final move · Ra8#
Checkmate

sanphill vs vinnay1965

1031 elo

mate on move 28

Elo
1027 vs 1031
Played
rapid · Jul 25, 2026
Opening
Scandinavian Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
60
Blunders
1
Moves
28
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

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move 1sanphill’s evaluation, move by movemove 28
Not everything was clean

The one slip

23...b5+ cost 5.8 pawns. ♖ac8 would have held it.

That left the bishop on c5 undefended. 24.♔xc5 just takes it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 d5
  2. 2. d3 dxe4
  3. 3. dxe4 Qxd1+
  4. 4. Kxd1 Nf6
  5. 5. f3 Nc6
  6. 6. c3 e5
  7. 7. Bg5 Be7
  8. 8. Bxf6 Bxf6
  9. 9. Ne2 O-O
  10. 10. Ng3 Ne7
  11. 11. Bc4 Be6
  12. 12. Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13. Kc2 Ng6
  14. 14. h4 Nxh4
  15. 15. Rh3 Nxg2
  16. 16. Rh2 Ne3+
  17. 17. Kb3 c5
  18. 18. Na3 a6
  19. 19. Nc4 Nxc4
  20. 20. Kxc4 b6
  21. 21. b4 Be7
  22. 22. bxc5 Bxc5
  23. 23. a4 b5+
  24. 24. axb5 axb5+
  25. 25. Kxc5 Rxa1
  26. 26. Kxb5 Rc8
  27. 27. c4 Rb1+
  28. 28. Ka4 Ra8#

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