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K4 Classical League S2

Round 1

31 of 31 games finished, 97% of them decisive.

CompleteUpdated 14 Oct 2026, 12:21 CEST

Round 1 in numbers

31

games finished of 31

97%

decisive; White scored 63%

41

moves per game

76

moves in the longest game

Games

  1. 4Korbinian «King's Gambit is a real opening» A. 21001againstAdam «PawnRuinerAlpha» A. 1500037 moves · the game on Lichess
  2. 5Jakob «Jaquemate » . 15000againstJoshua «Pristine Pawn Pusher» G. 2000176 moves · the game on Lichess
  3. 7Manuel «Grundpatzer» C. 15001againstAlex «The Benoni Pulverizer» G. 2000030 moves · the game on Lichess
  4. 10Mario «ChessDude» M. 19001againstDogan «Kido» P. 1400070 moves · the game on Lichess
  5. 12Max «Bird is the word» W. 12001againstOliver «Mouse Slip Expert» S. 1400047 moves · the game on Lichess
  6. 15Iannis «Modern Pulverizer» D. 12001againstMatteo «Afraid of Caro-Kann» M. 1850036 moves · the game on Lichess
  7. 16Simon «The Endgame Alchemist» L. 18181againstChristopher «Hangs Pieces for Fun» N. 1200055 moves · the game on Lichess
  8. 18Jacopo «Bildothebest» B. 18001againstJack «NoBackwardMoves» C. 1200041 moves · the game on Lichess
  9. 20Laurens «Castling Specialist» B.1againstAlexander «Not Grischuk» G.045 moves · the game on Lichess
  10. 22Camill «Camillionaire» T. 17001againstSilvan «Fork This Fork That» S. 950033 moves · the game on Lichess
  11. 23Pieter «snok» S. 9000againstLinus «The Middlegame Mixer» K. 1700125 moves · the game on Lichess
  12. 25Oliver «ScreaminG HI JoK ING» . 8000againstRamura «viennugambu» G. 1700130 moves · the game on Lichess
  13. 26Victor «Loves Threefold Repetition» P. 16001againstEva «Miss of King» S. 500023 moves · the game on Lichess
  14. 27Valentin «valentin_benglen» C. 15001againstIslam «xXBlackXx» H. 1600031 moves · the game on Lichess
  15. 30Christopher «King Decimator» H. 20001againstAndrei «PawnWreckerAlpha» A. 1450027 moves · the game on Lichess
  16. 31Ludwig «solucionfisiologica» S. 14000againstLoris «LorisNiUr» U. 1248126 moves · the game on Lichess
  17. Adela «Adele» P.0againstIgor «Premove Blunder» S.138 moves · the game on Lichess
  18. Christopher «Ong Passong» G.1againstTorsten «torstyehocara» J.043 moves · the game on Lichess
  19. Roger «Ruthless En Passant Shredder» H.1againstManuel «Pawn Shredder» G.047 moves · the game on Lichess
  20. Janosch «Youngbrain 1b4» B.1againstMichael «Mivobu» B.031 moves · the game on Lichess
  21. Davide «AME» V.0againstYannik «The Golden Castling Obliterator» T.121 moves · the game on Lichess
  22. Anton «TheCatalan» B.½againstOliver «Monkey sees Pawn» K.½66 moves · the game on Lichess
  23. Daniel «Bishop Mangler Supreme» T.1againstViktor «VHH93» H.051 moves · the game on Lichess
  24. Diego «The Bishop Slayer» R.0againstStefano «acheron» B.130 moves · the game on Lichess
  25. Sam «Active King» B.1againstFabienne «Chessy» S.058 moves · the game on Lichess
  26. bela «bela» O.0againstOsama «Ruiner of Bird's» A.165 moves · the game on Lichess
  27. Jonathan «EnCroissant1997» D.0againstGaston «SleepingDawg» F.125 moves · the game on Lichess
  28. Janic «Clasher» S.0againstBoris «Out of Nowhere» G.144 moves · the game on Lichess
  29. Nikola «Pawn Carnivore» N.1againstRuslan «Thunder-Blunder» G.013 moves · the game on Lichess
  30. Itamar «Itaberg» B.1againstFlorian «Knightmare» G.067 moves · the game on Lichess
  31. Christina «Crisi» V.0againstPeter «Peaky Blunder» N.139 moves · the game on Lichess

31 of 31 boards decided, as the players entered them. Byes are not games and are not listed.

Results

19

White wins, 61%

1

draws, 3%

11

Black wins, 36%

9 checkmates on the board, 0 draws by repetition, 0 stalemates, 0 draws before move 30 and 0 forfeits.

Game awards

Not awarded this round: Houdini.

Player awards

Ratings

Chess culture

Not awarded this round: Royal Walkabout, Pigs on the 7th, Short’s King Walk.

Homages to chess memes and famous games, meant kindly; each looks at every finished game.

Collections

Not awarded this round: Underpromotion, En Passant, Mate Gallery, Holy Hell, Il Vaticano, Poisoned Pawn, 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.

Notable games

Game phases

11

moves of opening

17

moves of middlegame

17

moves of endgame

Averages per game, with the phases split as Lichess splits them. 77% of the games reached an endgame; the first capture came on move 6.7 on average.

Endgames by type

EndgameReachedAt the end
Rook32
Bishop31
Knight32
King and pawn21
Queen22
Queen and rook10

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.

ReachedAt the endBishop 31Knight 32Rook 32King and pawn 21Queen 22Queen and rook 1

Tactics

584

captures, 18.8 per game

171

checks

47

castled kingside

8

castled queenside

3

games without castling

3

promotions, 0 under

0

en passant captures

Openings

First moves

  1. 1.e4
    52%
  2. 1.d4
    39%
  3. 1.c4
    7%
  4. 1.f4
    3%

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.

ABird Opening 1English Opening 2English Defense 1Queen's Pawn Game 1Benoni Defense 1London System 1BPirc Defense 2Caro-Kann Defense 3Sicilian Defense 4CFrench Defense 2King's Pawn Game 1Petrov's Defense 1Ponziani Opening 1Four Knights Game 1Italian Game 2DQueen's Pawn Game 2Queen's Gambit Declined 3Semi-Slav Defense 2

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.

Round: White 63%gamesSicilian DefenseCaro-Kann DefenseQueen's Gambit Decl…Queen's Pawn GameEnglish OpeningFrench DefenseItalian GamePirc DefenseSemi-Slav DefenseBenoni DefenseBird OpeningEnglish DefenseFour Knights GameKing's Pawn GameLondon SystemPetrov's DefensePonziani Opening43332222211111111
The numbers
FamilyGamesWhite winsDrawsBlack winsWhite’s score
Sicilian Defense410325%
Caro-Kann Defense310233%
Queen's Gambit Declined320167%
Queen's Pawn Game320167%
English Opening210150%
French Defense210150%
Italian Game2200100%
Pirc Defense210150%
Semi-Slav Defense2200100%
Benoni Defense1100100%
Bird Opening1100100%
English Defense1100100%
Four Knights Game1100100%
King's Pawn Game1100100%
London System10010%
Petrov's Defense1100100%
Ponziani Opening101050%

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

Pieces

659

pawn moves, 26%

445

knight moves, 18%

371

bishop moves, 15%

398

rook moves, 16%

304

queen moves, 12%

343

king moves, 14%

Captured and surviving

PieceCapturedStill on the board at the end
pawns28043%
knights9523%
bishops9523%
rooks7440%
queens4040%

Checkmates

9on the board

4 by White, 5 by Black

Mating pieceGames
Queen7
  1. move 23Victor «Loves Threefold Repetition» P. mated Eva «Miss of King» S.
  2. move 30Ramura «viennugambu» G. mated Oliver «ScreaminG HI JoK ING» .
  3. move 36Iannis «Modern Pulverizer» D. mated Matteo «Afraid of Caro-Kann» M.
  4. move 38Igor «Premove Blunder» S. mated Adela «Adele» P.
  5. move 39Peter «Peaky Blunder» N. mated Christina «Crisi» V.
  6. move 65Osama «Ruiner of Bird's» A. mated bela «bela» O.
  7. move 76Joshua «Pristine Pawn Pusher» G. mated Jakob «Jaquemate » .
Rook0
Bishop1
  1. move 47Roger «Ruthless En Passant Shredder» H. mated Manuel «Pawn Shredder» G.
Knight1
  1. move 41Jacopo «Bildothebest» B. mated Jack «NoBackwardMoves» C.
Pawn0

The mating piece is read from the final position. A piece opens onto its mates.

Fastest mates

  1. Move 23, mate with the queenVictor «Loves Threefold Repetition» P. 16001againstEva «Miss of King» S. 5000
  2. Move 30, mate with the queenOliver «ScreaminG HI JoK ING» . 8000againstRamura «viennugambu» G. 17001
  3. Move 36, mate with the queenIannis «Modern Pulverizer» D. 12001againstMatteo «Afraid of Caro-Kann» M. 18500
  4. Move 38, mate with the queenAdela «Adele» P. 0againstIgor «Premove Blunder» S. 1
  5. Move 39, mate with the queenChristina «Crisi» V. 0againstPeter «Peaky Blunder» N. 1

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.

020406080QueenRookBishopKnightPawn

Board heatmap

Darker means more moves, on a square-root scale.

Busiest squares

  1. d4125
  2. e5109
  3. d595
  4. f682
  5. e477

Quietest square with any traffic: a1, 4.

Where the pieces went in the finished games of the round.