final move · Qd8#
Best comeback

wildalaskanmountainman vs Magnus_mates

dead lost

down at move 26, won anyway

Elo
700 vs 681
Played
rapid · Mar 19, 2026
Opening
Closed Sicilian Defense Traditional Line
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Avg centipawn loss
41
Blunders
2
Moves
75
Colour
Black
The game

How it swung

winninglosing
move 1low point · move 26move 75
The low point

Move 26

The engine had this as lost outright after Qxa6. 50 moves later, wildalaskanmountainman won.

Not everything was clean

The one slip

13...♗xf6 cost 2.4 pawns — bxc3 would have held it.

Every move

The score

  1. 1. e4 c5
  2. 2. Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3. Nf3 g6
  4. 4. Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5. O-O Bg7
  6. 6. d3 O-O
  7. 7. Be3 d6
  8. 8. h3 a6
  9. 9. Qd2 b5
  10. 10. Bd5 Bb7
  11. 11. Bxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12. e5 b4
  13. 13. exf6 Bxf6
  14. 14. Ne2 Bxb2
  15. 15. Rab1 Bc3
  16. 16. Nxc3 bxc3
  17. 17. Qxc3 Qd7
  18. 18. Bh6 f6
  19. 19. Bxf8 Kxf8
  20. 20. Qc4 e6
  21. 21. Rfe1 Bd5
  22. 22. Qf4 Bxa2
  23. 23. Qxf6+ Ke8
  24. 24. Qh8+ Ke7
  25. 25. Qxa8 Bd5
  26. 26. Qxa6 Bxf3
  27. 27. Rb7 Qxb7
  28. 28. Qxb7+ Bxb7
  29. 29. c3 d5
  30. 30. d4 cxd4
  31. 31. cxd4 Ba6
  32. 32. Re3 Kd6
  33. 33. h4 e5
  34. 34. Rxe5 Bc4
  35. 35. Re8 Kd7
  36. 36. Rh8 h5
  37. 37. Rg8 Bd3
  38. 38. Kh2 Bf5
  39. 39. f3 Ke7
  40. 40. g4 hxg4
  41. 41. fxg4 Kf7
  42. 42. Rh8 Bxg4
  43. 43. Kg3 Bh5
  44. 44. Rxh5 gxh5
  45. 45. Kf4 Kf6
  46. 46. Kg3 Kf5
  47. 47. Kf3 Kg6
  48. 48. Kf4 Kf6
  49. 49. Ke3 Ke6
  50. 50. Kd3 Kf5
  51. 51. Ke3 Kg4
  52. 52. Kf2 Kxh4
  53. 53. Kf3 Kg5
  54. 54. Ke3 Kg4
  55. 55. Kf2 h4
  56. 56. Kg2 Kf4
  57. 57. Kh3 Ke4
  58. 58. Kxh4 Kxd4
  59. 59. Kg3 Ke3
  60. 60. Kg2 Ke2
  61. 61. Kg1 d4
  62. 62. Kg2 d3
  63. 63. Kg3 d2
  64. 64. Kf4 d1=Q
  65. 65. Ke4 Qd3+
  66. 66. Ke5 Ke3
  67. 67. Ke6 Qd4
  68. 68. Kf5 Qe4+
  69. 69. Kf6 Kf4
  70. 70. Kf7 Qe5
  71. 71. Kg6 Qf5+
  72. 72. Kg7 Kg5
  73. 73. Kg8 Qd7
  74. 74. Kf8 Kg6
  75. 75. Kg8 Qd8#

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