Overview

• Bloodbath

  Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.

  30 captures

  • Round 1WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir ISL 1995½againstRose Ann Pin-Ag Flores CAM½
  • Round 2WFM Maria Tsakona GRE 2135½againstWFM Francisca Valenti Sanchez Tobar CHI 1949½

• Pacifist

  Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.

  6 captures

  • Round 1Pei-Xuan Wu TPE 1573½againstWFM Thu Giang Nguyen AUS 2086½
  • Round 2WFM Valentina Verbin MDA 21290againstWIM Bat-Erdene Mungunzul MGL 24021
  • Round 2WGM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 22771againstWCM Victoria Canales Chinchilla CRC 18370

• Marathon

  The longest game of the round.

  109 moves

  • Round 2WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet CAN 22601againstWFM Olivia Smith WLS 20390

• Quickest Kill

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

  12 moves

  • Round 1WCM Gabriella Watson JAM 18571againstKaellaa Fyfield-Jones Saint Kitts and Nevis0
  • Round 1WIM Anahi Ortiz Verdezoto ECU 22451againstFabianny Costa CUR 14820

• Checkmate on the Board

  The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.

  6 moves

  • Round 2, knight mateWCM Nadine Rjeb TUN 18531againstDk Siti Haziqah Pg Hj Janudin BRU 16300

• Endgame Wizard

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

  84 moves

  • Round 2, from move 20WFM Maria Tsakona GRE 2135½againstWFM Francisca Valenti Sanchez Tobar CHI 1949½

• Hypertension

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

  27 moves

  • Round 2, ♙c3 vs ♟b4, moves 21–47WGM Mobina Alinasab IRI 2317½againstWIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana SRI 2267½

• Crosshairs

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

  9 attackers

  • Round 1, ♟ on e5 after 17… e5Sina Tadesse Negi ETH 14470againstFM Fiorella Contreras Huaman PER 21681

• Separation Anxiety

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

  70 moves

  • Round 2, 70… Kxg6Rukhshona Saidova TJK 18921againstWFM Viktoria Nadzamova SVK 21450

• Strategic Downsizing

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

  4 moves

  • Round 2, 4. Kxd1Lyne Marley Sabine Oussou GAB0againstGeorge Anny MAW 15961

• Shortest Draw

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

  21 moves

  • Round 2WCM Mumtozbegim Mansurova UZB 2 1928½againstWCM Jeda Helal JOR 1818½

• David vs Goliath

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

  597 rating points

  • Round 1, held the drawWFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan AUS 2093½againstFan- Hsuan Kung TPE 1496½

• Longest Capture Spree

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

  9 captures in a row

  • Round 1, from move 9WCM Afiwa Kponsou TOG 15650againstWIM Madinabonu Khalilova UZB 2 20871
  • Round 2, from move 25Kate Attieh LBN 15911againstKwizera Benissa BDI0
  • Round 2, from move 33Flor De Maria Zarate Oyague PER 20190againstSizakele Masango RSA 18801

• Longest King Hunt

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

  12 checks in a row

  • Round 2, moves 35–46WCM Monika Ashbrooke JCI 1598½againstWCM Zara La Fleur TTO 1812½

• 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, Rb6, the rook from a8Marvorii Nasriddinzoda TJK 20541againstTiandra Scatliffe IVB0

• Castle Commitment Issues

  The latest castling of the round.

  30 moves

  • Round 2, O-OWIM Tea Gueci ITA 2134½againstWFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir ISL 1995½

• Dadbod Shuffler

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

  51 king moves

  • Round 2WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet CAN 22601againstWFM Olivia Smith WLS 20390

• Sporty Queen

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

  69 squares

  • Round 2, in 31 queen movesWFM Wanyao Sarah Sun NZL 18920againstWIM Elisabeth Hapala AUT 20901

• Chicken

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

  33.3 % retreats

  • Round 2, 12 of 36 movesWCM Mia Fernanda Guzman Garcia MEX 2007½againstWIM Manon Schippke FRA 2271½

• Parkour Master

  Most knight moves by one side.

  47 knight moves

  • Round 1IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920

• Dark Mode Enthusiast

  Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.

  13 captures

  • Round 2Zayra Rico CUR0againstDiary Vetsovetson Anjomara Ramorasata MAD 18781

• Wears Sunglasses

  Most captures landing on light squares by one side.

  11 captures

  • Round 1WCM Zara La Fleur TTO 18120againstWGM Umida Omonova UZB 22971
  • Round 1GM Monika Socko POL 23501againstMathe Nomalungelo ZIM 17920
  • Round 1Tetyana Skarbarchuk UKR 22211againstWCM Sara Masood Abdullah IRQ 18300

  5 more, tied

  • Round 1WIM Ruelle Canino PHI 21601againstWCM Tupokiwe Msukwa MAW 17180
  • Round 1WCM Maly Inthavong LAO 15780againstWCM Monserrat Morales Flores CHI 19721
  • Round 2WGM Beatriz Irene Franco Valencia COL 20380againstWGM Mo Zhai CHN 23361
  • Round 2Ateila Bobb ANT½againstAida mostafa fadel rashaD YEM½
  • Round 2Enock Mathilde VAN 14350againstProudpitcha Suthiponpaisarn THA 17171

• Peasant Uprising

  Most captures made by pawns by one side.

  7 pawn captures

  • Round 1WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan AUS 2093½againstFan- Hsuan Kung TPE 1496½
  • Round 1WCM Zainab Alafoo BRN 16630againstWFM Nele Vanhuyse BEL 20411
  • Round 2IM Pauline Guichard FRA 2344½againstWIM Tania Miranda Rodriguez MEX 2041½

  1 more, tied

  • Round 2Nsira Gassama GUI1againstSalome Langue CAF 17280

• Center Stage

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

  12 arrivals

  • Round 2, king from e8Mouza Nasser AlShamsi UAE 1862½againstWGM Tereza Rodshtein CZE 2125½

• Square Tourist

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

  28 squares

  • Round 2, rook from h1WFM Maria Tsakona GRE 2135½againstWFM Francisca Valenti Sanchez Tobar CHI 1949½

• Comfort Zone

  Highest share of one piece type among a side's piece moves, over at least 20 of them.

  70.5 % of piece moves

  • Round 2, rook: 31 of 44 piece movesKataleya Shenera Sam GUY 15250againstWCM Julia Muratet Carmona AND 18201

• Pawn Storm

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

  10 pawn moves

  • Round 2WFM Valentina Verbin MDA 21290againstWIM Bat-Erdene Mungunzul MGL 24021
  • Round 2WFM Giulia Sala ITA 20881againstWCM Idunn Helgadottir ISL 18690

• Professional Edger

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

  48.6 % edge moves

  • Round 2, 18 of 37 movesWIM Camille De Seroux SUI 21521againstWIM Joy Romany EGY 19910

• Giant Slayer

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

  9.8 % expected

  • Round 2, 1939 beat 2324WGM Alicja Sliwicka POL 23240againstMahri Agamuradova TKM 19391

• Untitled Hero

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

  2324 opponent rating

  • Round 2, beat WGMWGM Alicja Sliwicka POL 23240againstMahri Agamuradova TKM 19391

• GM Scalp

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

  292 rating points

  • Round 2, WFM 2143 beat GM 2435WFM Alena Skvortsova MNE 21431againstGM Bella Khotenashvili GEO 24350

• Upset of the Round

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

  385 rating points

  • Round 2, 1939 beat 2324WGM Alicja Sliwicka POL 23240againstMahri Agamuradova TKM 19391

• Clash of Titans

  The game with the highest average rating.

  2375 average rating

  • Round 2, 2478 vs 2272GM Nana Dzagnidze GEO 24781againstFM Alexandra Zherebtsova MNE 22720

• Youngest Player

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

  10 years

  • Round 1, again in round 2, born 2016WFM Layla Yasmira Caicedo Rios PAN 18441againstPauline C. Kendall Onanga Ndjimba GAB0
  • Round 1, again in round 2, born 2016CM Rachel Miller JAM 19741againstIsabella Jeetlall SKN0
  • Round 1, again in round 2, born 2016Kennedi Kangalee SKN0againstWCM Kaia Gayle JAM 17411

• Oldest Player

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

  82 years

  • Round 1, born 1944Melissa Moura STP0againstWIM Julia Lebel-Arias MNC 16991

• Generations

  The largest age gap between two opponents.

  65 years

  • Round 1, born 2009 and 1944Melissa Moura STP0againstWIM Julia Lebel-Arias MNC 16991

• Longest Think

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

  1:13:28 on one move

  • Round 2, 17. exf6Ariadna De la Riva Real AND 17921againstCiel Desiree Clement GUY 14840

• Zeitnot Addict

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

  62 moves under 5 minutes

  • Round 1, from move 30IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920

• Time Scramble Survivor

  Won after dropping below one minute at some point after move 30; the lowest clock wins.

  0:32 left at the lowest

  • Round 1, 0:32 after move 35IM Vantika Agrawal IND 23951againstWFM Mary Loly Gonzalez Peguero DOM 19050
  • Round 2, 0:32 after move 38WFM Lala Shohradova TKM 21470againstIM Oliwia Kiolbasa POL 23861

• Time Millionaire

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

  1:51:06 left at the end

  • Round 1Lukai Marguerite VAN 15310againstWFM Leah Rice SGP 18841

• Increment Farmer

  Most time banked after move 40 from the 30-second increments, in a game of 50 moves or more.

  10:13 gained after move 40

  • Round 1Lukai Marguerite VAN 15310againstWFM Leah Rice SGP 18841

• Flag Fall

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

  0:00 on the loser’s last clock

  • Round 1, after 6. cxd5WIM Marjona Malikova UZB 2 21490againstIsabelle Mamah TOG 18861
  • Round 2, after 6. exd6Jood Ahmad JOR 17840againstWGM Nilufar Yakubbaeva UZB 2 22461

• Deep Breath

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

  51:16 thinking, then a top move

  • Round 1, 15… Bxd2WFM Nilufarkhon Imomkuzieva UZB 22811againstSamantha Dolly TTO 17610

• Most Accurate

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

  99.4 % accuracy

  • Round 2, average centipawn loss 7Tansi Tung Wu TPE 15731againstJerelyn Adeshola Mary Beckley SLE0

• Cleanest Game

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

  5 combined centipawn loss

  • Round 2, White 3, Black 2WIM Anastasia Keinanen FIN 2220½againstGM Rameshbabu Vaishali IND 2469½

• Wildest Game

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

  269 combined centipawn loss

  • Round 2, White 120, Black 149Elena Ghitza MLT 18021againstSophie Mannhart LIE 15330

• Biggest Blunder

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

  92.8 points of win chance lost

  • Round 2, 41. Qf3, #11 → −8.16Asiimwe Olivia UGA 18460againstWIM Kristina Saric CRO 20991

• Swindle of the Day

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

  #−9 at the worst, winner’s view

  • Round 2, after 40. Rc8+Asiimwe Olivia UGA 18460againstWIM Kristina Saric CRO 20991

• Heartbreak

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

  #2 at the best, player’s view

  • Round 2, after 40. Rxg4Ateila Bobb ANT½againstAida mostafa fadel rashaD YEM½

• Rollercoaster

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

  6 swings

  • Round 2Muniro Hussein Ismail SOM0againstHelvi Shuudifonya NAM 16381
  • Round 2WCM Jessica Callender GUY 15520againstWCM Alexandra Muratet Carmona AND 17921

• Lucky Escape

  The opponent let a forced mate slip, as Lichess marked it, and did not win; the shortest missed mate wins.

  2 move mate missed by the opponent

  • Round 2, 41. Ne3+ let mate in 2 goAteila Bobb ANT½againstAida mostafa fadel rashaD YEM½

• Ice Cold

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

  88 moves without a mark

  • Round 2WIM Anastasia Keinanen FIN 2220½againstGM Rameshbabu Vaishali IND 2469½

• 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.

  11 moves

  • Round 1, 11… Kf8Anat Al Aisaee OMA 17380againstWIM Ellen Hagesather NOR 21551

• 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.

  23 moves

  • Round 2, 23. Qc3??, 23… Rxc3Gemima Ngomo Mbang GEQ0againstWCM Cheila Andre Sitoe MOZ 17481

• 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 1, 61. Re2+, taken by 61… Nxe2Kothar Al Mamary OMA 1587½againstWGM Niina Koskela NOR 2074½

• Tal’s Dark Forest

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

  9 moves down

  • Round 1, three or more points down, moves 14–22WCM Leyla Shohradova TKM 21011againstWCM Timea Sele LIE 17900
  • Round 2, three or more points down, moves 28–36WCM Timea Sele LIE 17900againstWFM Oana Caruana Pulpan MLT 19671

• 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.

  95 moves

  • Round 1, within ±1.00 through move 40IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920

• Pigs on the 7th

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

  26 moves

  • Round 2, moves 35–60Zeinabou Boubacar NIG0againstWCM Carmina Jasmine Ramas GUM 17831

• Short’s King Walk

  The king marched to its fifth rank or beyond before the endgame, with the enemy queen still on (Short–Timman, Tilburg 1991). The deepest walk wins.

  5 rank reached

  • Round 1, 21. Kb5Kennedi Kangalee SKN0againstWCM Kaia Gayle JAM 17411

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