final move · Qa7#
Best comeback

nickjaero vs exoticqua

dead lost

down at move 21, won anyway

Elo
717 vs 688
Played
rapid · Jul 16, 2026
Opening
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System
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Avg centipawn loss
145
Blunders
3
Moves
41
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 21move 41
The low point

Move 21

The engine had this as lost outright after Nxg3. 20 moves later, nickjaero won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

23.♘f6+ cost 14.2 pawns. ♕xe6+ would have held it.

There was mate on the board here. 23.♕xe6+ starts it.

The point: 23...♕e7 24.♘f6+ ♔f8 25.♕xg8#

Every move

The score

  1. 1. d4 d5
  2. 2. Bf4 Nc6
  3. 3. e3 h6
  4. 4. Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5. h3 Nh5
  6. 6. Bh2 g5
  7. 7. Bb5 a6
  8. 8. Bxc6+ bxc6
  9. 9. O-O g4
  10. 10. hxg4 Bxg4
  11. 11. Nbd2 e6
  12. 12. a3 Bd6
  13. 13. Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14. c4 f5
  15. 15. c5 Qe7
  16. 16. Qb3 Rg8
  17. 17. Qb7 Rd8
  18. 18. Qxc6+ Kf8
  19. 19. Ne5 Be2
  20. 20. Rfe1 Qg5
  21. 21. g3 Nxg3
  22. 22. Nd7+ Ke8
  23. 23. Nf6+ Ke7
  24. 24. Nxg8+ Rxg8
  25. 25. Qxc7+ Kf6
  26. 26. Qe5+ Kg6
  27. 27. Qxg3 Bg4
  28. 28. f4 Qd8
  29. 29. Kf2 Kf6
  30. 30. e4 Qa5
  31. 31. e5+ Ke7
  32. 32. Nb3 Qa4
  33. 33. Qh4+ Kd7
  34. 34. c6+ Kxc6
  35. 35. Rac1+ Kb5
  36. 36. Rc5+ Kb6
  37. 37. Qf6 Qxb3
  38. 38. Qxe6+ Ka7
  39. 39. Rc7+ Ka8
  40. 40. Qxa6+ Kb8
  41. 41. Qa7#

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