Bloodbath
16captures
Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.
- Women section
- Round 10 of 11
- Saturday 26 September
- Samarkand
- Standings
- Round 9
- Open round 10
Round 10
8 of 376 games finished, 100% of them decisive.
367 games still runningUpdated 26 Sept 2026, 13:31 CEST, 1 forfeit
Round 10 in numbers
8
games finished of 376
100%
decisive; White scored 63%
23
moves per game
36
moves in the longest game
Results
5
White wins, 63%
0
draws, 0%
3
Black wins, 38%
6 checkmates on the board, 0 draws by repetition, 0 stalemates, 0 draws before move 30 and 1 forfeits.
Accuracy and time
74.1%
average accuracy, as Lichess scores it
3.5
blunders per game
12
mistakes, as Lichess marks them
28
blunders, as Lichess marks them
0:53
average time per move
0%
of moves played with under 5 minutes left
Lichess analysed 8 of 8 finished games, with 32 inaccuracies, 12 mistakes and 28 blunders. Times come from the relay clocks of 8 games.
Game awards
Pacifist
14captures
Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.
Marathon
36moves
The longest game of the round.
Quickest Kill
15moves
Shortest decisive game of at least 10 moves; forfeits do not count.
Checkmate on the Board
10moves
The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.
Endgame Wizard
10moves
The longest endgame of the round, by Lichess's phase divider.
Hypertension
12moves
Two pieces attacked each other for the longest time and nobody took.
Crosshairs
6attackers
The piece with the most attackers and defenders pointed at it at one moment.
Not awarded yet: Separation Anxiety, Strategic Downsizing, Shortest Draw, David vs Goliath, Bare King Optimist, Houdini.
Player awards
Longest Capture Spree
3captures in a row
- from move 20WFM Angelica Parrado PLW 16861againstRoysha Mougal SEY0
- from move 27Rachelle Hoareau SEY 15880againstJoan Gemota PLW 14991
- from move 15Isma Ismaila Djailane COM0againstMahamadou Leila Aicha NIG 16231
The longest run of consecutive captures, both sides taking turns.
Longest King Hunt
6checks in a row
Most consecutive checks by one side; a quiet move ends the hunt.
Do You Even Rook Lift Bro
15moves
- Re6, the rook from h8Zeinabou Boubacar NIG1againstFahima Ali Mohamed Mohamed COM0
- Re3, the rook from h1Kennedi Kangalee SKN1againstKazene Pierre VIN0
The earliest rook to leave its back rank for the third rank or beyond, without capturing.
Castle Commitment Issues
14moves
The latest castling of the round.
Dadbod Shuffler
5king moves
Most king moves by one side in a game of at least 30 moves.
Sporty Queen
17squares
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
21.9% retreats
Highest share of moves that went backwards, over at least 25 own moves.
Parkour Master
10knight moves
Most knight moves by one side.
Dark Mode Enthusiast
6captures
Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.
Wears Sunglasses
5captures
Most captures landing on light squares by one side.
Peasant Uprising
5pawn captures
Most captures made by pawns by one side.
Center Stage
3arrivals
The one piece that landed on d4, d5, e4 or e5 most often.
Square Tourist
7squares
- queen from d8WFM Angelica Parrado PLW 16861againstRoysha Mougal SEY0
- knight from b1Rachelle Hoareau SEY 15880againstJoan Gemota PLW 14991
- bishop from f8Rachelle Hoareau SEY 15880againstJoan Gemota PLW 14991
The one piece that stood on the most different squares, its start square included.
Comfort Zone
41.7% of piece moves
Highest share of one piece type among a side's piece moves, over at least 20 of them.
Pawn Storm
6pawn moves
- WFM Angelica Parrado PLW 16861againstRoysha Mougal SEY0
- Isma Ismaila Djailane COM0againstMahamadou Leila Aicha NIG 16231
- WCM Tanvi Prasad FIJ 15411againstKemvee H. Sambola LBR0
Most pawn moves by one side while the game was still in its opening.
Professional Edger
33.3% edge moves
Highest share of moves from or to the a- and h-files, over at least 25 own moves.
Ratings, titles and ages
Upset of the Round
89rating points
The decisive game with the biggest rating gap won by the lower-rated player.
Clash of Titans
1544average 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
30years
The largest age gap between two opponents.
Not awarded yet: Giant Slayer, Untitled Hero, GM Scalp.
Clock awards
Longest Think
5:22on one move
Most time spent on a single move, from the relay clocks.
Time Millionaire
1:28:54left at the end
Most time left at the end of a won game of at least 30 moves.
Time Not So Well Spent
5:22thinking, then a blunder
Longest think that ended in a blunder, as Lichess marks them.
Not awarded yet: Zeitnot Addict, Time Scramble Survivor, Increment Farmer, Flag Fall.
From the relay clocks of 8 of 8 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
97.7% accuracy
Highest Lichess accuracy in a game of at least 20 moves.
Cleanest Game
48combined centipawn loss
Lowest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Wildest Game
227combined centipawn loss
Highest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Biggest Blunder
93.7% win chance lost
The Lichess-marked blunder that cost the most winning chances.
Swindle of the Day
−9.82at the worst
Won a game that the engine had at −3.00 or worse for the winner; the deepest hole wins.
Heartbreak
+9.82at the best
Lost or drew a game the engine had at +3.00 or better for them; the biggest lead wins.
Not awarded yet: Rollercoaster, Lucky Escape, Ice Cold.
From Lichess’s computer analysis of 8 of 8 finished games. Inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders are the ones Lichess marks on the move.
Chess culture
Nothing to hand out yet; games are still running.
Homages to chess memes, famous games and Samarkand lore, meant kindly. Brilliant!!, Botez Gambit and The Carlsen Grind use Lichess’s analysis of 8 of 8 finished games; the rest look at every finished game.
Collections
Family Fork
1fork
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.
Not awarded yet: Underpromotion, En Passant, Mate Gallery, Holy Hell, Shahrukh, Il Vaticano, Poisoned Pawn, Greek Gift, Pawn Cube, Pawn Diamond, Connect Four, Irish Pawn Centre, The Hard One, Photo Finish, Royal Court.
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
Nothing to hand out yet; teams need all four boards finished.
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
Finishers
2checkmates
2 of 2 wins by checkmate on the board
Most checkmates delivered on the board.
Not awarded yet: Space Invaders, Check, Please, The Late Knight Show, Promotion Party, Chicken Nation, Forward March, Pawn Pushers, Favourite Piece, Wandering Kings, Safety First, Déjà Vu.
Teams: clocks
Nothing to hand out yet; teams need all four boards finished.
Over the relay clocks of 8 of 8 finished games; a team needs four such games.
Teams: engine
Escape Artists
1game saved
the deepest hole -9.82
Most games won or drawn from a position the engine had at −3.00 or worse.
Not awarded yet: Precision Nation.
Over Lichess’s analysis of 8 of 8 finished games; a team needs four analysed games.
Notable games
Longest game
36moves
WFM Angelica Parrado PLW 16861againstRoysha Mougal SEY0Shortest decisive game
10moves
WCM Tanvi Prasad FIJ 15411againstKemvee H. Sambola LBR0Shortest draw
–moves
No game yet.
Fastest checkmate
10moves
Mate with the queenWCM Tanvi Prasad FIJ 15411againstKemvee H. Sambola LBR0Bloodiest game
16captures
Rachelle Hoareau SEY 15880againstJoan Gemota PLW 14991Quietest game
12captures
In 27 movesBintya Bangoura GUI0againstAlicia Thomas ANT1Longest stretch without a capture
18moves
Moves 1 to 18WFM Angelica Parrado PLW 16861againstRoysha Mougal SEY0Longest endgame
10moves
Bintya Bangoura GUI0againstAlicia Thomas ANT1Game phases
10
moves of opening
11
moves of middlegame
7
moves of endgame
Averages per game, with the phases split as Lichess splits them. 38% of the games reached an endgame; the first capture came on move 8.1 on average.
Endgames by type
| Endgame | Reached | At the end |
|---|---|---|
| King and pawn | 0 | 0 |
| Queen | 0 | 0 |
| Rook | 0 | 0 |
| Bishop | 0 | 0 |
| Knight | 0 | 0 |
| Queen and rook | 0 | 0 |
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.
Tactics
78
captures, 9.8 per game
13
checks
13
castled kingside
0
castled queenside
1
games without castling
0
promotions, 0 under
0
en passant captures
Openings
First moves
- 1.e475%White scored 67%
- 1.d425%White scored 50%
Share of all finished games. Opening names and ECO codes come from Lichess, based on the position reached.
Every opening of the round
The round’s openings as a tree: the five volumes of the opening encyclopaedia (A flank openings, B semi-open games, C open games and the French, D closed games and the Grünfeld, E Indian defences), their families, and every variation played. A line grows with the games through it; the red thread leads to the round’s rarest openings.
Point at a line or a name to name the opening; click to open it on Lichess.Tap a name to name the opening; tap it again to open it on Lichess.
Which openings won
A bar per family: White’s wins, the draws, Black’s wins. The tick is the family’s score for White, the grey line the round’s; a tick right of it, and White did better than usual. Framed in red, the best for White and the best for Black of the families with at least 5 games.
The numbers
| Family | Games | White wins | Draws | Black wins | White’s score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Game | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Four Knights Game | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| King's Pawn Game | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Slav Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Best for White
Not enough games yet.
Best for Black
Not enough games yet.
Openings with at least 5 games.
Rarest openings of the round
D15 Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation
1game in the event so far
C48 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation
1game in the event so far
C20 King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation
3games in the event so far
Pieces
108
pawn moves, 29%
82
knight moves, 22%
69
bishop moves, 19%
36
rook moves, 10%
53
queen moves, 14%
25
king moves, 7%
Captured and surviving
| Piece | Captured | Still on the board at the end |
|---|---|---|
| pawns | 34 | 73% |
| knights | 20 | 38% |
| bishops | 16 | 50% |
| rooks | 6 | 81% |
| queens | 2 | 88% |
Checkmates
6on the board
4 by White, 2 by Black
Mating pieceGames
Queen6
- move 10Prasad, Tanvi FIJ mated Sambola, Kemvee H. LBR
- move 15Balcombe, Arianna VIN mated Fyfield-Jones, Kaellaa
- move 19ZEINABOU BOUBACAR NIG mated Fahima Ali Mohamed Mohamed COM
- move 20Kangalee, Kennedi SKN mated Pierre, Kazene VIN
- move 27Thomas, Alicia ANT mated Bangoura, Bintya GUI
- move 30LEILA AICHA, Mahamadou NIG mated Isma Ismaila Djailane COM
Rook0
Bishop0
Knight0
Pawn0
The mating piece is read from the final position. A piece opens onto its mates.
Fastest mates
- Move 10, mate with the queenWCM Tanvi Prasad FIJ 15411againstKemvee H. Sambola LBR0
- Move 15, mate with the queenArianna Balcombe VIN1againstKaellaa Fyfield-Jones Saint Kitts and Nevis0
- Move 19, mate with the queenZeinabou Boubacar NIG1againstFahima Ali Mohamed Mohamed COM0
- Move 20, mate with the queenKennedi Kangalee SKN1againstKazene Pierre VIN0
- Move 27, mate with the queenBintya Bangoura GUI0againstAlicia Thomas ANT1
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. Each piece in the list opens onto its games.
Board heatmap
Darker means more moves, on a square-root scale.
Busiest squares
- f320
- d517
- e516
- c315
- d415
Never visited: a2, a7, a8, b2, b8, c8, f1, h2.
Quietest square with any traffic: b6, 1.
Where the pieces went in the finished games of the round.