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GothamChess

(2928)

vs

BeztDonut

(2756)
1-0

28 moves

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GothamChess (2928) vs BeztDonut (2756), 3+0 blitz on chess.com, 1 October 2026. An offbeat 1.Nh3 opening; both sides go wrong around move 17, then Black's king walks into a mating attack.

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#1

17... Re5??

Black to move · eval −1.7 → +2.2

Blunder −3.9

played Re5

best d5

Best was d5, line (tap to step through):

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After Re5, Stockfish answers Nfg4 Rxg5 hxg5 Nxg4 Rxg4 …

Material is equal

Why it was bad

#2

19... Qe7??

Black to move · eval +0.3 → +4.1

Blunder −3.8

played Qe7

best d5

Best was d5, line (tap to step through):

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After Qe7, Stockfish answers Nxf6+ Nxf6 Nd5 Bxd5 Bxd5 …

Material is equal

Why it was bad

#3

17. Bc4??

White to move · eval +1.5 → −1.7

Blunder −3.2

played Bc4

best Qd2

Best was Qd2, line (tap to step through):

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After Bc4, Stockfish answers d5 Be2 Qc7 Nxd5 Bxd5 …

Material is equal

Why it was bad