final move · Qxa8+
Biggest upset

tewald vs MichaelWhipple

+207

beat a 1613

Elo
1406 vs 1613
Played
daily · Jul 24, 2026
Opening
Nimzo Indian Defense Samisch Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
28
Blunders
0
Moves
25
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1tewald’s evaluation, move by movemove 25
Not everything was clean

The one slip

19.♗xc4+ cost 1.4 pawns. ♕e2 would have held it.

That put the bishop on c4, where the bishop on a6 covers it. 19...♗xc4 just takes it.

The point: 19...♕f7 20.f4 b5 21.♗xc4

Every move

The score

  1. 1. d4 Nf6
  2. 2. c4 e6
  3. 3. Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4. a3 Bxc3+
  5. 5. bxc3 c5
  6. 6. e3 O-O
  7. 7. Nf3 d6
  8. 8. Bd3 Nc6
  9. 9. O-O e5
  10. 10. dxe5 dxe5
  11. 11. e4 h6
  12. 12. h3 b6
  13. 13. Be3 Qc7
  14. 14. Nh2 Ba6
  15. 15. Ng4 Nxg4
  16. 16. Qxg4 Na5
  17. 17. Bxh6 f6
  18. 18. Be3 Nxc4
  19. 19. Bxc4+ Bxc4
  20. 20. Rfd1 Bb3
  21. 21. Rd7 Qxd7
  22. 22. Qxd7 Rf7
  23. 23. Qb5 Be6
  24. 24. Qc6 Bd7
  25. 25. Qxa8+

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