final move · Qxd8#
Checkmate

tewald vs Pelof

1568 elo

mate on move 18

Elo
1566 vs 1568
Played
rapid · May 3, 2026
Opening
Scotch Game
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Avg centipawn loss
49
Blunders
1
Moves
18
Colour
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1tewald’s evaluation, move by movemove 18
Not everything was clean

The one slip

13.♗d3 cost 4.5 pawns. ♗e2 would have held it.

That left the knight on c3 undefended. 13...♕xc3+ just takes it.

The point: 13...♘f6 14.O-O O-O 15.e5

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3. d4 exd4
  4. 4. Nxd4 Qf6
  5. 5. Nxc6 dxc6
  6. 6. Nc3 Bc5
  7. 7. Qe2 Be6
  8. 8. Be3 Bd4
  9. 9. Bxd4 Qxd4
  10. 10. Rd1 Qb4
  11. 11. a3 Qxb2
  12. 12. Qe3 Qxa3
  13. 13. Bd3 O-O-O
  14. 14. O-O Qxc3
  15. 15. Qxa7 b6
  16. 16. Qa8+ Kd7
  17. 17. Bb5+ Ke7
  18. 18. Qxd8#

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