Overview

• Bloodbath

  Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.

  30 captures

  • Round 2Tevita Fau TGA½againstCM Ilya Stetsenko ARU 1961½

• Pacifist

  Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.

  4 captures

  • Round 1CM Ronald Lwebuga SLE 1880½againstIM Juan Sebastian Melian PAR 2357½

• Marathon

  The longest game of the round.

  107 moves

  • Round 2Manyok Chaderek Panchol SSD 2077½againstJustin James LCA 1905½

• Quickest Kill

  Shortest decisive game of at least 10 moves; forfeits do not count.

  12 moves

  • Round 1Kaeden Fyfield-Jones SKN0againstIwan Cave WLS 21071

• Checkmate on the Board

  The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.

  15 moves

  • Round 1, queen mateCM Ruben Abraham Ulloa Castillo PAN 21781againstMarc Delrieu VAN 15640

• Endgame Wizard

  The longest endgame of the round, by Lichess's phase divider.

  73 moves

  • Round 2, from move 35Manyok Chaderek Panchol SSD 2077½againstJustin James LCA 1905½

• Hypertension

  Two pieces attacked each other for the longest time and nobody took.

  29 moves

  • Round 1, ♙b4 vs ♟c5, moves 11–39GM Jules Moussard FRA 26021againstFM Hamed Ben Ghanem TUN 20990
  • Round 2, ♙h5 vs ♟g6, moves 14–42GM Momchil Petkov BUL 25441againstIM Samid Eduardo Escalona Landi VEN 23740

• Crosshairs

  The piece with the most attackers and defenders pointed at it at one moment.

  8 attackers

  • Round 1, ♟ on d5 after 12… Bb7FM Philippe Linster LUX 22301againstAputsiak Niels Janussen GRL0
  • Round 1, ♙ on d4 after 9. Be3Carl Fleischer GRL 16400againstChristian Jeitz LUX 21551
  • Round 1, ♟ on d5 after 14. Nf4FM Colin Federer SUI 22691againstRukundo Joe Stephane BDI 17380

  2 more, tied

  • Round 2, ♟ on d5 after 21… d5CM Hamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal MOZ 20671againstCM Toby Brookfield GCI 17980
  • Round 2, ♙ on d5 after 15. d5CM Andrew Heron LIE 21311againstAurelien Tegawende Lefebvre BUR 17970

• Separation Anxiety

  The latest real queen trade: both queens captured within two plies of each other.

  67 moves

  • Round 1, 67… Kxd7Mathieu Galois NCL 18080againstFM Abdulrahman Akintoye Abdulraheem NGR 23161

• Strategic Downsizing

  The earliest real queen trade in a game of at least 20 moves.

  5 moves

  • Round 1, 5. Kxd1GM Juraj Druska SVK 24591againstCristian Tenezaca GUM 18750
  • Round 2, 5. Kxd1CM Ali Elier LBA 22101againstAngel Estanislao Gatjens Capche GEQ 18310

• Shortest Draw

  The shortest draw; before move 30 only repetition or stalemate is allowed.

  24 moves

  • Round 2IM Ryosuke Nanjo JPN 2299½againstGM Sabino Brunello ITA 2536½

• David vs Goliath

  The biggest rating gap where the lower-rated player did not lose.

  686 rating points

  • Round 1, held the drawEdmond Meng Zhang HKG 1896½againstGM Casper Schoppen NED 2582½

• Longest Capture Spree

  The longest run of consecutive captures, both sides taking turns.

  11 captures in a row

  • Round 2, from move 28Mahad Dahir Muhumad SOM 18291againstVladimir Mendez GRN 16510

• Longest King Hunt

  Most consecutive checks by one side; a quiet move ends the hunt.

  17 checks in a row

  • Round 2, moves 52–68FM Ashwath Kaushik SGP 23031againstIwan Cave WLS 21070

• Do You Even Rook Lift Bro

  The earliest rook to leave its back rank for the third rank or beyond, without capturing.

  10 moves

  • Round 1, Ra6, the rook from a8CM Yacine Barbaria TUN 21760againstGM MarcAndria Maurizzi FRA 26121
  • Round 2, Rh3, the rook from h1Vedant Shetty VIN 18121againstTjerk Albregtse CUR 18240

• Castle Commitment Issues

  The latest castling of the round.

  31 moves

  • Round 1, O-O-OIM Daniyal Sapenov KAZ 25101againstFM Marckens Jean Louis HAI 20070

• Dadbod Shuffler

  Most king moves by one side in a game of at least 30 moves.

  33 king moves

  • Round 2Manyok Chaderek Panchol SSD 2077½againstJustin James LCA 1905½

• Sporty Queen

  The original queen that travelled the most squares; promoted queens do not count.

  71 squares

  • Round 2, in 37 queen movesFM Ashwath Kaushik SGP 23031againstIwan Cave WLS 21070

• Chicken

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

  34.5 % retreats

  • Round 1, 29 of 84 movesIM Artiom Stribuk FID 24891againstDonkeng Hussel CMR 20200

• Parkour Master

  Most knight moves by one side.

  33 knight moves

  • Round 1Mlik Omar SEN 16180againstGM David C Smerdon AUS 24611

• Dark Mode Enthusiast

  Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.

  11 captures

  • Round 1FM Hoang Nam Nguyen VIE 21441againstGeorge Mahommed LES 19770
  • Round 2Mouhammed Oumarou NIG½againstJeremias Costa G Miguel STP 1785½

• Wears Sunglasses

  Most captures landing on light squares by one side.

  11 captures

  • Round 1FM Reinis Paikens LAT 22961againstSandor Talas IOM 17960
  • Round 1GM Martin Petrov BUL 2528½againstFM Marcel Mannhart LIE 2047½
  • Round 2FM Christopher Guzman DOM 22360againstIM Gleb Pidluznij LTU 24101

  3 more, tied

  • Round 2FM Simplice Armel De Gondo CIV 20711againstBoata Tierata Tekanene KIR0
  • Round 2IM Pierre Barbot SLO 24801againstCM Yeh Yang Liu TPE 20510
  • Round 2Wyclef Victor HAI 18531againstSidhanth Bhandari BHU 15480

• Peasant Uprising

  Most captures made by pawns by one side.

  7 pawn captures

  • Round 1GM Nikita Petrov MNE 25651againstFM Ursus Van Bemmelen CUR 20810
  • Round 2IM Quoc Hy Nguyen VIE 24281againstFM Philippe Linster LUX 22300
  • Round 2IM Omar Eltigani SUD 22590againstIM Providence Oatlhotse BOT 22301

  3 more, tied

  • Round 2Oumar Keita MLI 18920againstFM Harold Wanyama UGA 21611
  • Round 2Youssouf Niare MLI 17290againstCM Egesa emmanuel UGA 20761
  • Round 2FM Roy Mwadzura ZIM 22111againstNicholas Johnson BAH 19320

• Center Stage

  The one piece that landed on d4, d5, e4 or e5 most often.

  9 arrivals

  • Round 1, king from e1Nathan Dennis BER 17770againstIM Dritan Mehmeti ALB 23121

• Square Tourist

  The one piece that stood on the most different squares, its start square included.

  27 squares

  • Round 2, rook from h1Manyok Chaderek Panchol SSD 2077½againstJustin James LCA 1905½

• 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

  • Round 2, rook: 32 of 45 piece movesIM Emil Risteski MKD 24260againstGM Anish Giri NED 27571

• Pawn Storm

  Most pawn moves by one side while the game was still in its opening.

  11 pawn moves

  • Round 1GM Erigaisi Arjun IND 27590againstIM Prin Laohawirapap THA 23631

• Professional Edger

  Highest share of moves from or to the a- and h-files, over at least 25 own moves.

  49.1 % edge moves

  • Round 1, 26 of 53 movesFM Davidson Gabriel HAI 21140againstIM Sauat Nurgaliyev KAZ 24931

• Giant Slayer

  The win with the lowest expected score by Elo, at most 25 %.

  3.3 % expected

  • Round 1, 1928 beat 2514Homayoun Mohtaat AFG 19281againstGM Khumoyun Begmuratov UZB 2 25140

• Untitled Hero

  An untitled player beat or drew a titled one; the strongest opponent wins.

  2582 opponent rating

  • Round 1, drew with GMEdmond Meng Zhang HKG 1896½againstGM Casper Schoppen NED 2582½

• GM Scalp

  A player without the GM title beat a grandmaster; the biggest rating gap wins.

  586 rating points

  • Round 1, untitled 1928 beat GM 2514Homayoun Mohtaat AFG 19281againstGM Khumoyun Begmuratov UZB 2 25140

• Upset of the Round

  The decisive game with the biggest rating gap won by the lower-rated player.

  586 rating points

  • Round 1, 1928 beat 2514Homayoun Mohtaat AFG 19281againstGM Khumoyun Begmuratov UZB 2 25140

• Clash of Titans

  The game with the highest average rating.

  2669 average rating

  • Round 2, 2762 vs 2575GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov UZB 27621againstGM Jorge Cori PER 25750

• Youngest Player

  The youngest player who played this round, by birth year.

  10 years

  • Round 1, again in round 2, born 2016FM Musonda Chola ZAM 20981againstVedant Shetty VIN 18120

• Oldest Player

  The oldest player who played this round, by birth year.

  74 years

  • Round 1, born 1952Renato Frick LIE 18940againstGM Radoslav Dimitrov BUL 24751

• Generations

  The largest age gap between two opponents.

  51 years

  • Round 2, born 2014 and 1963FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla GUA 21390againstGM Johann Hjartarson ISL 24611

• Longest Think

  Most time spent on a single move, from the relay clocks.

  45:39 on one move

  • Round 2, 14… Ngf6GM Radoslav Dimitrov BUL 24751againstFM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez VEN 22490

• Zeitnot Addict

  Most moves played with less than five minutes on the clock.

  52 moves under 5 minutes

  • Round 1, from move 22Mlik Omar SEN 16180againstGM David C Smerdon AUS 24611

• 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

  • Round 2, 0:31 after move 36FM Danilo Volpinari SMR 19711againstCM Matthew Portelli MLT 21870

• Time Millionaire

  Most time left at the end of a won game of at least 30 moves.

  1:33:28 left at the end

  • Round 1FM Prince Daniel Mulenga ZAM 21981againstCM Brian S Cottle VIN 18800

• 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

  • Round 2Abdellahi Khaled Abdellahi MTN 20101againstFrancois Gamba CAF 17210

• Flag Fall

  Lost with less than 30 seconds, one increment, on the last clock.

  0:00 on the loser’s last clock

  • Round 2, after 70… Qf1Orasji Roger Junior SUR 19441againstShamoy Joseph IVB 15780

• Deep Breath

  Longest think followed by a top move: one that cost at most one point of Lichess win percentage.

  42:08 thinking, then a top move

  • Round 2, 17… Qxg3IM Santiago Lopez Rayo COL 2431½againstGM Peter Leko HUN 2676½

• Most Accurate

  Highest Lichess accuracy in a game of at least 20 moves.

  99.7 % accuracy

  • Round 2, average centipawn loss 2FM Aram Chekh Adm Khedr SYR 2194½againstIM Sim Maerevoet BEL 2461½

• Cleanest Game

  Lowest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.

  4 combined centipawn loss

  • Round 1, White 2, Black 2GM Erwin L'Ami NED 2595½againstCM Yiheng Li HKG 2126½
  • Round 2, White 2, Black 2FM Aram Chekh Adm Khedr SYR 2194½againstIM Sim Maerevoet BEL 2461½
  • Round 2, White 2, Black 2IM Fernando Miguel Fernandez Sanchez PER 2369½againstGM Mukhiddin Madaminov UZB 2611½

• Wildest Game

  Highest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.

  340 combined centipawn loss

  • Round 1, White 167, Black 173Ishmael Amnol PNG0againstCM S Sivathanujan SRI 21801

• Biggest Blunder

  The Lichess-marked blunder that cost the most winning chances.

  93.3 points of win chance lost

  • Round 1, 39… Rg4, −13.71 → +8.48Larry Thomas DMA 17100againstFM Christopher Guzman DOM 22361

• Swindle of the Day

  Won a game that the engine had at −3.00 or worse for the winner; the deepest hole wins.

  #−8 at the worst, winner’s view

  • Round 2, after 32. Re5CM Jamie Morgan GCI 17941againstCM Joao Farisse MOZ 20370

• Heartbreak

  Lost or drew a game the engine had at +3.00 or better for them; the biggest lead wins.

  #8 at the best, player’s view

  • Round 2, after 32. Re5CM Jamie Morgan GCI 17941againstCM Joao Farisse MOZ 20370

• Rollercoaster

  Most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black, in a game of at least 20 moves.

  5 swings

  • Round 1Ishmael Amnol PNG0againstCM S Sivathanujan SRI 21801

• Ice Cold

  Longest game of at least 30 moves in which one side got no inaccuracy, mistake or blunder mark from Lichess.

  85 moves without a mark

  • Round 1GM Erwin L'Ami NED 2595½againstCM Yiheng Li HKG 2126½

• Royal Walkabout

  His Majesty went for a walk: 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.

  8 moves

  • Round 1, 8… Kf8IM Tom Middelburg NZL 23441againstCM Barthelemy Bongo Akanga Ndjila GAB 17950

• 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

  • Round 1, 10… Qd7??, 11. Qxd7Timur Daudov KGZ 20631againstIlbouldo Soumaila BUR0

• 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

  • Round 2, 75… Rc6+, taken by 76. bxc6GM Emre Can TUR 2534½againstGM Niaz Murshed BAN 2342½

• Tal’s Dark Forest

  “Take your opponent into a deep dark forest”: won after the longest stretch at least three points down in material.

  8 moves down

  • Round 2, three or more points down, moves 33–40GM Casper Schoppen NED 25820againstIM Nikola Nikolovski MKD 23931

• 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.

  96 moves

  • Round 2, within ±1.00 through move 40FM Mashala Kabamwanishi COD 19401againstFM Sai Han Thiha MYA 20990

• Pigs on the 7th

  Both rooks on the opponent’s second rank, eating everything; the longest stay wins.

  13 moves

  • Round 1, moves 26–38IM Tarun Kanyamarala IRL 24171againstCM Kaieem Elizee LCA 18620
  • Round 2, moves 29–41FM Ho Cheung Wong HKG 19661againstKodjovi Folly Corazon Doumassi TOG 19650

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