Chess Olympiad 2026 Stats

Poisoned Pawn

The queen grabbed the b-pawn (Qxb7 or …Qxb2) by move 15. Fischer’s favourite snack; the result tells whether it was poisoned.

Ties: board order.

Updated 22 Sept 2026, 00:46 CEST

So far

44pawn grabs

Over 6 rounds; the most in one round, 13 in round 2.

Round by round

Round 2

13pawn grabs

10 more

Thursday 17 September

Round 3

11pawn grabs

8 more

Friday 18 September

Round 4

7pawn grabs

4 more

Saturday 19 September

Round 5

8pawn grabs

5 more

Sunday 20 September