final move · Nb7#
Best comeback

westchesslab vs bobmasteriii

dead lost

down at move 31, won anyway

Elo
1045 vs 553
Played
daily · Aug 15, 2026
Opening
Kings Pawn Opening
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Avg centipawn loss
226
Blunders
4
Moves
40
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 31move 40
The low point

Move 31

The engine had this as lost outright after Rd8. 10 moves later, westchesslab won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

6...♕xc4 cost 9.5 pawns — ♕xh1 would have held it.

The point: 7.♕xe5+ ♔d8 8.♔f1 d6

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 e5
  2. 2. f3 Nf6
  3. 3. Bc4 Nxe4
  4. 4. fxe4 Qh4+
  5. 5. g3 Qxe4+
  6. 6. Qe2 Qxc4
  7. 7. Qxc4 Nc6
  8. 8. Nc3 Bd6
  9. 9. Nf3 O-O
  10. 10. Nd5 f5
  11. 11. c3 Kh8
  12. 12. d3 Na5
  13. 13. Qh4 b6
  14. 14. Ne7 Bxe7
  15. 15. Qxe7 Ba6
  16. 16. Qh4 Bxd3
  17. 17. Ng5 h6
  18. 18. Nf3 Rae8
  19. 19. Bg5 Re6
  20. 20. Be3 f4
  21. 21. gxf4 exf4
  22. 22. Kd2 fxe3+
  23. 23. Kxd3 Rxf3
  24. 24. Raf1 Rxf1
  25. 25. Rxf1 e2
  26. 26. Rf8+ Kh7
  27. 27. Qe1 b5
  28. 28. Rf7 c5
  29. 29. Rxd7 c4+
  30. 30. Kd4 a6
  31. 31. Rd8 Nc6+
  32. 32. Kd5 Nxd8
  33. 33. b4 g5
  34. 34. h3 Re3
  35. 35. Kc5 h5
  36. 36. Kb6 g4
  37. 37. Qh4 e1=Q
  38. 38. Qxh5+ Kg7
  39. 39. hxg4 Re6+
  40. 40. Ka5 Nb7#

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