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Every round in numbers, written the same evening: the top boards, the awards nobody else hands out, and the facts worth keeping.
27 Sept
Uzbekistan and China win the Olympiad, and 28 checks in a row save a lost game.
26 Sept
Uzbekistan win 3½–½ and lead by a point, and a mate in one that nobody played.
25 Sept
Uzbekistan beat the USA and lead alone, and a record run of 28 checks in a row.
24 Sept
Germany beat Uzbekistan, and Savitha Shri has won seven games from seven.
23 Sept
Uzbekistan beat China and are the last perfect team, and Gukesh wins on board 4 again.
22 Sept
Uzbekistan have won all six, and the checkmate gap has not closed. Six rounds down, five to go.
21 Sept
Uzbekistan beat India and stand alone, Ding Liren beat Keymer, and Lazavik beat Duda.
20 Sept
Germany beat the USA, Uzbekistan whitewash Hungary, checkmate on move 4, and Gukesh plays ...f6 on move 8 and wins.
19 Sept
The USA take 3½ off Ukraine, Gukesh wins on board 4, a queen that travelled 108 squares, 32 minutes spent on a blunder, and en passant played 46 times and declined 46 times.
18 Sept
An 82-year-old wins, a 51-year age gap on one board, a 580-point upset, and a game that went from nine pawns up to mate in two and was won anyway.
18 Sept
The draws arrive. A 73-minute think, a six-move checkmate, a 1719 beating a 2266, and a 126-move endgame that wouldn't end.
16 Sept
An untitled 1928 beat a 2514, 158 teams won 4–0, and 121 games ended in checkmate.
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