final move · Qxf1#
Best comebackCheckmate

mtsjr888 vs Doublefar_t

dead lost

down at move 17, won anyway

Elo
580 vs 569
Played
rapid · Jul 17, 2026
Opening
Giuoco Piano Game
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Avg centipawn loss
132
Blunders
2
Moves
24
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 17move 24
The low point

Move 17

The engine had this as lost outright after Nf5. 8 moves later, mtsjr888 won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

16...♔g6 cost 12.3 pawns. ♔g8 would have held it.

The position went from level to losing.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3. Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4. O-O Nf6
  5. 5. Ng5 O-O
  6. 6. Nxf7 Rxf7
  7. 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
  8. 8. Nc3 Qe7
  9. 9. d3 Bd4
  10. 10. Nb5 Rb8
  11. 11. Nxc7 Qd6
  12. 12. Nb5 Qc5
  13. 13. c4 Qb4
  14. 14. Qf3 Bxb2
  15. 15. Bxb2 Qxb2
  16. 16. Nd6+ Kg6
  17. 17. Nf5 Kf7
  18. 18. Nd6+ Kg8
  19. 19. a4 Nd4
  20. 20. Qe3 Ne2+
  21. 21. Kh1 Ng4
  22. 22. Qg5 Nxf2+
  23. 23. Rxf2 Qxa1+
  24. 24. Rf1 Qxf1#

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