Round 1
4points of material given
- 41. Qxc1, taken by 41… Rxc1+GM Jagadeesh Siddharth SGP 24971againstFM Bader Al-Hajiri KUW 20330
- 73. Rxh4+, taken by 73… Nxh4+Vitalis Mapuranga ZIM 2058½againstGM Roman Dehtiarov UKR 2508½
Wednesday 16 September
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.
Ties: board order.
Updated 22 Sept 2026, 00:46 CEST
Record
Round by round
Round 2
5points of material given
- 31. Rh1, taken by 31… Rxh1IM Elias Ruzhansky BEL 2427½againstFM Mazen. Fandi SYR 2322½
- 75… Rc6+, taken by 76. bxc6GM Emre Can TUR 2534½againstGM Niaz Murshed BAN 2342½
Thursday 17 September
Round 3
4points of material given
Friday 18 September
Round 4
4points of material given
- 66. Rxh2, taken by 66… Kxh2CM Juan Uvaldo Heinichen R. PAR 2124½againstGM Kiril Georgiev BUL 2520½
- 70… Rxa7, taken by 71. Kxa7CM Juan Uvaldo Heinichen R. PAR 2124½againstGM Kiril Georgiev BUL 2520½
- 59. Rxf2+, taken by 59… Rxf2GM Alexandr Predke SRB 2598½againstGM Yangyi Yu CHN 2710½
2 more, tied
Saturday 19 September
Round 5
3points of material given
- 28. Qxg8+, taken by 28… Kxg8Arvin Nicholas LCA 1710½againstFM Rurik Capella CUR 1946½
- 46. Bc1, taken by 46… Qxc1+Stephane Lam Kin Cheung MRI 1742½againstSimelane Nhlanhla SWZ 1558½
Sunday 20 September
Round 6
4points of material given
- 38. Rxh4, taken by 38… Rxh4CM Mohamed Saeed Laily UAE 20881againstEduardo Elena URU 21320
- 55. Rxg5, taken by 55… Kxg5IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen NOR 2499½againstGM Awonder Liang USA 2693½
- 83… Rxb7+, taken by 84. Kxb7CM Hamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal MOZ 2067½againstWallace O. Williams LBR 1846½
Monday 21 September