final move · Rb1
Best comeback

thetacticguy vs warley87

dead lost

down at move 21, won anyway

Elo
1553 vs 1558
Played
rapid · Jul 25, 2026
Opening
Sicilian Defense French Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
140
Blunders
2
Moves
28
Color
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 21move 28
The low point

Move 21

The engine had this as lost outright after bxc3. 7 moves later, thetacticguy won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

21.♖xd8 cost 10.2 pawns. f3 would have held it.

The position went from worse to losing.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nf3 e6
  3. 3. Nc3 a6
  4. 4. d4 d5
  5. 5. exd5 exd5
  6. 6. dxc5 Nf6
  7. 7. Bd3 Bxc5
  8. 8. O-O O-O
  9. 9. Bg5 Be7
  10. 10. Be2 Be6
  11. 11. Nd4 Bd7
  12. 12. Bf3 Nc6
  13. 13. Bxf6 Nxd4
  14. 14. Bxd4 Bc6
  15. 15. Re1 Bf6
  16. 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
  17. 17. Bxd5 Rad8
  18. 18. Re2 b5
  19. 19. Rd2 b4
  20. 20. Bxf7+ Qxf7
  21. 21. Rxd8 bxc3
  22. 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8
  23. 23. bxc3 h6
  24. 24. h3 Qf6
  25. 25. Qd3 Qg5
  26. 26. f3 Bb5
  27. 27. c4 Qf6
  28. 28. Rb1

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