Bloodbath
30captures
Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.
- Open section
- Round 3 of 11
- Friday 18 September
- Samarkand
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- Women round 3
Round 3
406 of 408 games finished, 79% of them decisive. 27 teams won 4–0. China had the best team performance, 2828.
CompleteUpdated 20 Sept 2026, 12:46 CEST, 2 forfeits
Round 3 in numbers
406
games finished of 408
79%
decisive; White scored 53%
46
moves per game
139
moves in the longest game
Results
171
White wins, 42%
87
draws, 21%
148
Black wins, 37%
18 checkmates on the board, 13 draws by repetition, 1 stalemates, 7 draws before move 30 and 2 forfeits.
Left out of the statistics: WCM Gerda Nevska – Egon Mattaaq — the broadcast did not record the moves that were played. The result 0–1 stands (verify, 18 Sep: scored 0-1 (chess-results agrees) but the last recorded eval, after move 41, has White +7.06; the relay stopped early or mis-registered a move).
Accuracy and time
89.6%
average accuracy, as Lichess scores it
2.18
blunders per game
734
mistakes, as Lichess marks them
881
blunders, as Lichess marks them
2:19
average time per move
10%
of moves played with under 5 minutes left
Lichess analysed 405 of 405 finished games, with 1,989 inaccuracies, 734 mistakes and 881 blunders. Times come from the relay clocks of 370 games. The extra 30 minutes after move 40 showed up on move 41 or 42 for 62% of 290 players, and never for 61 players who went past move 45.
Game awards
Pacifist
8captures
- CM George Mwale MAW 20620againstGM Alexander Baburin IRL 23441
- GM Jegor Lashkin MDA 2490½againstGM Ivan Saric CRO 2623½
Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.
Marathon
139moves
The longest game of the round.
Quickest Kill
18moves
- IM John Rodgaard FAI 22500againstIM Diego Saul Rodri Flores Quillas PER 23981
- CM Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim KUW 20220againstIM Fred Berend LUX 22311
Shortest decisive game of at least 10 moves; forfeits do not count.
Checkmate on the Board
25moves
The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.
Endgame Wizard
115moves
The longest endgame of the round, by Lichess's phase divider.
Hypertension
25moves
Two pieces attacked each other for the longest time and nobody took.
Crosshairs
9attackers
The piece with the most attackers and defenders pointed at it at one moment.
Separation Anxiety
67moves
The latest real queen trade: both queens captured within two plies of each other.
Strategic Downsizing
5moves
The earliest real queen trade in a game of at least 20 moves.
Shortest Draw
17moves
The shortest draw; before move 30 only repetition or stalemate is allowed.
David vs Goliath
580rating points
The biggest rating gap where the lower-rated player did not lose.
Bare King Optimist
18moves
The longest stretch played on with nothing but a king.
Houdini
1points behind
Escaped with stalemate while behind; the biggest deficit wins.
Player awards
Longest Capture Spree
10captures in a row
- from move 23GM Jan Malek POL 2587½againstCM Georgijs Germanovs LAT 2389½
- from move 35Donkeng Hussel CMR 20200againstFM Victor Mendez Ramirez DOM 22401
The longest run of consecutive captures, both sides taking turns.
Longest King Hunt
13checks in a row
Most consecutive checks by one side; a quiet move ends the hunt.
Do You Even Rook Lift Bro
12moves
- Rd6, the rook from a8GM Sumiya Bilguun MGL 2414½againstFM Joshua Christie JAM 2216½
- Ra3, the rook from a1GM Wesley So USA 27741againstGM Jesper Sondergaard Thybo DEN 25790
- Rb6, the rook from a8IM Jorge Luis Baules Rodriguez PAN 22821againstCM Suradj Hanoeman SUR 19430
The earliest rook to leave its back rank for the third rank or beyond, without capturing.
Castle Commitment Issues
28moves
The latest castling of the round.
Dadbod Shuffler
40king moves
Most king moves by one side in a game of at least 30 moves.
Sporty Queen
99squares
The original queen that travelled the most squares; promoted queens do not count. The metres are at human scale, a long stride per square.
Chicken of the Round
33.3% retreats
Highest share of moves that went backwards, over at least 25 own moves.
Parkour Master
48knight moves
Most knight moves by one side.
Dark Mode Enthusiast
11captures
Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.
Wears Sunglasses
11captures
Most captures landing on light squares by one side.
Peasant Uprising
8pawn captures
Most captures made by pawns by one side.
Center Stage
8arrivals
The one piece that landed on d4, d5, e4 or e5 most often.
Square Tourist
36squares
- rook from a1CM Ali Elier LBA 2210½againstIM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi TJK 2391½
- rook from a1FM Musonda Chola ZAM 2098½againstMahad Dahir Muhumad SOM 1829½
The one piece that stood on the most different squares, its start square included.
Comfort Zone
62.7% of piece moves
Highest share of one piece type among a side's piece moves, over at least 20 of them.
Pawn Storm
12pawn moves
Most pawn moves by one side while the game was still in its opening.
Professional Edger
54.1% edge moves
Highest share of moves from or to the a- and h-files, over at least 25 own moves.
Ratings, titles and ages
Giant Slayer
3.4% expected
The win with the lowest expected score by Elo, at most 25 %.
Untitled Hero
2471opponent rating
An untitled player beat or drew a titled one; the strongest opponent wins.
GM Scalp
171rating points
A player without the GM title beat a grandmaster; the biggest rating gap wins.
Upset of the Round
580rating points
The decisive game with the biggest rating gap won by the lower-rated player.
Clash of Titans
2709average rating
The game with the highest average rating.
Youngest Player
10years
The youngest player who played this round, by birth year.
Oldest Player
71years
The oldest player who played this round, by birth year.
Generations
51years
The largest age gap between two opponents.
Clock awards
Longest Think
48:51on one move
Most time spent on a single move, from the relay clocks.
Zeitnot Addict
52moves under 5 minutes
Most moves played with less than five minutes on the clock.
Time Scramble Survivor
0:31left at the lowest
Won after dropping below one minute at some point after move 30; the lowest clock wins.
Time Millionaire
1:42:46left at the end
Most time left at the end of a won game of at least 30 moves.
Increment Farmer
6:14gained after move 40
Most time banked after move 40 from the 30-second increments, in a game of 50 moves or more.
Flag Fall
0:08on the last clock
Lost with less than 30 seconds, one increment, on the last clock.
Time Not So Well Spent
38:58thinking, then a blunder
Longest think that ended in a blunder, as Lichess marks them.
From the relay clocks of 370 of 405 finished games; games with missing, hand-entered or corrected clocks are left out, and time left after move 40 counts only once the clock shows the extra 30 minutes.
Engine awards
Most Accurate
99.3% accuracy
Highest Lichess accuracy in a game of at least 20 moves.
Cleanest Game
5combined centipawn loss
Lowest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Wildest Game
159combined centipawn loss
Highest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Biggest Blunder
93.1% win chance lost
The Lichess-marked blunder that cost the most winning chances.
Swindle of the Day
#−3at the worst
Won a game that the engine had at −3.00 or worse for the winner; the deepest hole wins.
Heartbreak
#3at the best
Lost or drew a game the engine had at +3.00 or better for them; the biggest lead wins.
Rollercoaster
4swings
- CM Ronald Terubea FIJ 1827½againstMouhammed Oumarou NIG½
- Zaman Sohail PAK 19350againstIM David George Samir EGY 23171
- Sidhanth Bhandari BHU 15480againstFM Ezio Righi SMR 18691
Most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black, in a game of at least 20 moves.
Lucky Escape
3move mate missed
The opponent let a forced mate slip, as Lichess marked it, and did not win; the shortest missed mate wins.
Ice Cold
83moves without a mark
Longest game of at least 30 moves in which one side got no inaccuracy, mistake or blunder mark from Lichess.
From Lichess’s computer analysis of 405 of 405 finished games. Inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders are the ones Lichess marks on the move.
Chess culture
Royal Walkabout
6moves
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.
Botez Gambit
33moves
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.
Never Play f6
55% scored by all who tried
- 3. f3IM Reja Neer Manon BAN 24201againstFM Jaime Rodriguez Santiago PUR 20690
- 4. f3Carl Fleischer GRL 16401againstJonathan Hill GCI 17090
- 5. f3CM Devarajen Chinasamy MRI 19511againstSaidou Koita BUR 17070
7 more, tied
- 7. f3GM Tomi Nyback FIN 25931againstGM Mikheil Mchedlishvili GEO 25500
- 7… f6FM Tinnakrit Arunnuntapanich THA 20600againstIM Bruno Andre Leite Martins POR 24081
- 8. f3Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso SWZ 16941againstKokou Difendramakada Jacques Ballebako TOG 18200
- 8. f3Gus Weber JCI 17391againstChristian Brotons NCL0
- 10. f3IM Orlando Husbands BAR 22221againstIM Manuel Campos Gomez COL 24280
- 10… f6GM Awonder Liang USA 26930againstGM Bjorn Moller Ochsner DEN 24781
- 10… f6Diop Mamadou Lamine Dame SEN 17810againstFM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez VEN 22491
Ben Finegold says never push the f-pawn one square. These players did it by move 10 (f3 or …f6) and won anyway.
Brilliant!!
4points of material given
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.
Tal’s Dark Forest
9moves down
“Take your opponent into a deep dark forest”: won after the longest stretch at least three points down in material.
The Carlsen Grind
76moves
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.
Pigs on the 7th
9moves
- moves 28–37GM Li Min Peng SUI 2568½againstGM Mahammad Muradli AZE 2653½
- moves 43–51FM Bomo Lovet Kigigha NGR 2287½againstFM Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili KSA 2106½
Both rooks on the opponent’s second rank, eating everything; the longest stay wins.
Not awarded this round: Short’s King Walk.
Homages to chess memes, famous games and Samarkand lore, meant kindly. Brilliant!!, Botez Gambit and The Carlsen Grind use Lichess’s analysis of 405 of 405 finished games; the rest look at every finished game.
Collections
Underpromotion
2underpromotions
- 66… a1=N+, a knightGM Luis Galego POR 24001againstTupfah Khumnorkaew THA 20780
- 63… d1=R#, a rookCM Andrew Heron LIE 21310againstIM Junhyeok Lee KOR 24011
Every promotion to a knight, bishop or rook this round.
En Passant
16en passants
- 19. exd6FM Alejandro Jose Chinchilla HON 21660againstIM Kim Yew Chan MAS 23831
- 14. cxd6GM Richard Rapport HUN 27260againstGM Anton Demchenko SLO 25801
- 46. hxg6GM Jingyao Tin SGP 25841againstGM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen NOR 26560
13 more
- 23. dxc6GM Alexandr Fier BRA 2537½againstIM Nikita Khoroshev KGZ 2340½
- 52… cxb3FM Anton Zlatkov MKD 24221againstCM Matthew Portelli MLT 21870
- 20. exf6GM Daniil Yuffa ESP 25701againstGM Mihail Nikitenko BLR 24150
- 20. axb6Majed Altell PLE 2044½againstIM Emmanuel Jimenez Garcia CRC 2380½
- 37. bxa6FM Arturo A. Fernandez Hernandez MEX 22670againstRobel Brhane Abrha ETH 20261
- 46. gxf6+IM Jan Karsten RSA 23861againstFM Simplice Armel De Gondo CIV 20710
- 20… cxd3Muhammad Ahsanuddien Badarudin BRU 18500againstFM Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad UAE 22621
- 39… cxb3+Kenet Alejandro Perez BIZ 16710againstFM Domingos Junior ANG 21881
- 21. axb6Henry Marwa Michael TAN 18070againstFM Diogo Alho CPV 22121
- 22. exf6Yakini Tchouka TOG 2012½againstCM Mabuza Mbongeni SWZ 1824½
- 21… dxc3Sidhanth Bhandari BHU 15480againstFM Ezio Righi SMR 18691
- 56… hxg3+CM Jamal Adam CHA 20160againstFM Guillermo Queipo Caballero ANT 22181
- 28. dxe6GM Haik M. Martirosyan ARM 2664½againstGM Nils Grandelius SWE 2603½
Every en passant capture of the round.
Mate Gallery
3named mates
- hook mateDimitri Fungfook IVB 15570againstMario Melo Nascimento TLS 17881
- promotion mateCM Andrew Heron LIE 21310againstIM Junhyeok Lee KOR 24011
- hook mateFM Dilson Alejandro Pena Duran VEN 22371againstMlik Omar SEN 16180
Checkmates with a name: back-rank, smothered, Anastasia’s, Arabian, hook, dovetail, Boden’s, double-bishop, double check, pawn, promotion, king move or castling.
Family Fork
6forks
- 15. Ne7+, the queen fell next moveFM Patrick Kawuma UGA 22370againstIM Gilbert Elroy Tarigan INA 24161
- 32… Ne2+, the queen fell next moveLumen Paco Semeko TOG 17440againstSantiago De Nobrega SWZ 17651
- 18. Ne6+, the queen fell next moveDelrieu Pierre VAN 17311againstPhilip Hanna Jr BAH 18380
3 more
A knight gave check and attacked the queen at the same time, from a square where it could not simply be taken. The ones that won the queen come first.
Holy Hell
26left alone
- 15… f5, exf6 e.p.IM Esteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno COL 23900againstFM Martyn Del Castilho BAR 22311
- 21. c4, bxc3 e.p.IM Orlando Husbands BAR 22221againstIM Manuel Campos Gomez COL 24280
- 23. c4, bxc3 e.p.Riccardo Costalonga MNC 2184½againstIM Rijad Burovic BIH 2414½
23 more
- 17… b5, cxb6 e.p.FM Sajid Sakline Mostafa BAN 23161againstCM Diego Zilleruelo Irizarry PUR 20610
- 12… b5, axb6 e.p.Hans-Christian Dahl GRL 18580againstAlexander Potter GCI 18831
- 32… g5, fxg6 e.p.GM Tamas Banusz HUN 25871againstIM Matic Lavrencic SLO 24790
- 44… g5, hxg6 e.p.Ahmad Ali Hazimeh LBN 19480againstGM Ermes Espinosa Veloz CUB 24601
- 44… g5, fxg6 e.p.IM Steven Rojas Salas PER 23871againstElias Petersen FAI 20750
- 5… f5, exf6 e.p.FM Dion Krivenko EST 23191againstAlqaisi Ali JOR 20570
- 36… g5, hxg6 e.p.GM Nihal Sarin IND 27181againstGM Francesco Sonis ITA 25390
- 27… b5, axb6 e.p.GM Ido Gorshtein ISR 2560½againstFM Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz ESA 2160½
- 15… f5, exf6 e.p.FM Aleksander Xhembulla ALB 22921againstCM Sushrut Dahal NEP 20380
- 57… h5, gxh6+ e.p.FM Dilson Alejandro Pena Duran VEN 22371againstMlik Omar SEN 16180
- 18… b5, cxb6 e.p.FM Alexandros Isaakidis CYP 22411againstFM Anthony Drayton GUY 20030
- 17… f5, gxf6 e.p.FM Rurik Capella CUR 19460againstIM Miguel Munoz Sanchez ECU 21731
- 36… f5, gxf6+ e.p.WCM Amenah Alawadhi KUW 15710againstMarc Mertens LUX 21161
- 21… f5, exf6 e.p.FM Quinn Cabralis TTO 22691againstResurrecion Barredo PNG0
- 15. f4, exf3 e.p.Kavaea Evara PNG0againstIM Vishnu Singh TTO 21971
- 14… f5, exf6 e.p.Lanni Gadeanang NRU 18190againstCM Bernard Anhwere GHA 19651
- 15. a4, bxa3 e.p.Ali Dima Mohamed DJI 17411againstOumar Keita MLI 18920
- 17. f4, exf3 e.p.Baba Moulaye Abdalla Maiga MLI 18451againstFarhan Nour Nour DJI 16580
- 41… f5, exf6 e.p.Salah Ibrahim Sabri DJI 16470againstYoussouf Niare MLI 17291
- 15… f5, exf6 e.p.Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso SWZ 16941againstKokou Difendramakada Jacques Ballebako TOG 18200
- 12. f4, exf3 e.p.Nasse Igor VAN 15120againstWilliam Davis BAH 16601
- 14… f5, exf6 e.p.GM Aldiyar Ansat KAZ 24950againstGM Maxime Lagarde FRA 25931
- 4… d5, exd6 e.p.GM Daniel Howard Fernandez ENG 2542½againstIM Gleb Pidluznij LTU 2410½
En passant was on the board and the player left it alone. En passant is forced, allegedly.
Shahrukh
2castlings with check
- 10. O-O-O+GM Jorge Cori PER 25751againstFM Luitjen Akselsson Apol FAI 23050
- 7… O-O-O+CM Tuan An Tran GUM 19450againstGM Oscar De La Riva Aguado AND 24281
Castled with check. Timur is said to have named his son Shah Rukh after the king-and-rook move he had just played when the news of the birth arrived.
Poisoned Pawn
11pawn grabs
- 7… Qxb2FM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz PUR 22000againstIM Rahman Mohammad Fahad BAN 24311
- 13. Qxb7GM Marin Bosiocic CRO 25630againstFM Dmitrii Gubin MDA 23981
- 14… Qxb2GM Mahdi Gholami Orimi IRI 25530againstIM Thibaut Vandenbussche BEL 24111
8 more
- 14. Qxb7GM Elham Amar NOR 2577½againstGM Jagadeesh Siddharth SGP 2497½
- 8. Qxb7FM Henri Lahdelma FIN 23530againstGM Levan Pantsulaia GEO 24921
- 14… Qxb2GM Rasmus Svane GER 2610½againstGM Ortik Nigmatov UZB 2 2484½
- 8… Qxb2GM Li Min Peng SUI 2568½againstGM Mahammad Muradli AZE 2653½
- 8… Qxb2GM Denis Lazavik BLR 2621½againstGM David Anton Guijarro ESP 2632½
- 14… Qxb2Sanjay Gumireddy IOM 18900againstCM Zaw Ye Htut MYA 20581
- 12… Qxb2Farkad Abeid TAN 17731againstSteven Santos CPV 18950
- 6. Qxb7Joe M. Wawoe LBR 18271againstMarco Emile ISV0
The queen grabbed the b-pawn (Qxb7 or …Qxb2) by move 15. Fischer’s favourite snack; the result tells whether it was poisoned.
Greek Gift
3sacrifices
- 31. Bxh7+CM Daniel Titichoca Daza BOL 2138½againstNatanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez NCA 2121½
- 26. Bxh7+IM Hugo Lopez Silva CHI 23691againstFM Ho Cheung Wong HKG 19660
- 17. Bxh7+CM Jaime Sonhy ANG 22331againstNathaniel Leonel Reyes BIZ 17640
The classic bishop sacrifice on h7 (or …h2): the bishop took the pawn with check.
Connect Four
9rows of pawns
- 34. f3, pawns on e3, f3, g3, h3CM George Mwale MAW 20620againstGM Alexander Baburin IRL 23441
- 5. f4, pawns on c4, d4, e4, f4FM Kavin Venkatesan IRL 23041againstCM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo MAW 20140
- 35. a4, pawns on a4, b4, c4, d4Carl Fleischer GRL 16401againstJonathan Hill GCI 17090
6 more
- 43… f5, pawns on e5, f5, g5, h5GM Ilia Smirin ISR 25781againstFM Marvin Andres Guevara Ruiz ESA 20290
- 21… f6, pawns on d6, e6, f6, g6FM Shou Otsuka JPN 23141againstCM Habibullah Amini AFG 20470
- 23… d5, pawns on b5, c5, d5, e5CM Yoboue Hermann Manan CIV 20610againstIM Caleb Levi Levitan RSA 23161
- 31… f5, pawns on d5, e5, f5, g5Mutabazi Hugues BDI 18860againstAla Eddine Boulrens ALG 22051
- 5. f4, pawns on c4, d4, e4, f4Sanker Kim CAM 15831againstCM Ali Ehsan Aryan IRQ 21630
- 18… h5, pawns on e5, f5, g5, h5CM Abner Farquhar ANT 17591againstArso Ahmed Hassaballh CHA 18800
Four or more pawns side by side on one rank beyond their starting rank. The first row of each player is listed, the longest first.
Irish Pawn Centre
5Irish centres
- 19. exf6, pawns on f2, f4, f6Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba GAB 19731againstCM Chi Yang LAO 16910
- 21. dxe5, pawns on e3, e4, e5GM Nikita Meshkovs LAT 2535½againstGM Szymon Gumularz POL 2608½
- 30… exd3, pawns on d3, d5, d6FM Shou Otsuka JPN 23141againstCM Habibullah Amini AFG 20470
2 more
Three pawns on one file, one behind the other. The first time for each player is listed.
Photo Finish
3photo finishes
- 59… d1=Q and 60. h8=QIM Dejan Marjanovic BIH 2390½againstFM Alexis Cahen MNC 2078½
- 67… d1=Q and 68. f8=Q+CM Ronald Terubea FIJ 1827½againstMouhammed Oumarou NIG½
- 47. f8=Q and 48… a1=QGM Thai Dai Van Nguyen CZE 2633½againstGM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson ISL 2531½
Both sides promoted a pawn within four moves of each other.
Royal Court
6third queens
- 3 queens from move 38Onass Theo Jonady Tchibinda Ondo Mve GAB1againstSaengtavanh Thipvongsa LAO0
- 3 queens from move 47GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen CZE 2633½againstGM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson ISL 2531½
- 3 queens from move 39GM Sebastian Bogner SUI 25470againstGM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 27201
3 more
A third queen on the board.
Not awarded this round: Il Vaticano, Pawn Cube, Pawn Diamond, The Hard One.
The awards that list every case instead of crowning one, read from the position on every move; the overview counts them across the rounds. The Hard One, Il Vaticano, the pawn shapes and Royal Court may well stay empty for a round or two.
Match awards
Whitewash
27matches
24 more
4 boards
4 boards
4 boards
- IM Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo MAD 24260againstGM Bogdan-Daniel Deac ROU 26441
- GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras ROU 25071againstCM Heritiana Andrianiaina MAD 21910
- CM Dylan Rakotomaharavo MAD 21290againstGM David Gavrilescu ROU 25271
- IM Filip Magold ROU 24941againstNy Andolalaina Fitia Noah Rabarison MAD 20180
4 boards
- GM Felix Izeta Txabarri SEN 24520againstIM Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte VEN 23991
- FM Moises Antonio Castro Silva VEN 22661againstHadji Saidou Nourou Ba El SEN 19570
- Diop Mamadou Lamine Dame SEN 17810againstFM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez VEN 22491
- FM Dilson Alejandro Pena Duran VEN 22371againstMlik Omar SEN 16180
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Comeback Match
4matches
1 more
Lost on board 1 and still won the match.
Team of the Round
2828performance
Highest performance over the four boards: average opponent rating plus 400 × (wins − losses) ÷ 4, all four played against rated opponents.
Slingshot
281points lower on average
Won a match against the team that looked strongest on paper: the largest gap in average rating, all four boards played and rated.
Marathon Match
326moves
67 + 33 + 103 + 123
The match whose four boards ran longest, in moves added together.
Sprint Match
131moves
The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.
Bloodiest Match
99captures
The match with the most captures over its four boards.
Quietest Match
51captures
The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.
Theory Match
63½opening moves
The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.
Endgame Match
218endgame moves
The match with the most endgame moves over its four boards.
Thrill Ride
7eval swings
The match with the most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black over its four boards; every board needs Lichess's full analysis.
Not awarded this round: Treaty of Samarkand.
Rates over each team’s finished games of the round, four needed. The event-wide team awards, the category leaders and the board race are on the standings page.
Teams: style
Space Invaders
48.92per 100 moves
159 of 325 moves crossed the middle
Most moves into the opponent's half per 100 of the team's own moves.
Check, Please
10.25checks per game
41 checks in 4 games
Most checks given per game over the team's finished games.
The Late Knight Show
13.5per game
54 late knight moves in 4 games
Most knight moves from move 31 on, per game, over the team's finished games.
Promotion Party
3promotions
3 in 4 games (0.75 per game)
3 in 4 games (0.75 per game)
Most promotions by the team's players.
Chicken Nation
23.69retreats per 100 moves
77 of 325 moves went backwards
Most retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves; castling never counts.
Forward March
6.06retreats per 100 moves
10 of 165 moves went backwards
Fewest retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves.
Pawn Pushers
35.26pawn moves per 100 moves
61 of 173 moves
Most pawn moves per 100 of the team's own moves.
Favourite Piece
Knights 28.93 % Grenada GRN57 of 197 moves Bishops 33.51 % China CHN63 of 188 moves Rooks 37.12 % Zambia ZAM121 of 326 moves Queens 27.17 % Sri Lanka SRI69 of 254 moves
For each piece, the team whose own moves have the highest share of it.
Wandering Kings
21.25king moves per game
85 king moves in 4 games
Most king moves per game over the team's finished games.
Safety First
5.67average castling move
castled in 3 of 4 games
Earliest castling on average, over the games in which the team castled at all.
Finishers
2checkmates
2 of 3 wins by checkmate on the board
2 of 3 wins by checkmate on the board
Most checkmates delivered on the board.
Déjà Vu
2½identical moves
with Black: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
with Black: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
with Black: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
3 more, tied
with White: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
with White: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
with White: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.
Teams: clocks
Deep Thinkers
3:15per move
133 moves timed in 4 games
Most seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.
Quick Draw
1:05per move
130 moves timed in 4 games
Fewest seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.
Zeitnot Nation
38.7% under five minutes
89 of 230 moves in 4 games
Highest share of moves played with under five minutes on the clock.
Time in the Bank
53:50left on average
over 4 games
Most time left on the clock after the last move, on average.
Over the relay clocks of 370 of 405 finished games; a team needs four such games.
Teams: engine
Precision Nation
97.2% accuracy
4 analysed games
Highest average Lichess accuracy over the team's analysed games.
Escape Artists
2games saved
8 more, tied
the deepest hole -4.84
Most games won or drawn from a position the engine had at −3.00 or worse.
Over Lichess’s analysis of 405 of 405 finished games; a team needs four analysed games.
Notable games
Longest game
139moves
CM Ali Elier LBA 2210½againstIM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi TJK 2391½Shortest decisive game
18moves
IM John Rodgaard FAI 22500againstIM Diego Saul Rodri Flores Quillas PER 23981Shortest draw
17moves
GM Titas Stremavicius LTU 2554½againstGM Nikita Vitiugov ENG 2666½Fastest checkmate
25moves
Mate with the rookNasse Igor VAN 15120againstWilliam Davis BAH 16601Bloodiest game
30captures
GM Alexandr Fier BRA 2537½againstIM Nikita Khoroshev KGZ 2340½Quietest game
3captures
In 22 movesGM Jorge Roberto Elias Reyes CUB 25051againstIM Akram Khoder LBN 23040Longest stretch without a capture
60moves
Moves 63 to 123FM Musonda Chola ZAM 2098½againstMahad Dahir Muhumad SOM 1829½Longest endgame
115moves
CM Ali Elier LBA 2210½againstIM Jaloliddin Ilkhomi TJK 2391½Game phases
11
moves of opening
19
moves of middlegame
19
moves of endgame
Averages per game, with the phases split as Lichess splits them. 81% of the games reached an endgame; the first capture came on move 7 on average.
Endgames by type
| Endgame | Reached | At the end |
|---|---|---|
| Rook | 62 | 44 |
| Bishop | 23 | 18 |
| King and pawn | 20 | 16 |
| Queen and rook | 16 | 6 |
| Queen | 15 | 15 |
| Knight | 14 | 9 |
A rook endgame has nothing but kings, pawns and rooks left; the others likewise, as the Lichess puzzle tagger defines them. A game can pass through several types, so the first column adds up to more than the games.
Reached, and still there at the end
Each band runs from the games that reached the endgame to those that still had it on the last move; the rest went on into another type. One scale for both columns.
Tactics
7,402
captures, 18.3 per game
1,981
checks
682
castled kingside
61
castled queenside
8
games without castling
40
promotions, 2 under
16
en passant captures
En passant
Under-promotions
Openings
First moves
- 1.e448%White scored 49%
- 1.d432%White scored 55%
- 1.Nf311%White scored 64%
- 1.c48%White scored 52%
- 1.f41%White scored 50%
Share of all finished games. Opening names and ECO codes come from Lichess, based on the position reached.
Most played families
| Opening | Games | White’s score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 78 | 45% |
| English Opening | 31 | 45% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 27 | 39% |
| French Defense | 25 | 46% |
| King's Indian Defense | 22 | 66% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 19 | 68% |
| Catalan Opening | 16 | 63% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 16 | 66% |
Best for White
| Opening | Games | White’s score |
|---|---|---|
| E04 Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 5 | 70% |
| E05 Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 6 | 67% |
| B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 5 | 60% |
| C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation | 5 | 60% |
Best for Black
| Opening | Games | White’s score |
|---|---|---|
| A20 English Opening: King's English Variation | 5 | 20% |
| B25 Sicilian Defense: Closed | 5 | 20% |
| B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 6 | 25% |
| B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 6 | 50% |
Openings with at least 5 games.
Rarest openings of the round
C27 Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit
1game in the event so far
C24 Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit
1game in the event so far
A88 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation
1game in the event so far
Pieces
9,341
pawn moves, 25%
6,445
knight moves, 18%
5,623
bishop moves, 15%
6,576
rook moves, 18%
4,400
queen moves, 12%
4,476
king moves, 12%
Captured and surviving
| Piece | Captured | Still on the board at the end |
|---|---|---|
| pawns | 3,451 | 46% |
| knights | 1,299 | 20% |
| bishops | 1,235 | 24% |
| rooks | 904 | 44% |
| queens | 513 | 41% |
Checkmates
18on the board
12 by White, 6 by Black
| Mating piece | Games |
|---|---|
| Queen | 9 |
| Rook | 6 |
| Bishop | 3 |
| Knight | 0 |
| Pawn | 0 |
The mating piece is read from the final position.
Fastest mates
- Move 25, mate with the rookNasse Igor VAN 15120againstWilliam Davis BAH 16601
- Move 26, mate with the queenMahad Al Amri OMA 17601againstExel Ngoupet CAF0
- Move 28, mate with the queenJamiedson Temaki NRU 17011againstAkpa Prince GHA 18550
- Move 31, mate with the queenIM Mariano Ortega Amarelle CPV 23751againstParsa Naser TAN 18460
- Move 34, mate with the rookDimitri Fungfook IVB 15570againstMario Melo Nascimento TLS 17881
The mates on a move axis
A dot per checkmate on the move it fell, filled for a mate by White, hollow for one by Black, the fastest in red.
The numbers
| Piece | Move | By | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen | 26 | White | Mahad Al Amri – Exel Ngoupet |
| Queen | 28 | White | Jamiedson Temaki – Akpa Prince |
| Queen | 31 | White | IM Mariano Ortega Amarelle – Parsa Naser |
| Queen | 38 | Black | Julien Bellier – James Auckland |
| Queen | 42 | White | IM Hugo Lopez Silva – FM Ho Cheung Wong |
| Queen | 45 | Black | CM Lebajoa Tsephe – FM Abdo Abdullah Saleh Ahmed |
| Queen | 45 | White | Avian Pride – Lesly Nompavos |
| Queen | 53 | White | Michel Zialor – Tau Satini |
| Queen | 56 | White | CM Shaun M Tracey – Melanie Chottu |
| Rook | 25 | Black | Nasse Igor – William Davis |
| Rook | 34 | Black | Dimitri Fungfook – Mario Melo Nascimento |
| Rook | 44 | White | GM Javokhir Sindarov – GM Felix Blohberger |
| Rook | 56 | White | Gus Weber – Christian Brotons |
| Rook | 58 | White | FM Dilson Alejandro Pena Duran – Mlik Omar |
| Rook | 63 | Black | CM Andrew Heron – IM Junhyeok Lee |
| Bishop | 34 | White | Dylan Flanagan – David Jeetlall |
| Bishop | 68 | White | GM Tamas Banusz – IM Matic Lavrencic |
| Bishop | 86 | Black | James Marcus Justo – Esteve Mateu Guiu |
Board heatmap
Darker means more moves, on a square-root scale.
Busiest squares
- d41,352
- d51,282
- e51,183
- e41,160
- f61,099
Quietest square with any traffic: h1, 150.
Where the pieces went in the finished games of the round.