final move · Qh7#
Checkmate

rfac87 vs kiribati123

1401 elo

mate on move 41

Elo
1436 vs 1401
Played
rapid · Mar 17, 2026
Opening
Pirc Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
45
Blunders
1
Moves
41
Color
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1rfac87’s evaluation, move by movemove 41
Not everything was clean

The one slip

20.♕xf3 cost 2.2 pawns. ♕c2 would have held it.

The position went from worse to losing.

The point: 20...b5 21.♗b3 ♕c8 22.♕e4

Every move

The score

  1. 1. d4 c6
  2. 2. e4 d6
  3. 3. Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4. Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5. Bd3 e5
  6. 6. dxe5 dxe5
  7. 7. O-O Bg4
  8. 8. h3 Bh5
  9. 9. Be2 Be7
  10. 10. Bd2 Qc7
  11. 11. Be3 O-O
  12. 12. Ng5 Bg6
  13. 13. Bc4 h6
  14. 14. Nf3 Nxe4
  15. 15. Nxe4 Bxe4
  16. 16. Re1 Bg6
  17. 17. c3 Bh5
  18. 18. Qe2 e4
  19. 19. g4 exf3
  20. 20. Qxf3 Bg6
  21. 21. Rad1 b5
  22. 22. Bb3 a5
  23. 23. Bf4 Qa7
  24. 24. a3 Bc5
  25. 25. Be3 Bxe3
  26. 26. Rxe3 a4
  27. 27. Ba2 Qb7
  28. 28. Rde1 Na6
  29. 29. Re7 Nc7
  30. 30. Qf4 Rac8
  31. 31. Qd6 Qb6
  32. 32. Qxg6 Nd5
  33. 33. Bxd5 Rcd8
  34. 34. Rxf7 Rxf7
  35. 35. Bxf7+ Kh8
  36. 36. Re8+ Rxe8
  37. 37. Bxe8 Qd8
  38. 38. Bxc6 Qd1+
  39. 39. Kg2 Qd2
  40. 40. Be4 Qd8
  41. 41. Qh7#

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