final move · Qxh2#
Checkmate

nickjaero vs rioihsanr

883 elo

mate on move 28

Elo
912 vs 883
Played
rapid · Jun 22, 2026
Opening
French Defense La Bourdonnais Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
79
Blunders
4
Moves
28
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

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move 1nickjaero’s evaluation, move by movemove 28
Not everything was clean

The one slip

24...♗xf4 cost 4.2 pawns. ♖e7 would have held it.

That put the bishop on f4, where the knight on e2 covers it. 25.♘xf4 just takes it.

The point: 25.♕d3 ♖fe8 26.♖f3 ♗c6

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e6
  2. 2. f4 d5
  3. 3. exd5 exd5
  4. 4. d4 Nc6
  5. 5. Nf3 Nf6
  6. 6. Be2 Ne4
  7. 7. O-O Bf5
  8. 8. c3 Bd6
  9. 9. Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10. Bd3 a6
  11. 11. Ng5 h6
  12. 12. Ngxe4 dxe4
  13. 13. Bc4 b5
  14. 14. Bd5 Qd7
  15. 15. Bxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16. Nb3 Qd7
  17. 17. Na5 c5
  18. 18. dxc5 Bxc5+
  19. 19. Kh1 Qc7
  20. 20. Nb3 Bd6
  21. 21. Nd4 Bd7
  22. 22. Bd2 Rae8
  23. 23. Ne2 e3
  24. 24. Bc1 Bxf4
  25. 25. Nxf4 Re4
  26. 26. Nd5 Qe5
  27. 27. Nxe3 Rh4
  28. 28. b3 Qxh2#

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