Round 1
Not awarded
Wednesday 16 September
Pawn Diamond
Four pawns around an empty square: one below, two beside, one above. The first time for each player is listed.
Ties: board order.
Updated 28 Sept 2026, 16:38 CEST
So far
13diamonds
Over 11 rounds; the most in one round, 4 in round 5.
Round by round
1diamond
Thursday 17 September
Round 3
Not awarded
Friday 18 September
Round 4
Not awarded
Saturday 19 September
4diamonds
- 19. f4, pawns on f2, e3, g3, f4Melanie Chottu SOL½againstDavid Jeetlall SKN 1488½
- 17… b5, pawns on b5, a6, c6, b7GM Dimitris Alexakis GRE 25331againstGM Hannes Stefansson ISL 24250
- 20… e5, pawns on d4, c5, e5, d6IM Prin Laohawirapap THA 2363½againstCM Andrew Heron LIE 2131½
Sunday 20 September
1diamond
Monday 21 September
1diamond
Wednesday 23 September
2diamonds
- 22… c5, pawns on d4, c5, e5, d6Bounthengnoy Sengphachan LAO1againstFrancois Gamba CAF 17210
- 16… exd5, pawns on c4, b5, d5, c6Mohammed Al Ryami OMA 17100againstCM Mpene Thuto BOT 19931
Thursday 24 September
2diamonds
- 11… exd5, pawns on c4, b5, d5, c6Parsa Naser TAN 18460againstCM Jamal Adam CHA 20161
- 14. c4, pawns on c2, b3, d3, c4GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov UZB 27621againstGM Fabiano Caruana USA 27890
Friday 25 September
1diamond
Saturday 26 September
1diamond
Sunday 27 September