final move · b1=Q
Best comeback

rotemkaufman vs mijaki

dead lost

down at move 23, won anyway

Elo
892 vs 896
Played
rapid · Jun 1, 2026
Opening
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Main Line
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Avg centipawn loss
281
Blunders
6
Moves
51
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 23move 51
The low point

Move 23

The engine had this as lost outright after Qxc2. 29 moves later, rotemkaufman won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

28...♔f5 cost 16.5 pawns. ♔g6 would have held it.

The position went from winning to losing.

The point: 29.♖e7 ♘f6 30.h3 ♕g5

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 d5
  2. 2. exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3. d4 Nf6
  4. 4. Nc3 Qa5
  5. 5. Bd2 c6
  6. 6. Ne4 Qd8
  7. 7. Nxf6+ gxf6
  8. 8. Nf3 e5
  9. 9. dxe5 fxe5
  10. 10. Nxe5 Qe7
  11. 11. Be3 Qxe5
  12. 12. Bd3 Bb4+
  13. 13. c3 Bxc3+
  14. 14. bxc3 Qxc3+
  15. 15. Bd2 Qxd3
  16. 16. Rc1 Qe4+
  17. 17. Be3 Qb4+
  18. 18. Ke2 Bg4+
  19. 19. f3 Qb2+
  20. 20. Rc2 Qb5+
  21. 21. Kf2 Bf5
  22. 22. Re1 Bxc2
  23. 23. Qxc2 Nd7
  24. 24. Bf4+ Kf8
  25. 25. Qe4 Re8
  26. 26. Bd6+ Kg7
  27. 27. Qg4+ Kf6
  28. 28. Qh4+ Kf5
  29. 29. g4+ Kg6
  30. 30. Qh5+ Qxh5
  31. 31. gxh5+ Kxh5
  32. 32. Rg1 Rhg8
  33. 33. h3 Rxg1
  34. 34. Kxg1 Re3
  35. 35. Kf2 Rd3
  36. 36. Bf4 Nf6
  37. 37. Kg3 Nd5
  38. 38. Bd6 f5
  39. 39. Bf8 b5
  40. 40. Bc5 Rc3
  41. 41. Bxa7 Ra3
  42. 42. Bc5 Rxa2
  43. 43. f4 Rc2
  44. 44. Bf8 c5
  45. 45. Bg7 c4
  46. 46. h4 b4
  47. 47. Kf3 b3
  48. 48. Bd4 c3
  49. 49. Be5 b2
  50. 50. Bxc3 Rxc3+
  51. 51. Ke2 b1=Q

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