final move · Kg2
Best comeback

truthandcommonsense vs nguyen08072001

dead lost

down at move 18, won anyway

Elo
1295 vs 1256
Played
rapid · Jul 28, 2026
Opening
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
178
Blunders
2
Moves
42
Color
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 18move 42
The low point

Move 18

The engine had this as lost outright after Bxh7. 24 moves later, truthandcommonsense won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

17...♕b6 cost 17.4 pawns. f5 would have held it.

The position went from winning to losing.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Nf3 Bd6
  3. 3. Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4. g3 O-O
  5. 5. Bg2 c5
  6. 6. O-O Nc6
  7. 7. b3 Nd4
  8. 8. Nxd4 cxd4
  9. 9. Nd5 Nxd5
  10. 10. exd5 Qa5
  11. 11. c4 dxc3
  12. 12. dxc3 Qxc3
  13. 13. Bd2 Qb2
  14. 14. Bc1 Qxa1
  15. 15. Be4 Qd4
  16. 16. Qg4 Kh8
  17. 17. Rd1 Qb6
  18. 18. Bxh7 Kxh7
  19. 19. Bg5 Qb4
  20. 20. Qh5+ Kg8
  21. 21. Kg2 f6
  22. 22. Bh4 Qe4+
  23. 23. Kg1 Qh7
  24. 24. Qg4 Kh8
  25. 25. Qe2 g5
  26. 26. Bxg5 fxg5
  27. 27. Rd3 b6
  28. 28. Qg4 Qxd3
  29. 29. Qxg5 Qd1+
  30. 30. Kg2 Qf3+
  31. 31. Kh3 Rf5
  32. 32. Qh6+ Kg8
  33. 33. Qg6+ Kh8
  34. 34. Qh6+ Kg8
  35. 35. Qg6+ Kf8
  36. 36. Qh6+ Ke7
  37. 37. Qg7+ Kd8
  38. 38. Qh8+ Kc7
  39. 39. Kh4 Be7+
  40. 40. Kh3 Rh5+
  41. 41. Qxh5 Qxh5+
  42. 42. Kg2

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