final move · Rxc8+
Best comeback

riley_p4 vs RealClaudySaintLouis

dead lost

down at move 18, won anyway

Elo
1369 vs 1338
Played
rapid · Jul 15, 2026
Opening
Reti Opening
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Avg centipawn loss
53
Blunders
1
Moves
31
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 18move 31
The low point

Move 18

The engine had this as lost outright after Ree8. 13 moves later, riley_p4 won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

14.♘ce5 cost 4.6 pawns — ♘cd2 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. Nf3 e5
  2. 2. Nxe5 Nc6
  3. 3. Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4. g3 Bc5
  5. 5. d3 O-O
  6. 6. Bg2 d5
  7. 7. b3 Bg4
  8. 8. Nbd2 d4
  9. 9. Bb2 Re8
  10. 10. O-O Qd7
  11. 11. Re1 Bh3
  12. 12. Nc4 Bxg2
  13. 13. Kxg2 b5
  14. 14. Nce5 Nxe5
  15. 15. Nxe5 Rxe5
  16. 16. c3 Qc6+
  17. 17. Kg1 dxc3
  18. 18. Bxc3 Ree8
  19. 19. Rc1 Qd6
  20. 20. e4 b4
  21. 21. Bb2 Qb6
  22. 22. Rf1 Rad8
  23. 23. Bxf6 Qxf6
  24. 24. Rxc5 c6
  25. 25. Qc2 Rc8
  26. 26. Rc1 Re6
  27. 27. e5 Qf5
  28. 28. Qd2 Qf3
  29. 29. d4 a6
  30. 30. d5 cxd5
  31. 31. Rxc8+

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