Bloodbath
22captures
Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.
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Round 4
3 of 90 games finished, 33% of them decisive.
87 games still runningUpdated 20 Oct 2026, 16:30 CEST
Round 4 in numbers
3
games finished of 90
33%
decisive; White scored 67%
28
moves per game
31
moves in the longest game
Results
1
White wins, 33%
2
draws, 67%
0
Black wins, 0%
1 checkmates on the board, 1 draws by repetition, 0 stalemates, 0 draws before move 30 and 0 forfeits.
Accuracy and time
95.8%
average accuracy, as Lichess scores it
0.67
blunders per game
0
mistakes, as Lichess marks them
2
blunders, as Lichess marks them
1:54
average time per move
0%
of moves played with under 5 minutes left
Lichess analysed 3 of 3 finished games, with 1 inaccuracy, 0 mistakes and 2 blunders. Times come from the relay clocks of 3 games.
Game awards
Pacifist
16captures
Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.
Marathon
31moves
The longest game of the round.
Quickest Kill
25moves
Shortest decisive game of at least 10 moves; forfeits do not count.
Checkmate on the Board
25moves
The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.
Endgame Wizard
13moves
The longest endgame of the round, by Lichess's phase divider.
Hypertension
3moves
- ♖e1 vs ♜e8, moves 17–19IM Shiroghlan Talibov AZE 2481½againstGM Bogdan-Daniel Deac ROU 2654½
- ♙e5 vs ♟d6, moves 10–12IM Sebastian Poltorak POL 24011againstTriona Eberle GER 20880
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.
Separation Anxiety
22moves
The latest real queen trade: both queens captured within two plies of each other.
Strategic Downsizing
12moves
The earliest real queen trade in a game of at least 20 moves.
Shortest Draw
30moves
The shortest draw; before move 30 only repetition or stalemate is allowed.
Not awarded yet: David vs Goliath, Bare King Optimist, Houdini.
Player awards
Longest Capture Spree
8captures in a row
The longest run of consecutive captures, both sides taking turns.
Castle Commitment Issues
13moves
The latest castling of the round.
Dadbod Shuffler
6king moves
Most king moves by one side in a game of at least 30 moves.
Sporty Queen
13squares
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
23.3% retreats
Highest share of moves that went backwards, over at least 25 own moves.
Parkour Master
8knight moves
Most knight moves by one side.
Dark Mode Enthusiast
7captures
Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.
Wears Sunglasses
7captures
Most captures landing on light squares by one side.
Peasant Uprising
3pawn captures
Most captures made by pawns by one side.
Center Stage
2arrivals
- pawn from d2IM Shiroghlan Talibov AZE 2481½againstGM Bogdan-Daniel Deac ROU 2654½
- knight from g8IM Shiroghlan Talibov AZE 2481½againstGM Bogdan-Daniel Deac ROU 2654½
- pawn from e2GM Denis Kadric MNE 2528½againstGM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2710½
2 more, tied
The one piece that landed on d4, d5, e4 or e5 most often.
Square Tourist
7squares
The one piece that stood on the most different squares, its start square included.
Comfort Zone
42.9% of piece moves
Highest share of one piece type among a side's piece moves, over at least 20 of them.
Pawn Storm
9pawn moves
Most pawn moves by one side while the game was still in its opening.
Professional Edger
32.3% edge moves
Highest share of moves from or to the a- and h-files, over at least 25 own moves.
Not awarded yet: Longest King Hunt, Do You Even Rook Lift Bro.
Ratings, titles and ages
Clash of Titans
2619average rating
The game with the highest average rating.
Not awarded yet: Giant Slayer, Untitled Hero, GM Scalp, Upset of the Round, Youngest Player, Oldest Player, Generations.
Clock awards
Longest Think
17:29on one move
Most time spent on a single move, from the relay clocks.
Time Not So Well Spent
0:39thinking, then a blunder
Longest think that ended in a blunder, as Lichess marks them.
Not awarded yet: Zeitnot Addict, Time Scramble Survivor, Time Millionaire, Increment Farmer, Flag Fall.
From the relay clocks of 3 of 3 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
99.3% accuracy
Highest Lichess accuracy in a game of at least 20 moves.
Cleanest Game
7combined centipawn loss
Lowest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Wildest Game
62combined centipawn loss
Highest combined average centipawn loss of both players, at least 20 moves.
Biggest Blunder
21.1% win chance lost
The Lichess-marked blunder that cost the most winning chances.
Ice Cold
31moves without a mark
Longest game of at least 30 moves in which one side got no inaccuracy, mistake or blunder mark from Lichess.
Not awarded yet: Swindle of the Day, Heartbreak, Rollercoaster, Lucky Escape.
From Lichess’s computer analysis of 3 of 3 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 and famous games, meant kindly. Brilliant!!, Botez Gambit and The Carlsen Grind use Lichess’s analysis of 3 of 3 finished games; the rest look at every finished game.
Collections
En Passant
1en passant
Every en passant capture of the round.
Not awarded yet: Underpromotion, Mate Gallery, Family Fork, 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 six boards finished.
Rates over each team’s finished games of the round, six needed. The event-wide team awards, the category leaders and the board race are on the standings page.
Teams: style
Nothing to hand out yet; teams need all six boards finished.
Teams: clocks
Nothing to hand out yet; teams need all six boards finished.
Over the relay clocks of 3 of 3 finished games; a team needs six such games.
Teams: engine
Nothing to hand out yet; teams need all six boards finished.
Over Lichess’s analysis of 3 of 3 finished games; a team needs six analysed games.
Notable games
Longest game
31moves
IM Shiroghlan Talibov AZE 2481½againstGM Bogdan-Daniel Deac ROU 2654½Shortest decisive game
25moves
IM Sebastian Poltorak POL 24011againstTriona Eberle GER 20880Shortest draw
30moves
GM Denis Kadric MNE 2528½againstGM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2710½Fastest checkmate
25moves
Mate with the knightIM Sebastian Poltorak POL 24011againstTriona Eberle GER 20880Bloodiest game
22captures
GM Denis Kadric MNE 2528½againstGM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2710½Quietest game
10captures
In 25 movesIM Sebastian Poltorak POL 24011againstTriona Eberle GER 20880Longest stretch without a capture
9moves
Moves 13 to 21IM Sebastian Poltorak POL 24011againstTriona Eberle GER 20880Longest endgame
13moves
IM Shiroghlan Talibov AZE 2481½againstGM Bogdan-Daniel Deac ROU 2654½Game phases
11
moves of opening
10
moves of middlegame
11
moves of endgame
Averages per game, with the phases split as Lichess splits them. 67% of the games reached an endgame; the first capture came on move 6.7 on average.
Endgames by type
| Endgame | Reached | At the end |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop | 2 | 2 |
| King and pawn | 0 | 0 |
| Queen | 0 | 0 |
| Rook | 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.
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
48
captures, 16 per game
5
checks
3
castled kingside
1
castled queenside
0
games without castling
0
promotions, 0 under
1
en passant captures
Openings
First moves
- 1.e4100%White scored 67%
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Sicilian 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
C79 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred
1game in the event so far
B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
1game in the event so far
C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
3games in the event so far
Pieces
52
pawn moves, 31%
32
knight moves, 19%
37
bishop moves, 22%
20
rook moves, 12%
14
queen moves, 8%
15
king moves, 9%
Captured and surviving
| Piece | Captured | Still on the board at the end |
|---|---|---|
| pawns | 18 | 63% |
| knights | 11 | 8% |
| bishops | 7 | 42% |
| rooks | 8 | 33% |
| queens | 4 | 33% |
Checkmates
1on the board
1 by White, 0 by Black
Mating pieceGames
Queen0
Rook0
Bishop0
Pawn0
The mating piece is read from the final position. A piece opens onto its mates.
Fastest mates
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
- d414
- d59
- d79
- f69
- c47
Never visited: a1, a8, b2, b7, c2, d1, e2, f7, g2, g4, h1, h2, h7, h8.
Quietest square with any traffic: a2, 1.
Where the pieces went in the finished games of the round.