final move · Qd4#
Best comeback

t_elspeth vs Asaadaba

−6.1

down at move 18, won anyway

Elo
556 vs 536
Played
rapid · Aug 2, 2026
Opening
Sicilian Defense Smith Morra Gambit
See the game on Chess.com →
Avg centipawn loss
102
Blunders
3
Moves
38
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 18move 38
The low point

Move 18

6.1 pawns down after Rd3. 21 moves later, t_elspeth won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

10...f6 cost 4.3 pawns. ♘c6 would have held it.

The position went from level to losing.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. d4 cxd4
  3. 3. Qxd4 Nc6
  4. 4. Qd3 g6
  5. 5. Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6. e5 Bxe5
  7. 7. Nxe5 Nxe5
  8. 8. Qd4 d6
  9. 9. f4 Qb6
  10. 10. Be3 f6
  11. 11. fxe5 dxe5
  12. 12. Qxb6 axb6
  13. 13. Bxb6 Nh6
  14. 14. Nc3 O-O
  15. 15. O-O-O Nf5
  16. 16. Bc4+ Kg7
  17. 17. b3 Ne3
  18. 18. Rd3 Nxc4
  19. 19. bxc4 Bf5
  20. 20. Ne4 Bxe4
  21. 21. Rd7 Rxa2
  22. 22. Rxe7+ Rf7
  23. 23. Bc5 Ra1+
  24. 24. Kd2 Rxh1
  25. 25. Ke3 f5
  26. 26. h3 Kf8
  27. 27. Rxb7+ Kg7
  28. 28. Rb6 Bxg2
  29. 29. Bd6 Rf6
  30. 30. c5 f4+
  31. 31. Kd3 f3
  32. 32. Ke4 f2+
  33. 33. Kd3 f1=Q+
  34. 34. Kc3 Qa1+
  35. 35. Kd2 Be4
  36. 36. Be7 Rxb6
  37. 37. cxb6 Rh2+
  38. 38. Ke3 Qd4#

← t_elspeth’s profileFind your own best games →