final move · Qef3#
Checkmate

papyru45 vs JMcA007

635 elo

mate on move 53

Elo
674 vs 635
Played
rapid · Apr 5, 2026
Opening
Philidor Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
49
Blunders
0
Moves
53
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1papyru45’s evaluation, move by movemove 53
Not everything was clean

The one slip

7.♘xf7 cost 1.7 pawns. ♘h3 would have held it.

The point: 7...♘xe4 8.♕g4 ♘c5 9.♕c8+

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Bc4 d6
  3. 3. Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4. Ng5 Be6
  5. 5. Nxe6 Qe7
  6. 6. Ng5 h6
  7. 7. Nxf7 Rh7
  8. 8. d3 Nc6
  9. 9. Nc3 Nd4
  10. 10. Be3 h5
  11. 11. Bxd4 exd4
  12. 12. Nb5 Ng4
  13. 13. e5 dxe5
  14. 14. Qe2 Nh6
  15. 15. Ng5 Qxg5
  16. 16. Nxc7+ Ke7
  17. 17. Nxa8 Qxg2
  18. 18. Qxe5+ Kd7
  19. 19. Qc7+ Ke8
  20. 20. Bb5+ Qc6
  21. 21. Bxc6+ bxc6
  22. 22. Qxc6+ Kf7
  23. 23. O-O Be7
  24. 24. Rfe1 Nf5
  25. 25. Qf3 g6
  26. 26. Qd1 Bb4
  27. 27. c3 dxc3
  28. 28. bxc3 Bxc3
  29. 29. Qb3+ Kf6
  30. 30. Qxc3+ Kf7
  31. 31. Qc4+ Kf6
  32. 32. Qe6+ Kg5
  33. 33. d4 Kg4
  34. 34. Qe4+ Kg5
  35. 35. h4+ Kh6
  36. 36. Qf4+ Kg7
  37. 37. d5 Kf6
  38. 38. Qe5+ Kf7
  39. 39. Qe6+ Kg7
  40. 40. Rac1 Nxh4
  41. 41. Rc7+ Kh6
  42. 42. Rxh7+ Kxh7
  43. 43. d6 Nf3+
  44. 44. Kf1 Nxe1
  45. 45. Kxe1 Kh6
  46. 46. d7 h4
  47. 47. d8=Q Kh5
  48. 48. Qee7 h3
  49. 49. Qh8+ Kg4
  50. 50. Qhh4+ Kf3
  51. 51. Qe3+ Kg2
  52. 52. Qhg3+ Kh1
  53. 53. Qef3#

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