3pawn grabs
- 9… Qxb2GM Razvan Preotu CAN 24751againstCM Tito Cabunagan PLW 17760
- 6… Qxb2GM Jagadeesh Siddharth SGP 24971againstFM Bader Al-Hajiri KUW 20330
- 12. Qxb7Vitalis Mapuranga ZIM 2058½againstGM Roman Dehtiarov UKR 2508½
Wednesday 16 September
Poisoned Pawn
The queen grabbed the b-pawn (Qxb7 or …Qxb2) by move 15. Fischer’s favourite snack; the result tells whether it was poisoned.
Ties: board order.
Updated 28 Sept 2026, 16:38 CEST
So far
62pawn grabs
Over 11 rounds; the most in one round, 13 in round 2.
Round by round
13pawn grabs
- 15… Qxb2+FM Fareed Ahmed UAE 21320againstGM Vladimir Hamitevici MDA 24461
- 12… Qxb2Saidou Rigo Boubacar NIG 17420againstFabio Costa Alegre STP 19661
- 13… Qxb2FM Juan Pablo De Mey ARU 20771againstTau Satini TGA0
10 more
- 12. Qxb7IM Licael Roderick Ticona Rocabado BOL 24280againstGM M. Amin Tabatabaei IRI 27371
- 8… Qxb2FM Moises Antonio Castro Silva VEN 22660againstGM Martin Petrov BUL 25281
- 15… Qxb2CM Ifan Rathbone-Jones WLS 2117½againstFM Zi Han Goh SGP 2347½
- 9… Qxb2IM Mauricio Emmanuel Marrujo Pardo CHI 2422½againstGM Xiangyu Xu CHN 2631½
- 13… Qxb2Joseph Dalliah GAM 19380againstFM Martyn Del Castilho BAR 22311
- 11. Qxb7CM Rudr Prasad FIJ 17690againstFM Sebastian J. Toro Cruz PUR 21431
- 13. Qxb7FM Marcel Mannhart LIE 20471againstSaidou Koita BUR 17070
- 10. Qxb7Cristian Tenezaca GUM 18751againstAboubakar Ali CHA0
- 14… Qxb2Tasso Jayson VAN 18270againstDonkeng Hussel CMR 20201
- 14… Qxb2CM Makem Pierre CMR 18331againstNasse Igor VAN 15120
Thursday 17 September
11pawn grabs
- 7… Qxb2FM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz PUR 22000againstIM Rahman Mohammad Fahad BAN 24311
- 13. Qxb7GM Marin Bosiocic CRO 25630againstFM Dmitrii Gubin MDA 23981
- 14… Qxb2GM Mahdi Gholami Orimi IRI 25530againstIM Thibaut Vandenbussche BEL 24111
8 more
- 14. Qxb7GM Elham Amar NOR 2577½againstGM Jagadeesh Siddharth SGP 2497½
- 8. Qxb7FM Henri Lahdelma FIN 23530againstGM Levan Pantsulaia GEO 24921
- 14… Qxb2GM Rasmus Svane GER 2610½againstGM Ortik Nigmatov UZB 2 2484½
- 8… Qxb2GM Li Min Peng SUI 2568½againstGM Mahammad Muradli AZE 2653½
- 8… Qxb2GM Denis Lazavik BLR 2621½againstGM David Anton Guijarro ESP 2632½
- 14… Qxb2Sanjay Gumireddy IOM 18900againstCM Zaw Ye Htut MYA 20581
- 12… Qxb2Farkad Abeid TAN 17731againstSteven Santos CPV 18950
- 6. Qxb7Joe M. Wawoe LBR 18271againstMarco Emile ISV0
Friday 18 September
7pawn grabs
- 14… Qxb2IM Jose Camacho Collados WLS 2358½againstGM Georg Meier URU 2612½
- 11. Qxb7Mouhammed Oumarou NIG0againstPatrick Miller ISV1
- 9. Qxb7Gennard Roberts GRN 15641againstMohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud DJI 17600
4 more
Saturday 19 September
8pawn grabs
- 15. Qxb7CM Ali Ehsan Aryan IRQ 21630againstFM Kavin Mohan MAS 23481
- 14. Qxb7CM Brian S Cottle VIN 18801againstLanni Gadeanang NRU 18190
- 10. Qxb7GM Mads Andersen DEN 2549½againstFM Tahsin Tajwar Zia BAN 2362½
5 more
- 8… Qxb2IM Sanjin Culum BIH 24411againstGM Bobby Cheng AUS 25700
- 11… Qxb2FM Wilton Inacio Calicoca MOZ 19530againstCM Yeh Yang Liu TPE 20511
- 13… Qxb2FM Musonda Chola ZAM 20980againstCM Mohammed Damaj PLE 21121
- 14. Qxb7FM Sai Han Thiha MYA 20990againstMohammed Khalfan Al Saidi OMA 19341
- 9… Qxb2Rashid Mansour Sharif TAN 17780againstCM Makem Pierre CMR 18331
Sunday 20 September
2pawn grabs
- 13… Qxb2CM Heritiana Andrianiaina MAD 2191½againstIM Sravan Renjith NZL 2318½
- 11… Qxb2CM Sushrut Dahal NEP 2038½againstVendiz Charles ANT 1701½
Monday 21 September
5pawn grabs
- 7… Qxb2Saidou Rigo Boubacar NIG 17420againstNathan Christian Zoumagui Magba CAF 18361
- 11. Qxb7Ibrahim Mounkaila NIG1againstExel Ngoupet CAF0
- 13… Qxb2CM Gong Thon Gong SSD 21591againstEddy Ernesto Enrique Hernandez ECU 21970
2 more
Wednesday 23 September
4pawn grabs
- 11. Qxb7FM Murad Abdulla SCO 23231againstIM Bashir Eiti SYR 22700
- 14… Qxb2IM Manuel Campos Gomez COL 2428½againstIM Rishi Sardana AUS 2518½
- 10. Qxb7FM Enrico Grassi SMR 18350againstFM Willy Iclicki LIE 18871
Thursday 24 September
1pawn grab
Friday 25 September
5pawn grabs
- 12. Qxb7IM Toivo Keinanen FIN 24981againstIM Jose Daniel Gemy BOL 23140
- 9… Qxb2IM Eldiyar Orozbaev KGZ 23491againstCM Matthew Portelli MLT 21870
- 10… Qxb2GM Elham Amar NOR 25770againstIM Banh Gia Huy VIE 24641
2 more
Saturday 26 September
3pawn grabs
- 14… Qxb2Tevita Fau TGA½againstDavid Jeetlall SKN 1488½
- 13… Qxb2IM Bashir Eiti SYR 22701againstLual Guet nhiany SSD 20250
- 6. Qxb7FM Ezio Righi SMR 1869½againstKavaea Evara PNG½
Sunday 27 September