final move · Qxa4
Best comeback

rhines vs adamalou

dead lost

down at move 33, won anyway

Elo
1018 vs 1063
Played
blitz · Jul 21, 2026
Opening
Philidor Defense Hanham Lion Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
61
Blunders
3
Moves
37
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 33move 37
The low point

Move 33

The engine had this as lost outright after Rc2. 5 moves later, rhines won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

19...♕e7 cost 3.8 pawns. ♗d3 would have held it.

The position went from winning to worse.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 d6
  2. 2. Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3. Nc3 e5
  4. 4. d4 Nbd7
  5. 5. dxe5 dxe5
  6. 6. Bd3 Bb4
  7. 7. Bd2 O-O
  8. 8. a3 Ba5
  9. 9. b4 Bb6
  10. 10. O-O c5
  11. 11. Re1 cxb4
  12. 12. axb4 Re8
  13. 13. Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14. exd5 Qc7
  15. 15. Be4 Nf6
  16. 16. Qc1 Nxe4
  17. 17. Rxe4 Bf5
  18. 18. Re2 f6
  19. 19. c4 Qe7
  20. 20. c5 Rac8
  21. 21. Qe1 Bd8
  22. 22. d6 Qd7
  23. 23. Rxa7 Qb5
  24. 24. Bc3 Bd3
  25. 25. Rd2 Bg6
  26. 26. d7 Qc6
  27. 27. dxe8=Q+ Bxe8
  28. 28. Qd1 Qc7
  29. 29. Raa2 b6
  30. 30. Qb3+ Kh8
  31. 31. Bb2 Bf7
  32. 32. Qa4 Be8
  33. 33. Rc2 Bxa4
  34. 34. Rxa4 bxc5
  35. 35. Rxc5 Qd7
  36. 36. h3 Rxc5
  37. 37. bxc5 Qxa4

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