final move · Qd8#
Checkmate

rotemkaufman vs Molapis

953 elo

mate on move 23

Elo
965 vs 953
Played
rapid · May 12, 2026
Opening
Alekhines Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
58
Blunders
0
Moves
23
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1rotemkaufman’s evaluation, move by movemove 23
Not everything was clean

The one slip

19.♖ae1 cost 1.7 pawns. c4 would have held it.

The position went from level to worse.

The point: 19...♕d8 20.♕xd8+ ♔xd8 21.cxd5

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 Nf6
  2. 2. Nc3 e6
  3. 3. Bc4 Bb4
  4. 4. Nf3 Bxc3
  5. 5. dxc3 Nxe4
  6. 6. Qd4 Nf6
  7. 7. Bg5 d5
  8. 8. Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9. Bb3 Nc6
  10. 10. Qh4 a5
  11. 11. a4 Qd6
  12. 12. Qxf6 Rf8
  13. 13. O-O Ne7
  14. 14. Ne5 Ng6
  15. 15. Nxg6 hxg6
  16. 16. f4 Qb6+
  17. 17. Kh1 c5
  18. 18. f5 gxf5
  19. 19. Rae1 c4
  20. 20. Ba2 Qc6
  21. 21. Rxf5 Qxa4
  22. 22. Rxd5 Qxa2
  23. 23. Qd8#

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