final move · Kxd8
Best comeback

mikemartin9694 vs pocketrooks

dead lost

down at move 39, won anyway

Elo
622 vs 571
Played
blitz · Aug 1, 2026
Opening
Queens Pawn Opening Torre Attack
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Avg centipawn loss
58
Blunders
3
Moves
55
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 39move 55
The low point

Move 39

The engine had this as lost outright after Qxc8. 17 moves later, mikemartin9694 won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

12...♗a3 cost 3.5 pawns. c5 would have held it.

The position went from winning to worse.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. Nf3 d5
  2. 2. d4 e6
  3. 3. Bg5 Nf6
  4. 4. Bxf6 Qxf6
  5. 5. Ne5 Be7
  6. 6. Qd3 O-O
  7. 7. Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8. Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9. O-O-O Qxf2
  10. 10. e4 Qf4+
  11. 11. Kb1 Rb8
  12. 12. e5 Ba3
  13. 13. b3 c5
  14. 14. Qf3 Qxf3
  15. 15. gxf3 c4
  16. 16. Na4 cxb3
  17. 17. cxb3 Bd7
  18. 18. Nc5 Bxc5
  19. 19. dxc5 Rb7
  20. 20. Ba6 Rfb8
  21. 21. Bxb7 Rxb7
  22. 22. Rd4 Bc8
  23. 23. Kb2 a5
  24. 24. a4 Bd7
  25. 25. Rc1 c6
  26. 26. h4 h5
  27. 27. f4 g6
  28. 28. Rd3 Rb4
  29. 29. Rcd1 Rxf4
  30. 30. Rd4 Rf2+
  31. 31. Ka3 Rh2
  32. 32. b4 axb4+
  33. 33. Rxb4 Rh3+
  34. 34. Rb3 Rxh4
  35. 35. a5 Kg7
  36. 36. a6 Bc8
  37. 37. a7 Kh6
  38. 38. a8=Q Kg5
  39. 39. Qxc8 Kf5
  40. 40. Qxc6 Kxe5
  41. 41. Re3+ Kf6
  42. 42. Rf1+ Kg7
  43. 43. Qd6 Kh6
  44. 44. Qe7 Rc4
  45. 45. Rg1 d4
  46. 46. Qg5+ Kg7
  47. 47. Rxe6 fxe6
  48. 48. Qxg6+ Kf8
  49. 49. Rf1+ Ke7
  50. 50. Re1 Rxc5
  51. 51. Qxe6+ Kd8
  52. 52. Qd6+ Kc8
  53. 53. Re7 Ra5+
  54. 54. Kb4 Ra8
  55. 55. Qd8+ Kxd8

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