Bloodbath
30captures
Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.
- Women section
- Round 4 of 11
- Saturday 19 September
- Samarkand
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- Open round 4
Round 4
372 of 376 games finished, 81% of them decisive. 25 teams won 4–0. China had the best team performance, 2611.
CompleteUpdated 20 Sept 2026, 23:46 CEST, 4 forfeits
Round 4 in numbers
372
games finished of 376
81%
decisive; White scored 52%
45
moves per game
110
moves in the longest game
Results
159
White wins, 43%
70
draws, 19%
143
Black wins, 38%
67 checkmates on the board, 13 draws by repetition, 0 stalemates, 2 draws before move 30 and 4 forfeits.
Left out of the statistics: WCM Merisena Cadeau – Bintou Diallo — the broadcast did not record the moves that were played. The result 1–0 stands (verify, 19 Sep: board 242 Cadeau – Diallo scored 1-0 (chess-results agrees) but the last recorded eval, after move 35, has Black +5.38 after a −5.6/+12.9 swing; the relay mis-registered a move).
Accuracy and time
87.4%
average accuracy, as Lichess scores it
2.84
blunders per game
830
mistakes, as Lichess marks them
1,053
blunders, as Lichess marks them
2:15
average time per move
12%
of moves played with under 5 minutes left
Lichess analysed 371 of 371 finished games, with 2,012 inaccuracies, 830 mistakes and 1,053 blunders. Times come from the relay clocks of 361 games. The extra 30 minutes after move 40 showed up on move 41 or 42 for 66% of 270 players, and never for 85 players who went past move 45.
Game awards
Pacifist
4captures
Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.
Marathon
110moves
- WCM Liana Pieter CUR 17351againstWCM Maly Inthavong LAO 15780
- Rukhshona Saidova TJK 18921againstWFM Sara Jacimovic BIH 20020
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
16moves
- bishop mateCristina Giannini SMR0againstWCM Akiane Moreno CPV 15261
- queen mateJessica Kobeissey LBN 15741againstEnock Mathilde VAN 14350
The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.
Endgame Wizard
82moves
The longest endgame of the round, by Lichess's phase divider.
Hypertension
23moves
Two pieces attacked each other for the longest time and nobody took.
Crosshairs
8attackers
- ♙ on d4 after 12… Rd8Alice Lampard SCO 1912½againstTetyana Skarbarchuk UKR 2221½
- ♙ on d4 after 14. Nb3WIM Gabriela Vargas PAR 21230againstFM Ena Cvitan CRO 22711
- ♙ on e4 after 20. Nd2WGM Tatiana Dornbusch MNC 21841againstWIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka BLR 22280
The piece with the most attackers and defenders pointed at it at one moment.
Separation Anxiety
65moves
The latest real queen trade: both queens captured within two plies of each other.
Strategic Downsizing
7moves
The earliest real queen trade in a game of at least 20 moves.
Shortest Draw
15moves
The shortest draw; before move 30 only repetition or stalemate is allowed.
David vs Goliath
410rating points
The biggest rating gap where the lower-rated player did not lose.
Bare King Optimist
20moves
The longest stretch played on with nothing but a king.
Not awarded this round: Houdini.
Player awards
Longest Capture Spree
13captures in a row
The longest run of consecutive captures, both sides taking turns.
Longest King Hunt
16checks in a row
Most consecutive checks by one side; a quiet move ends the hunt.
Do You Even Rook Lift Bro
12moves
- Ra4, the rook from a1WIM Ekaterini Pavlidou GRE 2141½againstWFM Kun Fang SGP 2003½
- Rh3, the rook from h1IM Deysi Cori T. PER 23161againstWFM Monika Stojkovska MKD 20800
- Rb6, the rook from a8WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova KGZ 19301againstWCM Mumtozbegim Mansurova UZB 2 19280
The earliest rook to leave its back rank for the third rank or beyond, without capturing.
Castle Commitment Issues
31moves
The latest castling of the round.
Dadbod Shuffler
41king moves
Most king moves by one side in a game of at least 30 moves.
Sporty Queen
84squares
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
35.8% retreats
Highest share of moves that went backwards, over at least 25 own moves.
Parkour Master
50knight moves
Most knight moves by one side.
Dark Mode Enthusiast
14captures
Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.
Wears Sunglasses
11captures
- Fatime Ali Moustapha CHA0againstZeinabou Boubacar NIG1
- Netsanet Lukas Melebo ETH 16171againstLikando Namakau ZAM 18200
Most captures landing on light squares by one side.
Peasant Uprising
7pawn captures
- WFM Begimai Zairbek kyzy KGZ 19731againstWIM Marjona Malikova UZB 2 21490
- Anvita Niranjan Patil CAY 15440againstWFM Andreina Quevedo URU 18601
- CM Nadezhda Marochkina SEN 18091againstWCM Aseel Faqeeh PLE 16280
Most captures made by pawns by one side.
Center Stage
10arrivals
- king from e1WIM Nadiia Shpanko SLO 2182½againstWIM Joy Romany EGY 1991½
- king from e8Omari Tshibola Sagesse COD½againstStacy Baptiste-King VIN½
The one piece that landed on d4, d5, e4 or e5 most often.
Square Tourist
28squares
The one piece that stood on the most different squares, its start square included.
Comfort Zone
65.6% of piece moves
Highest share of one piece type among a side's piece moves, over at least 20 of them.
Pawn Storm
11pawn moves
Most pawn moves by one side while the game was still in its opening.
Professional Edger
47.9% 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
14.8% expected
The win with the lowest expected score by Elo, at most 25 %.
Untitled Hero
2160opponent rating
An untitled player beat or drew a titled one; the strongest opponent wins.
GM Scalp
-207rating points
A player without the GM title beat a grandmaster; the biggest rating gap wins.
Upset of the Round
304rating points
The decisive game with the biggest rating gap won by the lower-rated player.
Clash of Titans
2456average rating
The game with the highest average rating.
Youngest Player
10years
- born 2016Masika Edwards DMA1againstIsabella Jeetlall SKN0
- born 2016Kennedi Kangalee SKN0againstShermel Timothy DMA 14131
The youngest player who played this round, by birth year.
Oldest Player
82years
The oldest player who played this round, by birth year.
Generations
56years
The largest age gap between two opponents.
Clock awards
Longest Think
54:50on one move
Most time spent on a single move, from the relay clocks.
Zeitnot Addict
64moves under 5 minutes
Most moves played with less than five minutes on the clock.
Time Scramble Survivor
0:33left at the lowest
- 0:33 after move 35WFM Klean Shuqja ALB 20070againstClara Dias BRA 20221
- 0:33 after move 37WCM Jacira Laura Almeida CPV 15981againstWCM Mariane Biordi SMR0
- 0:33 after move 40Helja Lehtinen FIN 19680againstWFM Imene Zerarga ALG 18351
Won after dropping below one minute at some point after move 30; the lowest clock wins.
Time Millionaire
1:42:18left at the end
Most time left at the end of a won game of at least 30 moves.
Increment Farmer
15:30gained after move 40
Most time banked after move 40 from the 30-second increments, in a game of 50 moves or more.
Flag Fall
0:00on the last clock
Lost with less than 30 seconds, one increment, on the last clock.
Time Not So Well Spent
30:23thinking, then a blunder
Longest think that ended in a blunder, as Lichess marks them.
From the relay clocks of 361 of 371 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
99.6% accuracy
Highest Lichess accuracy in a game of at least 20 moves.
Cleanest Game
2combined centipawn loss
Lowest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Wildest Game
284combined centipawn loss
Highest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Biggest Blunder
95.1% win chance lost
The Lichess-marked blunder that cost the most winning chances.
Swindle of the Day
#−2at the worst
Won a game that the engine had at −3.00 or worse for the winner; the deepest hole wins.
Heartbreak
#2at the best
Lost or drew a game the engine had at +3.00 or better for them; the biggest lead wins.
Rollercoaster
8swings
Most swings between a one-pawn lead for White and one for Black, in a game of at least 20 moves.
Lucky Escape
2move mate missed
The opponent let a forced mate slip, as Lichess marked it, and did not win; the shortest missed mate wins.
Ice Cold
101moves 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 371 of 371 finished games. Inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders are the ones Lichess marks on the move.
Chess culture
Royal Walkabout
8moves
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
10moves
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
42% scored by all who tried
- 3. f3WFM Diana Mirza IRL 19501againstWCM Gabriella Watson JAM 18570
- 3. f3Melissa Moura STP1againstPontso Makhebesela LES 15190
- 4. f3Pooja Bhandari NEP 16821againstWFM Mary Loly Gonzalez Peguero DOM 19050
8 more, tied
- 5. f3WCM Azumi Sakai JPN 18621againstWCM Chethanah Andhin MRI 15620
- 6. f3WFM Anna Sofie Li DEN 20021againstWFM Layla Yasmira Caicedo Rios PAN 18440
- 6… f6WFM Mariana Esther Lobo Jimenez PAN 18180againstWFM Esmat Susanne Guindy DEN 20411
- 8… f6WCM Neusa Aridas De Castro MOZ 17210againstRaquel Dos Santos Duque POR 19481
- 9… f6Sonia Boyle SLE0againstSoporpatey Phon CAM 14371
- 10… f6WIM Maria Jose Campos ARG 22300againstIM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova UZB 23571
- 10… f6Fazreena Hussin BRU 16320againstAnahi Alexandra Munoz Cortez NCA 18281
- 10… f6WCM Ampaire Shakira UGA 17680againstWIM Simona Limontaite LTU 21301
Ben Finegold says never push the f-pawn one square. These players did it by move 10 (f3 or …f6) and won anyway.
Brilliant!!
5points 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
12moves down
“Take your opponent into a deep dark forest”: won after the longest stretch at least three points down in material.
Pigs on the 7th
7moves
Both rooks on the opponent’s second rank, eating everything; the longest stay wins.
Short’s King Walk
5rank reached
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.
Not awarded this round: The Carlsen Grind.
Homages to chess memes, famous games and Samarkand lore, meant kindly. Brilliant!!, Botez Gambit and The Carlsen Grind use Lichess’s analysis of 371 of 371 finished games; the rest look at every finished game.
Collections
Underpromotion
4underpromotions
- 82. h8=R, a rookOmari Tshibola Sagesse COD½againstStacy Baptiste-King VIN½
- 56. f8=R, a rookTiania Kukula PNG1againstKenishka Tehalyani GRN0
- 36. e8=R+, a rookRose Ann Pin-Ag Flores CAM1againstJerelyn Adeshola Mary Beckley SLE0
Every promotion to a knight, bishop or rook this round.
En Passant
19en passants
- 33… gxf3+WCM Khishigbaatar Bayasgalan MGL 22850againstGM Divya Deshmukh IND 24901
- 21. exf6WFM Emilia Deak-Sala AUT 2105½againstIM Meri Arabidze GEO 2370½
- 20… hxg3WFM Anna Lhotska CZE 21490againstWIM Sofiia Hryzlova SUI 22541
16 more
- 46… gxh3+IM Tatev Abrahamyan USA 23471againstWGM Monica Calzetta Ruiz ESP 21810
- 21. exf6IM Stavroula Tsolakidou GRE 24411againstWGM Qianyun Gong SGP 21820
- 18. exf6Jood Ahmad JOR 17840againstWFM Lala Shohradova TKM 21471
- 15. dxc6WGM Carla Heredia Serrano ECU 21171againstWCM Jully Mutisya KEN 18790
- 17… axb3WIM Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete MOZ 18670againstWFM Mariana Silva POR 20171
- 22. dxe6WFM Varvara Poliakova FID 22331againstWIM Marija Zvereva MNC 20180
- 47. gxf6WCM Fiorina Berezovsky MNC 19370againstFM Veranika Abramkina FID 22541
- 33. gxf6WFM Asal Salimova UZB 2 20880againstWFM Aizhan Sezdbekova KGZ 19451
- 29… fxg3Belqis Gunesh AFG0againstKwizera Benissa BDI1
- 14. axb6WFM Sigappi Kannappan HKG 19551againstWCM Aditi Narayan Joshi GUY 17260
- 12. exf6WFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther Ayemou CIV 18741againstNeema Adam Kisanga TAN 16310
- 15… bxc3Pooja Bhandari NEP 16821againstWFM Mary Loly Gonzalez Peguero DOM 19050
- 15. exd6WCM Yasmine Gamha TUN 18141againstAsma Ali Abdo YEM 16380
- 21. exf6WCM Afiwa Kponsou TOG 15650againstWFM Deycy Daniela Raymundo GUA 18321
- 36… exf3+Syringa Lyn Camp WLS 17130againstWGM Beatriz Irene Franco Valencia COL 20381
- 28. bxc6IM Ashley Alexandra Castillo Beitia PAN 2087½againstWFM Sarah Sima Derlich DEN 2107½
Every en passant capture of the round.
Mate Gallery
4named mates
- pawn mateSamantha Dolly TTO 17611againstWIM Bridget Michael NGR 19250
- promotion mateSamiro Mohamed Ali SOM 15041againstNasra Kamal Ibrahim COM0
- pawn mateFatima Cheikh Sidiya MTN 16090againstWCM Alexandra Kaslan SUR 16911
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
10forks
- 16. Nf7+, the queen fell next moveIM Szidonia Lazarne Vajda HUN 22890againstIM Yuxin Song CHN 24571
- 25. Nf5+, the queen fell next moveWGM Trisha Kanyamarala IRL 22891againstWFM Adani Clarke JAM 19430
- 18… Ne4+, the queen fell next moveWFM Kai Ni Agnes Chong MAS 20240againstFM Marija Kuznecova LAT 22571
7 more
- 25. Nf6+, the queen fell next moveSherkhia Andrew DMA1againstKaellaa Fyfield-Jones Saint Kitts and Nevis0
- 30… Nf4+, the queen fell next moveDk Siti Haziqah Pg Hj Janudin BRU 16300againstMarelys Cristina Espinoza Barrios NCA 17471
- 25. Nf6+, the queen was not takenFM Fiorella Contreras Huaman PER 21681againstWFM Ivana Manova MKD 19580
- 11. Nf6+, the queen was not takenRose Ann Pin-Ag Flores CAM1againstJerelyn Adeshola Mary Beckley SLE0
- 18. Nf7+, the queen was not takenSarah Kamara SLE0againstNyta Youn CAM1
- 23. Nxf7+, the game ended thereWCM Chika Pride BAH 17861againstPema Yangsel Dorji BHU 14810
- 38. Nh7+, the game ended thereWFM Masa Babic BIH 21471againstWFM Nadezhda Antonova TJK 19130
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
21left alone
- 6. e4, dxe3 e.p.WIM Maria Jose Campos ARG 22300againstIM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova UZB 23571
- 6… d5, exd6 e.p.WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed EGY 19760againstWFM Vesna Mihelic SLO 21521
- 6. c4, bxc3 e.p.WGM Tatiana Dornbusch MNC 21841againstWIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka BLR 22280
18 more
- 40… b5+, cxb6 e.p.Bouavone Keosavangh LAO0againstGinger Jubitana CUR 15461
- 15… f5, exf6 e.p.Mahamadou Leila Aicha NIG 16230againstAicha Mahamat Bagamla CHA1
- 14… b5, axb6 e.p.Zakari Abdou Yasmina NIG1againstHourra mahamat Bagamla CHA0
- 20… b5, cxb6 e.p.Joy Williams SKN0againstDesalee Waynelle Daniel DMA 14631
- 17. c4, dxc3 e.p.Masika Edwards DMA1againstIsabella Jeetlall SKN0
- 9. d4, exd3 e.p.Sarah Kamara SLE0againstNyta Youn CAM1
- 10… f5, exf6 e.p.Gaybrianna Moore BAR 16341againstLin Lin Htet MYA 14880
- 12… b5, cxb6 e.p.WCM Carmina Jasmine Ramas GUM 17830againstWCM Ahmed Nihaya MDV 16121
- 6… d5, exd6 e.p.Naleli Teeke LES 17061againstWCM Izidora Lourenco Lima STP 15800
- 8… d5, exd6 e.p.WFM Ngatane Lieketseng LES 15781againstAdalina Luiz STP0
- 2… e5, dxe6 e.p.Kothar Al Mamary OMA 15870againstMouza Nasser AlShamsi UAE 18621
- 56… a5, bxa6 e.p.WFM Patricia Evarista Castillo Pena DOM 19050againstKritisara Adhikari NEP 17441
- 13… f5, exf6 e.p.WCM Yasmine Gamha TUN 18141againstAsma Ali Abdo YEM 16380
- 13… d5, exd6 e.p.WCM Julia Muratet Carmona AND 18201againstWCM Tanvi Prasad FIJ 15410
- 10. d4, exd3 e.p.Joan Gemota PLW 14990againstPshtiwan Ahmed Parwa IRQ 17491
- 12… d5, exd6 e.p.Fatima Abou Taam LBN 16611againstVirelala Cinzia VAN 15320
- 20… f5, exf6 e.p.Rukhshona Saidova TJK 18921againstWFM Sara Jacimovic BIH 20020
- 4… d5, exd6 e.p.WIM Valentina Argote Heredia COL 21811againstWFM Olivia Smith WLS 20390
En passant was on the board and the player left it alone. En passant is forced, allegedly.
Il Vaticano
2cathedrals
- 35… Bh3, bishops on e3 and h3WCM Jessica Callender GUY 15520againstWen Xi Fan HKG 16721
- 14. Bxd7+, bishops on a7 and d7Ridham GHA 17331againstMakalia Fergus IVB0
Two bishops on one rank, three files apart, with two enemy pawns between them: the r/AnarchyChess cathedral. The first time for each player is listed.
Poisoned Pawn
4pawn grabs
- 11. Qxb7WIM Mariia Manko SUI 22851againstWIM Natasa Richterova CZE 21940
- 14… Qxb2Nelly Melissa Mangalo CAF 17800againstKalima Williams ISV1
- 14… Qxb2Luciana Age PNG1againstNaziyah S.A.James GRN0
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
2sacrifices
- 21… Bxh2+GM Zhaoqin Peng NED 2353½againstWIM Margareth Olde EST 2242½
- 15. Bxh7+WCM Walijah Ahmed BAN 1949½againstWIM Svetlana Sucikova SVK 2166½
The classic bishop sacrifice on h7 (or …h2): the bishop took the pawn with check.
Pawn Diamond
1diamond
Four pawns around an empty square: one below, two beside, one above. The first time for each player is listed.
Connect Four
9rows of pawns
- 9… e6, pawns on c6, d6, e6, f6, g6WFM Yuliya Liavonava FID 21161againstWIM Julia Lebel-Arias MNC 16990
- 21. e4, pawns on d4, e4, f4, g4WGM Govhar Beydullayeva AZE 23921againstWGM Lan Yao ENG 22700
- 41… h5, pawns on e5, f5, g5, h5WIM Sonia Zepeda ESA 20340againstWIM Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite INA 21951
6 more
- 24. b4, pawns on a4, b4, c4, d4WFM Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif MAS 2006½againstWFM Naomi Maklakova LAT 2095½
- 14. g4, pawns on d4, e4, f4, g4WFM Yuliya Liavonava FID 21161againstWIM Julia Lebel-Arias MNC 16990
- 15… d5, pawns on a5, b5, c5, d5IM Marina Brunello ITA 2308½againstWIM Javiera Belen Gomez Barrera CHI 2181½
- 36. b4, pawns on a4, b4, c4, d4Molissa Francita Ashton VIN1againstTracy Sankya COD0
- 30. g3, pawns on e3, f3, g3, h3Khady Niang SEN 15100againstWCM Rahaf Faqeeh PLE 16681
- 30… e5, pawns on d5, e5, f5, g5WIM Hayat Toubal ALG 18880againstWIM Anastasia Keinanen FIN 22201
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
6Irish centres
- 15… exd4, pawns on d4, d6, d7Masika Edwards DMA1againstIsabella Jeetlall SKN0
- 7… fxe6, pawns on e4, e6, e7WCM Wafa Yaqoob BRN 15341againstPurichaya Chinkulkitniwat THA 16900
- 44… fxe4+, pawns on e4, e5, e7Elena Krasnova SMR 16740againstWCM Deise Pereira CPV 17841
3 more
Three pawns on one file, one behind the other. The first time for each player is listed.
Photo Finish
3photo finishes
- 47. a8=Q and 47… f1=QCM Rachel Miller JAM 1974½againstAlice O`Gorman IRL 2009½
- 51… d1=Q and 52. a8=QKataleya Shenera Sam GUY 15250againstWCM Hoi Ting Leung HKG 16361
- 64… b1=Q and 65. d8=N+Kothar Al Mamary OMA 15870againstMouza Nasser AlShamsi UAE 18621
Both sides promoted a pawn within four moves of each other.
Royal Court
3third queens
- 3 queens from move 26B Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera SRI 19000againstWIM Ruelle Canino PHI 21601
- 3 queens from move 39WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda PHI 21341againstWCM Sayumi Sithumila Halangoda SRI 17630
- 3 queens from move 31WGM Nilufar Yakubbaeva UZB 2 22461againstWFM Nurai Sovetbekova KGZ 20290
A third queen on the board.
Not awarded this round: Shahrukh, Pawn Cube, 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
25matches
22 more
4 boards
4 boards
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Comeback Match
12matches
board 1 lost
board 1 lost
9 more
board 1 lost
4 boards
board 1 lost
4 boards
board 1 lost
board 1 lost
4 boards
- CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero NCA 18410againstAqilah Adawiyah BRU 16791
- Dk Siti Haziqah Pg Hj Janudin BRU 16300againstMarelys Cristina Espinoza Barrios NCA 17471
- WCM Patricia Alvarez Gutierrez NCA 18281againstNur Farzana Saiful Azmi BRU 14500
- Fazreena Hussin BRU 16320againstAnahi Alexandra Munoz Cortez NCA 18281
board 1 lost
4 boards
- WIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana SRI 22671againstMhage Gerriahlou Sebastian PHI 19570
- WGM Janelle Mae Frayna PHI 22601againstWFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula SRI 19670
- B Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera SRI 19000againstWIM Ruelle Canino PHI 21601
- WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda PHI 21341againstWCM Sayumi Sithumila Halangoda SRI 17630
Lost on board 1 and still won the match.
Team of the Round
2611performance
Highest performance over the four boards: average opponent rating plus 400 × (wins − losses) ÷ 4, all four played against rated opponents.
Slingshot
206points 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.
Treaty of Samarkand
1match
A 2–2 match of four draws, peace signed on every board.
Marathon Match
287moves
105 + 46 + 86 + 50
The match whose four boards ran longest, in moves added together.
Sprint Match
115moves
35 + 35 + 19 + 26
The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.
Bloodiest Match
97captures
The match with the most captures over its four boards.
Quietest Match
49captures
The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.
Theory Match
60½opening moves
The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.
Endgame Match
160½endgame moves
The match with the most endgame moves over its four boards.
Thrill Ride
9eval 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.
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
51.98per 100 moves
105 of 202 moves crossed the middle
Most moves into the opponent's half per 100 of the team's own moves.
Check, Please
8.75checks per game
35 checks in 4 games
Most checks given per game over the team's finished games.
The Late Knight Show
11.25per game
45 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
26.36retreats per 100 moves
58 of 220 moves went backwards
Most retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves; castling never counts.
Forward March
7.38retreats per 100 moves
11 of 149 moves went backwards
Fewest retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves.
Pawn Pushers
34.52pawn moves per 100 moves
58 of 168 moves
Most pawn moves per 100 of the team's own moves.
Favourite Piece
Knights 27.97 % Lebanon LBN40 of 143 moves Bishops 35.59 % Slovenia SLO79 of 222 moves Rooks 30.2 % Puerto Rico PUR61 of 202 moves Queens 25.51 % Tajikistan TJK62 of 243 moves
For each piece, the team whose own moves have the highest share of it.
Wandering Kings
15.75king moves per game
63 king moves in 4 games
Most king moves per game over the team's finished games.
Safety First
5average castling move
castled in 4 of 4 games
castled in 3 of 4 games
Earliest castling on average, over the games in which the team castled at all.
Finishers
4checkmates
Most checkmates delivered on the board.
Déjà Vu
5½identical moves
with White: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5
with Black: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5
Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.
Teams: clocks
Deep Thinkers
3:18per move
127 moves timed in 4 games
Most seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.
Quick Draw
1:07per move
156 moves timed in 4 games
Fewest seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.
Zeitnot Nation
44.5% under five minutes
110 of 247 moves in 4 games
Highest share of moves played with under five minutes on the clock.
Time in the Bank
1:09:50left on average
over 4 games
Most time left on the clock after the last move, on average.
Over the relay clocks of 361 of 371 finished games; a team needs four such games.
Teams: engine
Precision Nation
97% accuracy
4 analysed games
Highest average Lichess accuracy over the team's analysed games.
Escape Artists
3games saved
Most games won or drawn from a position the engine had at −3.00 or worse.
Over Lichess’s analysis of 371 of 371 finished games; a team needs four analysed games.
Notable games
Longest game
110moves
WCM Liana Pieter CUR 17351againstWCM Maly Inthavong LAO 15780Shortest decisive game
7moves
Zouleikha Ali Moustapha CHA0againstKoundou Ballama Magaram Malaram NIG1Shortest draw
15moves
IM Jovanka Houska ENG 2297½againstIM Khanim Balajayeva AZE 2356½Fastest checkmate
16moves
Mate with the bishopCristina Giannini SMR0againstWCM Akiane Moreno CPV 15261Bloodiest game
30captures
Rocio Contreras Suazo CHI 1875½againstWFM Kamilla Rubinshtein ITA 2108½Quietest game
4captures
In 30 movesWFM Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir ISL 1995½againstWFM Zhiyuan Shen AUS 2146½Longest stretch without a capture
57moves
Moves 46 to 102Rukhshona Saidova TJK 18921againstWFM Sara Jacimovic BIH 20020Longest endgame
82moves
WIM Nadiia Shpanko SLO 2182½againstWIM Joy Romany EGY 1991½Game phases
11
moves of opening
17
moves of middlegame
21
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 | 43 |
| Bishop | 35 | 28 |
| Queen and rook | 33 | 11 |
| King and pawn | 22 | 12 |
| Queen | 20 | 17 |
| Knight | 19 | 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
6,809
captures, 18.4 per game
1,949
checks
593
castled kingside
65
castled queenside
12
games without castling
60
promotions, 4 under
19
en passant captures
En passant
Under-promotions
Openings
First moves
- 1.e454%White scored 55%
- 1.d438%White scored 49%
- 1.Nf35%White scored 53%
- 1.c42%White scored 44%
- 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 | 51 | 49% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 34 | 49% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 31 | 52% |
| Italian Game | 29 | 41% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 28 | 39% |
| French Defense | 24 | 42% |
| King's Indian Defense | 12 | 46% |
| English Opening | 11 | 59% |
Best for White
| Opening | Games | White’s score |
|---|---|---|
| D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 8 | 63% |
| B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | 5 | 50% |
| D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 5 | 40% |
| D02 Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 5 | 40% |
Best for Black
| Opening | Games | White’s score |
|---|---|---|
| D53 Queen's Gambit Declined | 5 | 10% |
| B30 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 5 | 30% |
| B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 6 | 33% |
| D04 Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 6 | 33% |
Openings with at least 5 games.
Rarest openings of the round
A59 Benko Gambit Accepted: King Walk Variation
1game in the event so far
A56 Benoni Defense: Hromádka System
1game in the event so far
A44 Benoni Defense: Semi-Benoni
1game in the event so far
Pieces
8,470
pawn moves, 25%
5,556
knight moves, 17%
5,078
bishop moves, 15%
5,581
rook moves, 17%
4,282
queen moves, 13%
4,442
king moves, 13%
Captured and surviving
| Piece | Captured | Still on the board at the end |
|---|---|---|
| pawns | 3,109 | 47% |
| knights | 1,215 | 18% |
| bishops | 1,089 | 27% |
| rooks | 875 | 41% |
| queens | 521 | 37% |
Checkmates
67on the board
34 by White, 33 by Black
| Mating piece | Games |
|---|---|
| Queen | 40 |
| Rook | 16 |
| Bishop | 4 |
| Knight | 4 |
| Pawn | 3 |
The mating piece is read from the final position.
Fastest mates
- Move 16, mate with the bishopCristina Giannini SMR0againstWCM Akiane Moreno CPV 15261
- Move 16, mate with the queenJessica Kobeissey LBN 15741againstEnock Mathilde VAN 14350
- Move 17, mate with the queenLyne Marley Sabine Oussou GAB0againstRachelle Hoareau SEY 15881
- Move 17, mate with the knightKennedi Kangalee SKN0againstShermel Timothy DMA 14131
- Move 17, mate with the queenNicole Grant ANT0againstSibisi Nomcebo SWZ 15251
The 20 fastest 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 round had 67 mates; the piece table counts them all.
The numbers
Board heatmap
Darker means more moves, on a square-root scale.
Busiest squares
- d41,192
- d51,175
- f61,119
- e51,094
- e41,075
Quietest square with any traffic: a1, 130.
Where the pieces went in the finished games of the round.