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Awards
The record of every award over the event, and who won it in each round.
61 records after 6 rounds, each with the game that set it and the round it fell in; every award’s name opens its page with every round. Ties stand together; a round still being played counts as it stands and can change until it is over.
Game records
Bloodbath
Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.
30 captures
- Round 2Tevita Fau TGA½againstCM Ilya Stetsenko ARU 1961½
- Round 3GM Alexandr Fier BRA 2537½againstIM Nikita Khoroshev KGZ 2340½
- Round 4GM Casper Schoppen NED 2582½againstGM Dimitris Alexakis GRE 2533½
10 more, tied
- Round 4FM Ismet Mesic BIH 2226½againstIM Bashir Eiti SYR 2270½
- Round 4CM Juan Uvaldo Heinichen R. PAR 2124½againstGM Kiril Georgiev BUL 2520½
- Round 4GM Frederik Svane GER 2655½againstGM Jan Malek POL 2587½
- Round 4GM Alexandr Predke SRB 2598½againstGM Yangyi Yu CHN 2710½
- Round 4IM Jan Vykouk CZE 2524½againstGM Eltaj Safarli AZE 2616½
- Round 5IM Lukas Dotzer AUT 2472½againstIM Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov UZB 3 2390½
- Round 5CM Joe Assaad LBN 2206½againstIM Jose Francisco R P Neves Veiga POR 2404½
- Round 5CM Malek Saif JOR 2185½againstIM Saad Belouadah ALG 2320½
- Round 5GM Jorge Roberto Elias Reyes CUB 2505½againstGM Aleksandar Indjic SRB 2598½
- Round 5Exel Ngoupet CAF½againstAruo Aloka MHL½
Pacifist
Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.
4 captures
Marathon
The longest game of the round.
139 moves
Quickest Kill
Shortest decisive game of at least 10 moves; forfeits do not count.
12 moves
Checkmate on the Board
The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.
4 moves
Endgame Wizard
The longest endgame of the round, by Lichess's phase divider.
115 moves
Hypertension
Two pieces attacked each other for the longest time and nobody took.
35 moves
Crosshairs
The piece with the most attackers and defenders pointed at it at one moment.
9 attackers
Separation Anxiety
The latest real queen trade: both queens captured within two plies of each other.
67 moves
Strategic Downsizing
The earliest real queen trade in a game of at least 20 moves.
5 moves
Shortest Draw
The shortest draw; before move 30 only repetition or stalemate is allowed.
17 moves
David vs Goliath
The biggest rating gap where the lower-rated player did not lose.
686 rating points
Bare King Optimist
The longest stretch played on with nothing but a king.
32 moves
Houdini
Escaped with stalemate while behind; the biggest deficit wins.
6 points behind
Player records
Longest Capture Spree
The longest run of consecutive captures, both sides taking turns.
11 captures in a row
Longest King Hunt
Most consecutive checks by one side; a quiet move ends the hunt.
19 checks in a row
Do You Even Rook Lift Bro
The earliest rook to leave its back rank for the third rank or beyond, without capturing.
9 moves
Castle Commitment Issues
The latest castling of the round.
35 moves
Dadbod Shuffler
Most king moves by one side in a game of at least 30 moves.
50 king moves
Sporty Queen
The original queen that travelled the most squares; promoted queens do not count. The metres are at human scale, a long stride per square.
126 squares
Chicken of the Round
Highest share of moves that went backwards, over at least 25 own moves.
37 % retreats
Parkour Master
Most knight moves by one side.
48 knight moves
Dark Mode Enthusiast
Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.
12 captures
Wears Sunglasses
Most captures landing on light squares by one side.
13 captures
Peasant Uprising
Most captures made by pawns by one side.
8 pawn captures
Center Stage
The one piece that landed on d4, d5, e4 or e5 most often.
15 arrivals
Square Tourist
The one piece that stood on the most different squares, its start square included.
36 squares
Comfort Zone
Highest share of one piece type among a side's piece moves, over at least 20 of them.
71.1 % of piece moves
Pawn Storm
Most pawn moves by one side while the game was still in its opening.
12 pawn moves
Professional Edger
Highest share of moves from or to the a- and h-files, over at least 25 own moves.
54.1 % edge moves
Rating, title and age records
Giant Slayer
The win with the lowest expected score by Elo, at most 25 %.
3.3 % expected
Untitled Hero
An untitled player beat or drew a titled one; the strongest opponent wins.
2582 opponent rating
GM Scalp
A player without the GM title beat a grandmaster; the biggest rating gap wins.
586 rating points
Upset of the Round
The decisive game with the biggest rating gap won by the lower-rated player.
586 rating points
Clash of Titans
The game with the highest average rating.
2777 average rating
Youngest Player
The youngest player who played this round, by birth year.
10 years
Oldest Player
The oldest player who played this round, by birth year.
74 years
Generations
The largest age gap between two opponents.
58 years
Clock records
Longest Think
Most time spent on a single move, from the relay clocks.
1:01:53 on one move
Zeitnot Addict
Most moves played with less than five minutes on the clock.
77 moves under 5 minutes
Time Scramble Survivor
Won after dropping below one minute at some point after move 30; the lowest clock wins.
0:31 left at the lowest
Time Millionaire
Most time left at the end of a won game of at least 30 moves.
2:04:29 left at the end
Increment Farmer
Most time banked after move 40 from the 30-second increments, in a game of 50 moves or more.
9:22 gained after move 40
Flag Fall
Lost with less than 30 seconds, one increment, on the last clock.
0:00 on the last clock
Time Not So Well Spent
Longest think that ended in a blunder, as Lichess marks them.
38:58 thinking, then a blunder
Engine records
Most Accurate
Highest Lichess accuracy in a game of at least 20 moves.
99.9 % accuracy
Cleanest Game
Lowest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
2 combined centipawn loss
Wildest Game
Highest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
340 combined centipawn loss
Biggest Blunder
The Lichess-marked blunder that cost the most winning chances.
95.1 % win chance lost
Swindle of the Day
Won a game that the engine had at −3.00 or worse for the winner; the deepest hole wins.
#−1 at the worst
Heartbreak
Lost or drew a game the engine had at +3.00 or better for them; the biggest lead wins.
#1 at the best
Rollercoaster
Most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black, in a game of at least 20 moves.
7 swings
Lucky Escape
The opponent let a forced mate slip, as Lichess marked it, and did not win; the shortest missed mate wins.
1 move mate missed
Ice Cold
Longest game of at least 30 moves in which one side got no inaccuracy, mistake or blunder mark from Lichess.
101 moves without a mark
Chess culture records
Royal Walkabout
The king stepped off its home square by move 15 while it could still castle, was not in check and both queens were on. The earliest walk wins.
6 moves
Botez Gambit
The queen went right after a move Lichess marked ??: taken on the next move, not won back, and still three points down soon after. The earliest one wins.
10 moves
Brilliant!!
A real sacrifice: the piece was taken at once and the player stayed at least two points down, yet Lichess found nothing wrong with the move. The biggest gift wins.
5 points of material given
Tal’s Dark Forest
“Take your opponent into a deep dark forest”: won after the longest stretch at least three points down in material.
11 moves down
The Carlsen Grind
Won a long game from nothing: the eval stayed within ±1.00 through move 40, and the win came after move 60. The longest grind wins.
100 moves
Pigs on the 7th
Both rooks on the opponent’s second rank, eating everything; the longest stay wins.
13 moves
Short’s King Walk
The king marched to its fifth rank or beyond before the endgame, with the enemy queen still on (Short–Timman, Tilburg 1991). The deepest walk wins.
6 rank reached
Collections
| Award | So far | Most in a round |
|---|---|---|
| UnderpromotionEvery promotion to a knight, bishop or rook this round. | 10 | 4 in round 5 |
| En PassantEvery en passant capture of the round. | 147 | 31 in round 2 |
| Never Play f6Ben Finegold says never push the f-pawn one square. These players did it by move 10 (f3 or …f6) and won anyway. | 81 | 17 in round 1 |
| Mate GalleryCheckmates with a name: back-rank, smothered, Anastasia’s, Arabian, hook, dovetail, Boden’s, double-bishop, double check, pawn, promotion, king move or castling. | 11 | 3 in round 3 |
| Family ForkA knight gave check and attacked the queen at the same time, from a square where it could not simply be taken. The ones that won the queen come first. | 33 | 8 in round 4 |
| Holy HellEn passant was on the board and the player left it alone. En passant is forced, allegedly. | 148 | 37 in round 6 |
| ShahrukhCastled with check. Timur is said to have named his son Shah Rukh after the king-and-rook move he had just played when the news of the birth arrived. | 4 | 2 in round 3 |
| Il VaticanoTwo bishops on one rank, three files apart, with two enemy pawns between them: the r/AnarchyChess cathedral. The first time for each player is listed. | 1 | 1 in round 1 |
| Poisoned PawnThe queen grabbed the b-pawn (Qxb7 or …Qxb2) by move 15. Fischer’s favourite snack; the result tells whether it was poisoned. | 44 | 13 in round 2 |
| Greek GiftThe classic bishop sacrifice on h7 (or …h2): the bishop took the pawn with check. | 20 | 6 in round 5 |
| Pawn CubeFour pawns on a 2×2 block, the r/AnarchyChess cube. The first time for each player is listed. | 3 | 1 in rounds 1, 4 and 6 |
| Pawn DiamondFour pawns around an empty square: one below, two beside, one above. The first time for each player is listed. | 6 | 4 in round 5 |
| Connect FourFour or more pawns side by side on one rank beyond their starting rank. The first row of each player is listed, the longest first. | 64 | 13 in rounds 1, 2 and 4 |
| Irish Pawn CentreThree pawns on one file, one behind the other. The first time for each player is listed. | 47 | 12 in round 5 |
| Photo FinishBoth sides promoted a pawn within four moves of each other. | 17 | 5 in rounds 5 and 6 |
| Royal CourtA third queen on the board. | 38 | 10 in round 6 |
The awards that list every case instead of crowning one. Each round page names them; an award’s page has every case of every round.
Not awarded yet: The Hard One.
Team awards
The 54 team awards are handed out on the standings page over the whole event, and on each round page for the round alone; every team page lists the ones it holds.