Separation Anxiety

The latest real queen trade: both queens captured within two plies of each other.

Ties: board order.

Updated 28 Sept 2026, 16:38 CEST

Record

121moves

Round 8, 121… Kxf6IM Steven Rojas Salas PER 2387½againstCM Joe Assaad LBN 2206½

Round by round

Round 1

67moves

67… Kxd7Mathieu Galois NCL 18080againstFM Abdulrahman Akintoye Abdulraheem NGR 23161

Wednesday 16 September

Round 2

66moves

66… Kxb3CM Georgijs Germanovs LAT 23891againstIM Ayman Al-Halila YEM 21380

Thursday 17 September

Round 3

67moves

67… Kxf4Donkeng Hussel CMR 20200againstFM Victor Mendez Ramirez DOM 22401

Friday 18 September

Round 4

65moves

65. Nxe3FM Mateu Boci ALB 2317½againstIM Rishi Sardana AUS 2518½

Saturday 19 September

Round 5

65moves

65. Rxf4GM Temur Kuybokarov AUS 2534½againstIM Rijad Burovic BIH 2414½

Sunday 20 September

Round 6

57moves

57… Kxf8IM Jose Francisco R P Neves Veiga POR 24041againstFM Victor Mendez Ramirez DOM 22400

Monday 21 September

Round 7

74moves

74. Kxd2GM Luke J McShane ENG 25981againstGM Nihal Sarin IND 27180

Wednesday 23 September

Round 8

121moves

121… Kxf6IM Steven Rojas Salas PER 2387½againstCM Joe Assaad LBN 2206½

Thursday 24 September

Round 9

81moves

81. Kxe4GM Jorden Van Foreest NED 2706½againstGM Abdimalik Abdisalimov UZB 2 2548½

Friday 25 September

Round 10

67moves

67… gxf5CM Mikhail Strovskiy TOG 1760½againstIlbouldo Soumaila BUR½

Saturday 26 September

Round 11

60moves

60. Bxb7Vitalis Mapuranga ZIM 2058½againstAhmad Ali Hazimeh LBN 1948½

Sunday 27 September