Round 1

Bloodbath

Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.

• WFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir ISL 1995½againstRose Ann Pin-Ag Flores CAM½

Pacifist

Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.

• Pei-Xuan Wu TPE 1573½againstWFM Thu Giang Nguyen AUS 2086½

Marathon

The longest game of the round.

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

Quickest Kill

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

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

Checkmate on the Board

The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.

• queen mateWCM Gabriella Watson JAM 18571againstKaellaa Fyfield-Jones Saint Kitts and Nevis0

Endgame Wizard

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

• from move 26IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920

Hypertension

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

• ♙d4 vs ♟c5, moves 19–42Abbie McClenaghan CAY 14870againstWFM Esmat Susanne Guindy DEN 20411

Crosshairs

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

• ♟ 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.

• 69. Nxf4Jona Recica KOS 17400againstWGM Maili-Jade Ouellet CAN 22601

Strategic Downsizing

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

• 5. Kxd1IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920
• 5. Kxd1Anahit H. Mkrtchyan ARM 21061againstChloe Hailey Lau HKG 17530
• 5. Kxd1Samiro Mohamed Ali SOM 15040againstWFM Jessica Molina BOL 19471

Shortest Draw

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

• Pei-Xuan Wu TPE 1573½againstWFM Thu Giang Nguyen AUS 2086½

David vs Goliath

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

• held the drawWFM Nika Venskaya FID 2155½againstPontso Makhebesela LES 1519½

Longest Capture Spree

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

• from move 9WCM Afiwa Kponsou TOG 15650againstWIM Madinabonu Khalilova UZB 2 20871

Longest King Hunt

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

• moves 39–48Lissa Siya Joseph TAN 15200againstWIM Maftuna Bobomurodova UZB 3 20301

Do You Even Rook Lift Bro

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

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

Castle Commitment Issues

The latest castling of the round.

• O-O-OWGM Mo Zhai CHN 23361againstNaomi Mwale ZAM 17510

Dadbod Shuffler

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

• Lissa Siya Joseph TAN 15200againstWIM Maftuna Bobomurodova UZB 3 20301

Sporty Queen

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

• in 17 queen movesLissa Siya Joseph TAN 15200againstWIM Maftuna Bobomurodova UZB 3 20301

Chicken

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

• 30 of 94 movesIM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920

Parkour Master

Most knight moves by one side.

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

Dark Mode Enthusiast

Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.

• Lukai Marguerite VAN 15310againstWFM Leah Rice SGP 18841

Wears Sunglasses

Most captures landing on light squares by one side.

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

Peasant Uprising

Most captures made by pawns by one side.

• WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan AUS 2093½againstFan- Hsuan Kung TPE 1496½
• WCM Zainab Alafoo BRN 16630againstWFM Nele Vanhuyse BEL 20411

Center Stage

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

• queen from d1WCM Zara La Fleur TTO 18120againstWGM Umida Omonova UZB 22971
• knight from b1WCM Annelaine Jacobs ARU 17530againstWIM Jasmin-Denise Schloffer AUT 22361

Square Tourist

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

• knight from g8IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920

Comfort Zone

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

• knight: 21 of 30 piece movesDotse Dzidzor Esi GHA 15310againstWFM Giulia Sala ITA 20881

Pawn Storm

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

• CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero NCA 18410againstIM Eline Roebers NED 23781
• GM Pia Cramling SWE 23881againstWCM Rose Berline Seine HAI 18310
• WGM Laura Rogule LAT 22561againstWCM Celia M. Rodriguez Guevara CPV 18110

Professional Edger

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

• 15 of 32 movesMichid Jargalsaikhan KOR 19211againstJerelyn Adeshola Mary Beckley SLE0

Underpromotion

Every promotion to a knight, bishop or rook this round.

• 87. h8=N+, a knightWCM Zara La Fleur TTO 18120againstWGM Umida Omonova UZB 22971
• 64… g1=B, a bishopWCM Maly Inthavong LAO 15780againstWCM Monserrat Morales Flores CHI 19721

En Passant

Every en passant capture of the round.

• 8. exd6WCM Zara La Fleur TTO 18120againstWGM Umida Omonova UZB 22971
• 18. gxh6IM Alua Nurman KAZ 24551againstWIM Onkemetse Francis BOT 18740
• 20. exf6WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet KAZ 23471againstWFM Thapelo Francis BOT 17540

Giant Slayer

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

• 1886 beat 2149WIM Marjona Malikova UZB 2 21490againstIsabelle Mamah TOG 18861

Untitled Hero

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

• drew with WGMKothar Al Mamary OMA 1587½againstWGM Niina Koskela NOR 2074½

Upset of the Round

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

• 1886 beat 2149WIM Marjona Malikova UZB 2 21490againstIsabelle Mamah TOG 18861

Clash of Titans

The game with the highest average rating.

• 2453 vs 1982IM Alice Lee USA 24531againstWFM Andrea Henderson de La Fuente AND 19820

Youngest Player

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

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

Oldest Player

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

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

Generations

The largest age gap between two opponents.

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

Longest Think

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

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

Zeitnot Addict

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

• 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 after move 35IM Vantika Agrawal IND 23951againstWFM Mary Loly Gonzalez Peguero DOM 19050

Time Millionaire

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

• Lukai 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.

• Lukai Marguerite VAN 15310againstWFM Leah Rice SGP 18841

Flag Fall

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

• after 6. cxd5WIM Marjona Malikova UZB 2 21490againstIsabelle Mamah TOG 18861

Deep Breath

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

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

Most Accurate

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

• average centipawn loss 9Sonizia A.Tilman da Silva TLS 16750againstWIM Laysa Latifah INA 22131

Cleanest Game

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

• White 6, Black 5WFM Oana Caruana Pulpan MLT 1967½againstIM Dinara Wagner GER 2399½

Wildest Game

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

• White 73, Black 115Radoslawa Lascar BEL 19751againstWCM Wafa Yaqoob BRN 15340

Biggest Blunder

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

• 22… Kd8, −7.75 → +8.89Radoslawa Lascar BEL 19751againstWCM Wafa Yaqoob BRN 15340

Swindle of the Day

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

• after 27. Rc1Agustina Silva URU 18541againstDejw Wrensford ISV0

Heartbreak

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

• after 44. a8=Q+WFM Nika Venskaya FID 2155½againstPontso Makhebesela LES 1519½

Rollercoaster

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

• WGM Thi Kim Phung Vo VIE 23111againstWCM Dalia Alsemairi KSA 18020

Ice Cold

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

• WCM Skye Attieh LBN 18240againstWIM Sila Caglar TUR 22141

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… Kf8Anat Al Aisaee OMA 17380againstWIM Ellen Hagesather NOR 21551

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.

• 5… f6WCM Maly Inthavong LAO 15780againstWCM Monserrat Morales Flores CHI 19721
• 7… f6WCM Kudzanayi Charinda ZIM 18950againstIM Klaudia Kulon POL 23751
• 8… f6WFM Ahlam Makhlouf MAR 18060againstIM Pauline Guichard FRA 23441

Mate Gallery

Checkmates with a name: back-rank, smothered, Anastasia’s, Arabian, hook, dovetail, Boden’s, double-bishop, double check, pawn, promotion, king move or castling.

• promotion mateWCM Ampaire Shakira UGA 17681againstOmari Tshibola Sagesse COD0
• smothered mateNaziyah S.A.James GRN0againstB Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera SRI 19001
• promotion mateWCM Idunn Helgadottir ISL 18691againstSophary Chea CAM0

Family Fork

A knight gave check and attacked the queen at the same time, from a square where it could not simply be taken. Every one is listed, the ones that won the queen first.

• 18. Ne7+, the queen fell next moveKerly Samantha Jaramillo Rivadeneira ECU 19371againstVanilla Jubitana CUR0
• 30… Nf3+, the game ended thereWCM Zenobia Wasif PAK 16760againstFM Anastasia Avramidou GRE 23301
• 43. Nf5+, the game ended thereWIM Tairu Manuela Rovira Contreras VEN 20041againstNgo Sohna Rose Corine CMR 15300

Holy Hell

En passant was on the board and the player left it alone. En passant is forced, allegedly.

• 17… f5, gxf6 e.p. left aloneWGM Mo Zhai CHN 23361againstNaomi Mwale ZAM 17510
• 8… c5, dxc6 e.p. left aloneWFM Anja Beber SLO 22721againstWCM Daijah Johnson BAH 16070
• 64. g4, fxg3 e.p. left aloneWCM Skye Attieh LBN 18240againstWIM Sila Caglar TUR 22141

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.

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

Shahrukh

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.

• 15. O-O-O+GM Pia Cramling SWE 23881againstWCM Rose Berline Seine HAI 18310
• 7. O-O-O+Thamara Sagastegui ARU 16340againstWFM Emilia Deak-Sala AUT 21051

Tal’s Dark Forest

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

• three or more points down, moves 14–22WCM Leyla Shohradova TKM 21011againstWCM Timea Sele LIE 17900

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.

• 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.

• moves 22–27WCM Jacira Laura Almeida CPV 15980againstWIM Agnesa Stepania Ter-Avetisjana LAT 21931

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.

• 21. Kb5Kennedi Kangalee SKN0againstWCM Kaia Gayle JAM 17411

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.

• 13… Qxb2Fatima Abou Taam LBN 16610againstWFM Ceren Tirpan TUR 21631
• 14. Qxb7WCM Maria Angelica Carrillo Marval PAN 18081againstLyne Marley Sabine Oussou GAB0
• 13… Qxb2Adama Diakite MLI 16730againstWFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere Quickpen NGR 21741

Greek Gift

The classic bishop sacrifice on h7 (or …h2): the bishop took the pawn with check.

• 11. Bxh7+Baby Edna Mission PLW 16130againstWFM Sofia Blokhin EST 20461
• 25. Bxh7+WGM Luong Phuong Hanh VIE 22101againstAbrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki KSA 18200
• 15… Bxh2+WCM Merisena Cadeau HAI 17040againstWIM Inna Agrest SWE 22501

Whitewash

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included. Every one is listed.

• 4–0 v Dominica, round 1

  Albania ALB

  4 games

  • Zahidu Henry DMA 14040againstWFM Klean Shuqja ALB 20071
  • WFM Kler Caku ALB 21021againstDesalee Waynelle Daniel DMA 14630
  • Masika Edwards DMA0againstWFM Eglantina Shabanaj ALB 19021
  • WCM Ailin Ndreko ALB 18461againstShermel Timothy DMA 14130

• 4–0 v Afghanistan, round 1

  Algeria ALG

  4 games

  • WIM Hayat Toubal ALG 18881againstAzizi Setareh AFG0
  • Nooreen Gouhari AFG0againstWFM Chahrazad Djerroud ALG 19321
  • WIM Lina Nassr ALG 20711againstBelqis Gunesh AFG0
  • Zainab Farahmand AFG0againstWFM Rania Nassr ALG 18961

• 4–0 v Namibia, round 1

  Argentina ARG

  4 games

  • Lutopu Khoa NAM 17460againstWIM Maria Jose Campos ARG 22301
  • WIM Anapaola S. Borda Rodas ARG 22041againstHelvi Shuudifonya NAM 16380
  • WCM Jolly Nepando NAM 16260againstWIM Anna Laura Scarsi ARG 22121
  • WFM Ernestina Adam ARG 21861againstUanguta Shadah NAM 15510

Comeback Match

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

• won 3–1 v Togo after losing board 1, round 1

  Uzbekistan 2 UZB

  4 games

  • WIM Marjona Malikova UZB 2 21490againstIsabelle Mamah TOG 18861
  • WCM Afiwa Kponsou TOG 15650againstWIM Madinabonu Khalilova UZB 2 20871
  • WFM Asal Salimova UZB 2 20881againstWCM Sandrine Kudafa TOG 14740
  • Sandra Kudafa TOG 14140againstWCM Mumtozbegim Mansurova UZB 2 19281

Bloodiest Nation

Most captures per game across the team's finished games.

• 49 captures in 4 games

  Uruguay URU

• 49 captures in 4 games

  Uzbekistan 3 UZB

Draw Kings

Highest share of draws among the team's finished games.

• 2 of 4 games drawn

  Australia AUS

• 2 of 4 games drawn

  Chinese Taipei TPE

• 2 of 4 games drawn

  Germany GER

Marathon Nation

Longest average game, in moves, over the team's finished games.

• 242 moves in 4 games

  Tanzania TAN

• 242 moves in 4 games

  Uzbekistan 3 UZB

Sprint Nation

Shortest average game, in moves, over the team's finished games.

• 81 moves in 4 games

  Togo TOG

• 81 moves in 4 games

  Uzbekistan 2 UZB

Space Invaders

Most moves into the opponent's half per 100 of the team's own moves.

• 57 of 104 moves crossed the middle

  North Macedonia MKD

Check, Please

Most checks given per game over the team's finished games.

• 29 checks in 4 games

  Uruguay URU

The Late Knight Show

Most knight moves from move 31 on, per game, over the team's finished games.

• 42 late knight moves in 4 games

  Andorra AND

Promotion Party

Most promotions by the team's players; the games are listed.

• 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)

  Armenia ARM

  2 games

  • WFM Sigappi Kannappan HKG 19550againstWGM Mariam Mkrtchyan ARM 23741
  • WCM Hoi Ting Leung HKG 16360againstWIM Susanna Gaboyan ARM 21791

• 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)

  Belarus FID

  2 games

  • Boitumelo Sethabathaba LES 16150againstFM Veranika Abramkina FID 22541
  • WFM Nika Venskaya FID 2155½againstPontso Makhebesela LES 1519½

• 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)

  Chile CHI

  The game

  • WCM Maly Inthavong LAO 15780againstWCM Monserrat Morales Flores CHI 19721

Team of the Round

Highest performance over the four boards: average opponent rating plus 400 × (wins − losses) ÷ 4. Needs four played boards against rated opponents.

• 4–0 v Botswana, opponents averaged 1847

  Kazakhstan KAZ

  4 games

  • IM Alua Nurman KAZ 24551againstWIM Onkemetse Francis BOT 18740
  • WFM Banda Natalie Katlo BOT 19520againstIM Meruert Kamalidenova KAZ 24131
  • WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet KAZ 23471againstWFM Thapelo Francis BOT 17540
  • WCM Otimile Maya BOT 18060againstWIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva KAZ 23031

• 4–0 v Andorra, opponents averaged 1847

  United States of America USA

  4 games

  • IM Alice Lee USA 24531againstWFM Andrea Henderson de La Fuente AND 19820
  • WCM Julia Muratet Carmona AND 18200againstGM Irina Krush USA 23931
  • IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstAriadna De la Riva Real AND 17920
  • WCM Alexandra Muratet Carmona AND 17920againstIM Rose Atwell USA 23421

Longest game

Shortest decisive game

Shortest draw

Fastest checkmate

Bloodiest game

Quietest game

Longest stretch without a capture

Longest endgame