Chess Olympiad 2026 Stats

Never Play f6

Ben Finegold says never push the f-pawn one square. These players did it by move 10 (f3 or …f6) and won anyway.

Ties: earlier push, then board.

Updated 22 Sept 2026, 00:46 CEST

Record

81so far

Over 6 rounds; the most in one round, 17 in round 1.

Round by round

Round 1

50% scored by all who tried

14 more, tied

Wednesday 16 September

Round 2

50% scored by all who tried

13 more, tied

Thursday 17 September

Round 3

55% scored by all who tried

7 more, tied

Friday 18 September

Round 4

50% scored by all who tried

7 more, tied

Saturday 19 September

Round 5

50% scored by all who tried

11 more, tied

Sunday 20 September

Round 6

64% scored by all who tried

11 more, tied

Monday 21 September