4 a6
  32. 32. Nxe5 Qd6
  33. 33. Ng4 Qg6
  34. 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8
  35. 35. Qb2 c4
  36. 36. dxc4 b5
  37. 37. cxb5 Qb6+
  38. 38. Kg2 Qxb5
  39. 39. Kh3 Re2
  40. 40. Kxh4 Rxb2
  41. 41. Rd8+ Kh7
  42. 42. Kxg3 Qe2
  43. 43. Rd7 Qg2+
  44. 44. Kf4 Rd2
  45. 45. Nf6+ Kh8
  46. 46. Rd8+ Rxd8

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