Bloodbath
30captures
Most captures in one game of at least 10 moves.
- Round 6 of 7
- 3–24 December
- Zürich
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Round 6
26 of 29 games finished, 81% of them decisive.
CompleteUpdated 14 Oct 2026, 12:21 CEST, 3 forfeits
Round 6 in numbers
26
games finished of 29
81%
decisive; White scored 37%
41
moves per game
95
moves in the longest game
Games
- 1Igor «Premove Blunder» S. 2260½againstChristopher «Ong Passong» G. 2150½61 moves · the game on Lichess
- 1Dogan «Kido» P. 1400½againstDavide «AME» V. 1950½58 moves · the game on Lichess
- 2Korbinian «King's Gambit is a real opening» A. 21001againstSimon «The Endgame Alchemist» L. 1818045 moves · the game on Lichess
- 3Gaston «SleepingDawg» F. 17450againstJanosch «Youngbrain 1b4» B. 2000129 moves · the game on Lichess
- 4Ved «Underpromotes Everything» B. 18000againstMario «ChessDude» M. 1900143 moves · the game on Lichess
- 5Sam «Active King» B. 19000againstManuel «Grundpatzer» C. 1500131 moves · the game on Lichess
- 6Alexander «London Annihilator» M.−againstJoshua «Pristine Pawn Pusher» G.+Not played
- 7Christopher «King Decimator» H. 2000½againstAnton «TheCatalan» B. 1450½44 moves · the game on Lichess
- 8Ramura «viennugambu» G. 17001againstRainer «Quigli» S. 1500034 moves · the game on Lichess
- 9Alex «The Benoni Pulverizer» G. 20001againstCamill «Camillionaire» T. 1700014 moves · the game on Lichess
- 10Laurens «Castling Specialist» B. 17320againstMax «Bird is the word» W. 1200145 moves · the game on Lichess
- 11Stefano «acheron» B. 1900½againstNikola «Pawn Carnivore» N. 1700½95 moves · the game on Lichess
- 12Matteo «Afraid of Caro-Kann» M. 1850½againstMichael «Mivobu» B. 1500½50 moves · the game on Lichess
- 13Osama «Ruiner of Bird's» A. 18001againstTobias «tiuan» P. 1952024 moves · the game on Lichess
- 14Peter «Peaky Blunder» N. 15000againstJacopo «Bildothebest» B. 1800152 moves · the game on Lichess
- 15Torsten «torstyehocara» J. 15000againstItamar «Itaberg» B. 1560137 moves · the game on Lichess
- 16Viktor «VHH93» H. 16671againstGiacomo «Bishop Airlines » R. 1250035 moves · the game on Lichess
- 17Linus «The Middlegame Mixer» K. 1700½againstAlejandro «Waffle» E. 1850½Not played
- 18Santiago «One-eyed Bishop» B. 18501againstDaniel «Bishop Mangler Supreme» T. 1400036 moves · the game on Lichess
- 19Fabienne «Chessy» S. 12990againstVjeko «Blunderful» B. 1800132 moves · the game on Lichess
- 21Boris «Out of Nowhere» G. 17100againstOliver «Mouse Slip Expert» S. 1400149 moves · the game on Lichess
- 23Pieter «snok» S. 9000againstRoger «Ruthless En Passant Shredder» H. 1500132 moves · the game on Lichess
- 24Adam «PawnRuinerAlpha» A. 15000againstFlorian «Knightmare» G. 500154 moves · the game on Lichess
- 25Andrei «PawnWreckerAlpha» A. 14500againstJakob «Jaquemate » . 1500120 moves · the game on Lichess
- 26Jonathan «Panic Gambit» B. 15000againstIannis «Modern Pulverizer» D. 1200130 moves · the game on Lichess
- 27Johannes «Jo» N.½againstOliver «ScreaminG HI JoK ING» .½Not played
- 28Christopher «Hangs Pieces for Fun» N. 12001againstAdela «Adele» P. 1500026 moves · the game on Lichess
- 29Jack «NoBackwardMoves» C. 12000againstDiego «The Bishop Slayer» R. 1350148 moves · the game on Lichess
- 31Silvan «Fork This Fork That» S. 9500againstRuslan «Thunder-Blunder» G. 850148 moves · the game on Lichess
29 of 29 boards decided, as the players entered them. Byes are not games and are not listed.
Results
7
White wins, 27%
5
draws, 19%
14
Black wins, 54%
4 checkmates on the board, 1 draws by repetition, 0 stalemates, 0 draws before move 30 and 1 forfeits.
Game awards
Pacifist
13captures
Fewest captures in one game of at least 30 moves.
Marathon
95moves
The longest game of the round.
Quickest Kill
14moves
Shortest decisive game of at least 10 moves; forfeits do not count.
Checkmate on the Board
32moves
The earliest checkmate actually delivered, not a resignation.
Endgame Wizard
66moves
The longest endgame of the round, by Lichess's phase divider.
Hypertension
14moves
Two pieces attacked each other for the longest time and nobody took.
Crosshairs
8attackers
The piece with the most attackers and defenders pointed at it at one moment.
Separation Anxiety
45moves
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
44moves
The shortest draw; before move 30 only repetition or stalemate is allowed.
David vs Goliath
1000rating points
The biggest rating gap where the lower-rated player did not lose.
Not awarded this round: Bare King Optimist, Houdini.
Player awards
Longest Capture Spree
10captures in a row
The longest run of consecutive captures, both sides taking turns.
Longest King Hunt
13checks in a row
Most consecutive checks by one side; a quiet move ends the hunt.
Do You Even Rook Lift Bro
14moves
The earliest rook to leave its back rank for the third rank or beyond, without capturing.
Castle Commitment Issues
20moves
The latest castling of the round.
Dadbod Shuffler
26king moves
Most king moves by one side in a game of at least 30 moves.
Sporty Queen
32squares
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
29.4% retreats
Highest share of moves that went backwards, over at least 25 own moves.
Parkour Master
25knight moves
Most knight moves by one side.
Dark Mode Enthusiast
9captures
Most captures landing on dark squares by one side.
Wears Sunglasses
9captures
Most captures landing on light squares by one side.
Peasant Uprising
7pawn captures
Most captures made by pawns by one side.
Center Stage
6arrivals
The one piece that landed on d4, d5, e4 or e5 most often.
Square Tourist
15squares
The one piece that stood on the most different squares, its start square included.
Comfort Zone
67.9% of piece moves
Highest share of one piece type among a side's piece moves, over at least 20 of them.
Pawn Storm
10pawn moves
Most pawn moves by one side while the game was still in its opening.
Professional Edger
43.2% edge moves
Highest share of moves from or to the a- and h-files, over at least 25 own moves.
Ratings
Giant Slayer
0.3% expected
The win with the lowest expected score by Elo, at most 25 %.
Upset of the Round
1000rating points
The decisive game with the biggest rating gap won by the lower-rated player.
Clash of Titans
2205average rating
The game with the highest average rating.
Chess culture
Never Play f6
30% scored by all who tried
Ben Finegold says never push the f-pawn one square. These players did it by move 10 (f3 or …f6) and won anyway.
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
3moves
Both rooks on the opponent’s second rank, eating everything; the longest stay wins.
Not awarded this round: Royal Walkabout, Short’s King Walk.
Homages to chess memes and famous games, meant kindly; each looks at every finished game.
Collections
Mate Gallery
1named mate
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
3forks
- 20. Ne6+, the queen fell next moveChristopher «Hangs Pieces for Fun» N. 12001againstAdela «Adele» P. 15000
- 14. Nxc7+, the game ended thereAlex «The Benoni Pulverizer» G. 20001againstCamill «Camillionaire» T. 17000
- 18… Ne2+, the queen was not takenAdam «PawnRuinerAlpha» A. 15000againstFlorian «Knightmare» G. 5001
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
1left alone
En passant was on the board and the player left it alone. En passant is forced, allegedly.
Poisoned Pawn
1pawn grab
The queen grabbed the b-pawn (Qxb7 or …Qxb2) by move 15. Fischer’s favourite snack; the result tells whether it was poisoned.
Irish Pawn Centre
1Irish centre
Three pawns on one file, one behind the other. The first time for each player is listed.
Photo Finish
2photo finishes
- 46… h1=Q and 48. b8=Q+Dogan «Kido» P. 1400½againstDavide «AME» V. 1950½
- 54. a8=Q and 54… g1=Q+Stefano «acheron» B. 1900½againstNikola «Pawn Carnivore» N. 1700½
Both sides promoted a pawn within four moves of each other.
Not awarded this round: Underpromotion, En Passant, Shahrukh, Il Vaticano, Greek Gift, Pawn Cube, Pawn Diamond, Connect Four, The Hard One, 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
Longest game
95moves
Stefano «acheron» B. 1900½againstNikola «Pawn Carnivore» N. 1700½Shortest decisive game
14moves
Alex «The Benoni Pulverizer» G. 20001againstCamill «Camillionaire» T. 17000Shortest draw
44moves
Christopher «King Decimator» H. 2000½againstAnton «TheCatalan» B. 1450½Fastest checkmate
32moves
Mate with the rookFabienne «Chessy» S. 12990againstVjeko «Blunderful» B. 18001Bloodiest game
30captures
Dogan «Kido» P. 1400½againstDavide «AME» V. 1950½Quietest game
11captures
In 29 movesGaston «SleepingDawg» F. 17450againstJanosch «Youngbrain 1b4» B. 20001Longest stretch without a capture
15moves
Moves 1 to 15Ramura «viennugambu» G. 17001againstRainer «Quigli» S. 15000Longest endgame
66moves
Stefano «acheron» B. 1900½againstNikola «Pawn Carnivore» N. 1700½Game phases
11
moves of opening
15
moves of middlegame
19
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 6.6 on average.
Endgames by type
| Endgame | Reached | At the end |
|---|---|---|
| Rook | 5 | 1 |
| King and pawn | 4 | 4 |
| Queen | 1 | 0 |
| Knight | 1 | 1 |
| Queen and rook | 1 | 0 |
| Bishop | 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
483
captures, 18.6 per game
159
checks
38
castled kingside
6
castled queenside
2
games without castling
4
promotions, 0 under
0
en passant captures
Openings
First moves
- 1.e462%White scored 28%
- 1.d427%White scored 57%
- 1.c48%White scored 50%
- 1.f44%White scored 0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% |
| Sicilian Defense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 63% |
| English Opening | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Pirc Defense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Petrov's Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Three Knights Opening | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Torre Attack | 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
A13 English Opening: Agincourt Defense
1game in the event so far
A17 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System
1game in the event so far
D85 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
1game in the event so far
Pieces
569
pawn moves, 27%
378
knight moves, 18%
293
bishop moves, 14%
329
rook moves, 15%
271
queen moves, 13%
294
king moves, 14%
Captured and surviving
| Piece | Captured | Still on the board at the end |
|---|---|---|
| pawns | 225 | 45% |
| knights | 82 | 21% |
| bishops | 83 | 20% |
| rooks | 54 | 48% |
| queens | 39 | 33% |
Checkmates
4on the board
0 by White, 4 by Black
Mating pieceGames
Rook3
Bishop0
Knight0
Pawn0
The mating piece is read from the final position. A piece opens onto its mates.
Fastest mates
- Move 32, mate with the rookFabienne «Chessy» S. 12990againstVjeko «Blunderful» B. 18001
- Move 48, mate with the queenJack «NoBackwardMoves» C. 12000againstDiego «The Bishop Slayer» R. 13501
- Move 48, mate with the rookSilvan «Fork This Fork That» S. 9500againstRuslan «Thunder-Blunder» G. 8501
- Move 54, mate with the rookAdam «PawnRuinerAlpha» A. 15000againstFlorian «Knightmare» G. 5001
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
- d590
- e488
- d482
- f680
- c368
Quietest square with any traffic: a1, 4.
Where the pieces went in the finished games of the round.