final move · Qb7#
Checkmate

r_s_tmm vs SzakalMen

855 elo

mate on move 32

Elo
833 vs 855
Played
blitz · Apr 8, 2026
Opening
French Defense Normal Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
107
Blunders
5
Moves
32
Color
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1r_s_tmm’s evaluation, move by movemove 32
Not everything was clean

The one slip

25.♖xc5 cost 6.9 pawns. ♕d1 would have held it.

That walks into 25...dxc5: the rook on d8 gets a clear line, and the queen on d4 sits at the end of it.

The point: 25...♘e6 26.♗e4 ♕xe4 27.♗a7+

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e6
  2. 2. d4 d6
  3. 3. d5 exd5
  4. 4. exd5 Qe7+
  5. 5. Be2 Qe4
  6. 6. Nf3 Bg4
  7. 7. O-O Bxf3
  8. 8. Bxf3 Qg6
  9. 9. Re1+ Ne7
  10. 10. Nc3 Nd7
  11. 11. Nb5 O-O-O
  12. 12. Be3 a6
  13. 13. Na7+ Kb8
  14. 14. Qd4 b6
  15. 15. Nc6+ Nxc6
  16. 16. dxc6 Nc5
  17. 17. Qd5 Be7
  18. 18. a4 Qxc2
  19. 19. a5 b5
  20. 20. b4 Nd3
  21. 21. Qd4 Nc5
  22. 22. Rac1 Qf5
  23. 23. Qxg7 Rhg8
  24. 24. Qd4 Rg6
  25. 25. Rxc5 dxc5
  26. 26. Qc3 c4
  27. 27. h3 Qxf3
  28. 28. Ba7+ Kxa7
  29. 29. Qxf3 Rdd6
  30. 30. Qxf7 Bg5
  31. 31. Qxc7+ Ka8
  32. 32. Qb7#

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