Chess Olympiad 2026 Stats

Chicken of the Round

Highest share of moves that went backwards, over at least 25 own moves.

Ties: board order.

Updated 22 Sept 2026, 00:46 CEST

Record

37% retreats

Round 4, 44 of 119 movesGM Mads Andersen DEN 2549½againstIM Tom O`Gorman IRL 2380½

Round by round

Round 1

34.5% retreats

29 of 84 movesIM Artiom Stribuk FID 24891againstDonkeng Hussel CMR 20200

Wednesday 16 September

Round 2

30.4% retreats

21 of 69 movesFM Diogo Alho CPV 22120againstCM Erfan Mohamad Firdaus QAT 18521

Thursday 17 September

Round 3

33.3% retreats

20 of 60 movesIM Saidakbar Saydaliev UZB 3 24751againstFM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou MAR 22550

Friday 18 September

Round 4

37% retreats

44 of 119 movesGM Mads Andersen DEN 2549½againstIM Tom O`Gorman IRL 2380½

Saturday 19 September

Round 5

34.4% retreats

33 of 96 movesGM Mircea-Emilian Parligras ROU 2507½againstGM Mahammad Muradli AZE 2653½

Sunday 20 September

Round 6

30.8% retreats

8 of 26 movesCM Heritiana Andrianiaina MAD 2191½againstIM Sravan Renjith NZL 2318½

Monday 21 September