final move · Rg8#
Best comeback

verto1412 vs jtm1959

−5.6

down at move 18, won anyway

Elo
833 vs 802
Played
rapid · Jul 10, 2026
Opening
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation
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Avg centipawn loss
111
Blunders
4
Moves
40
Color
White
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 18move 40
The low point

Move 18

5.6 pawns down after f6. 22 moves later, verto1412 won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

22.♕xe8+ cost 5.4 pawns. ♘e7 would have held it.

The position went from winning to worse.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. Nf3 Qf6
  3. 3. d4 Bb4+
  4. 4. c3 Bd6
  5. 5. dxe5 Bxe5
  6. 6. Nxe5 Qxe5
  7. 7. Qc2 Nf6
  8. 8. Nd2 d6
  9. 9. Nf3 Qe6
  10. 10. Nd4 Qg4
  11. 11. f3 Qh4+
  12. 12. g3 Qh5
  13. 13. Be2 O-O
  14. 14. f4 Bg4
  15. 15. Be3 Re8
  16. 16. Bxg4 Nxg4
  17. 17. Nf5 Nd7
  18. 18. Bd4 f6
  19. 19. Qb3+ Kh8
  20. 20. Qxb7 Rxe4+
  21. 21. Qxe4 Re8
  22. 22. Qxe8+ Qxe8+
  23. 23. Kd2 c5
  24. 24. Rae1 Qa8
  25. 25. Nxd6 cxd4
  26. 26. Re8+ Qxe8
  27. 27. Nxe8 dxc3+
  28. 28. Kxc3 Nc5
  29. 29. Nd6 h6
  30. 30. Nf7+ Kh7
  31. 31. h3 Nf2
  32. 32. Re1 Nxh3
  33. 33. f5 Nf2
  34. 34. Nd6 Na4+
  35. 35. Kd4 Nxb2
  36. 36. Re7 Nbd3
  37. 37. Ne8 Ne5
  38. 38. Rxg7+ Kh8
  39. 39. Nxf6 Nfg4
  40. 40. Rg8#

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