final move · Qxe8#
Checkmate

xigistist vs Taleh86

1165 elo

mate on move 30

Elo
1164 vs 1165
Played
rapid · Mar 26, 2026
Opening
Queens Gambit Accepted Central Variation McDonnell Defense
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Avg centipawn loss
58
Blunders
2
Moves
30
Color
White
The game

How it swung

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move 1xigistist’s evaluation, move by movemove 30
Not everything was clean

The one slip

17.♘d5 cost 3.4 pawns. ♕a3 would have held it.

The position went from winning to level.

The point: 17...♖b4 18.♗e2 c4 19.♕c1

Every move

The score

  1. 1. d4 d5
  2. 2. c4 dxc4
  3. 3. e4 e5
  4. 4. Nf3 exd4
  5. 5. Nxd4 Bc5
  6. 6. Be3 Nf6
  7. 7. Bxc4 O-O
  8. 8. O-O Bd6
  9. 9. Nc3 Nc6
  10. 10. Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11. Bd4 c5
  12. 12. Be3 Re8
  13. 13. f3 Bb7
  14. 14. Qb3 Qe7
  15. 15. Qxb7 Rab8
  16. 16. Qxa7 Rxb2
  17. 17. Nd5 Qe5
  18. 18. g3 Rxh2
  19. 19. Nxf6+ Kh8
  20. 20. f4 Qb2
  21. 21. Rf2 Qxa1+
  22. 22. Kxh2 Qxf6
  23. 23. e5 Qh6+
  24. 24. Kg2 Bxe5
  25. 25. Qa4 Rd8
  26. 26. Bxc5 Bc3
  27. 27. Bxf7 Be1
  28. 28. Re2 Bxg3
  29. 29. Re8+ Rxe8
  30. 30. Qxe8#

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