K4 Classical League S2

Tal’s Dark Forest

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

Ties: board order.

Updated 14 Oct 2026, 12:21 CEST

Record

14moves down

Round 3, three or more points down, moves 24–37Christopher «King Decimator» H. 20000againstGaston «SleepingDawg» F. 17451

Round by round

Round 1

6moves down

three or more points down, moves 26–31Laurens «Castling Specialist» B. 1againstAlexander «Not Grischuk» G. 0

24 September – 7 October

Round 2

Not awarded

8–21 October

Round 3

14moves down

three or more points down, moves 24–37Christopher «King Decimator» H. 20000againstGaston «SleepingDawg» F. 17451

22 October – 4 November

Round 4

Not awarded

5–18 November

Round 5

5moves down

three or more points down, moves 28–33Christopher «Ong Passong» G. 21501againstKorbinian «King's Gambit is a real opening» A. 21000

19 November – 2 December

Round 6

12moves down

three or more points down, moves 37–48Silvan «Fork This Fork That» S. 9500againstRuslan «Thunder-Blunder» G. 8501

3–24 December

Round 7

Not awarded

25 December 2025 – 8 January 2026