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Chess Olympiad 2026

Round 3

372 of 376 games finished, 83% of them decisive. 34 teams won 4–0. Argentina had the best team performance, 2635.

CompleteUpdated 28 Sept 2026, 16:37 CEST, 4 forfeits

Round 3 in numbers

372

games finished of 376

83%

decisive; White scored 51%

43

moves per game

100

moves in the longest game

Results

159

White wins, 43%

63

draws, 17%

150

Black wins, 40%

75 checkmates on the board, 17 draws by repetition, 0 stalemates, 4 draws before move 30 and 4 forfeits.

Accuracy and time

86.9%

average accuracy, as Lichess scores it

2.8

blunders per game

788

mistakes, as Lichess marks them

1,037

blunders, as Lichess marks them

2:18

average time per move

13%

of moves played with under 5 minutes left

Lichess analysed 371 of 372 finished games, with 1,942 inaccuracies, 788 mistakes and 1,037 blunders. Times come from the relay clocks of 360 games. The extra 30 minutes after move 40 showed up on move 41 or 42 for 72% of 253 players, and never for 71 players who went past move 45.

Game awards

Not awarded this round: Houdini.

Player awards

Ratings, titles and ages

Clock awards

From the relay clocks of 360 of 372 finished games; games with missing, hand-entered or corrected clocks are left out, and time left after move 40 counts only once the clock shows the extra 30 minutes.

Engine awards

From Lichess’s computer analysis of 371 of 372 finished games. 1 more join when the round is updated the next evening. Inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders are the ones Lichess marks on the move.

Chess culture

Never Play f6

37% scored by all who tried

4 more, tied

Ben Finegold says never push the f-pawn one square. These players did it by move 10 (f3 or …f6) and won anyway.

Not awarded this round: Short’s King Walk.

Homages to chess memes, famous games and Samarkand lore, meant kindly. Brilliant!!, Botez Gambit and The Carlsen Grind use Lichess’s analysis of 371 of 372 finished games; the rest look at every finished game.

Collections

En Passant

23en passants

20 more

Every en passant capture of the round.

Family Fork

5forks

2 more

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

22left alone

19 more

En passant was on the board and the player left it alone. En passant is forced, allegedly.

Greek Gift

7sacrifices

4 more

The classic bishop sacrifice on h7 (or …h2): the bishop took the pawn with check.

Connect Four

7rows of pawns

4 more

Four or more pawns side by side on one rank beyond their starting rank. The first row of each player is listed, the longest first.

Irish Pawn Centre

4Irish centres

1 more

Three pawns on one file, one behind the other. The first time for each player is listed.

Royal Court

6third queens

3 more

A third queen on the board.

Not awarded this round: Shahrukh, Il Vaticano, Pawn Cube, Pawn Diamond, The Hard One.

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.

Match awards

Whitewash

34matches

31 more

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Comeback Match

7matches

4 more

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Team of the Round

2635performance

Highest performance over the four boards: average opponent rating plus 400 × (wins − losses) ÷ 4, all four played against rated opponents.

Not awarded this round: Treaty of Samarkand.

Rates over each team’s finished games of the round, four needed. The event-wide team awards, the category leaders and the board race are on the standings page.

Teams: style

Space Invaders

55.3per 100 moves

Most moves into the opponent's half per 100 of the team's own moves.

Check, Please

8checks per game

Most checks given per game over the team's finished games.

The Late Knight Show

6.75per game

Most knight moves from move 31 on, per game, over the team's finished games.

Chicken Nation

22.66retreats per 100 moves

Most retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves; castling never counts.

Forward March

5.08retreats per 100 moves

Fewest retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves.

Pawn Pushers

37.21pawn moves per 100 moves

Most pawn moves per 100 of the team's own moves.

Wandering Kings

14.25king moves per game

Most king moves per game over the team's finished games.

Safety First

5.25average castling move

Earliest castling on average, over the games in which the team castled at all.

Finishers

3checkmates

3 more, tied

Most checkmates delivered on the board.

Déjà Vu

4½identical moves

Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.

Teams: clocks

Deep Thinkers

3:16per move

Most seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.

Quick Draw

0:37per move

Fewest seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.

Zeitnot Nation

41.9% under five minutes

Highest share of moves played with under five minutes on the clock.

Time in the Bank

1:28:57left on average

Most time left on the clock after the last move, on average.

Over the relay clocks of 360 of 372 finished games; a team needs four such games.

Teams: engine

Precision Nation

96.9% accuracy

Highest average Lichess accuracy over the team's analysed games.

Over Lichess’s analysis of 371 of 372 finished games; a team needs four analysed games.

Notable games

Game phases

11

moves of opening

18

moves of middlegame

18

moves of endgame

Averages per game, with the phases split as Lichess splits them. 78% of the games reached an endgame; the first capture came on move 6.9 on average.

Endgames by type

EndgameReachedAt the end
Rook4826
Queen and rook3119
King and pawn2013
Queen2018
Bishop1713
Knight149

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 endRook 4826Queen and rook 3119King and pawn 2013Queen 2018Bishop 1713Knight 149

Tactics

6,505

captures, 17.5 per game

1,893

checks

590

castled kingside

59

castled queenside

17

games without castling

54

promotions, 2 under

23

en passant captures

Openings

First moves

  1. 1.e4
    53%
  2. 1.d4
    37%
  3. 1.Nf3
    6%
  4. 1.c4
    4%
  5. 1.g3
    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.

AHungarian Opening 1King's Indian Attack 4Zukertort Opening 4Nimzo-Larsen Attack 2King's Indian Attack, with e6 3Réti Opening 2English Opening 18Horwitz Defense 3Kangaroo Defense 2Queen's Pawn Game 4Indian Defense 8Yusupov-Rubinstein System 1Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 1London System 2London System, with Be2 1Old Indian Defense 1Benko Gambit 1Benko Gambit Accepted 1Dutch Defense 6BPirc Defense 7Scandinavian Defense 1Alekhine Defense 3Modern Defense 2Czech Defense 1Caro-Kann Defense 28Sicilian Defense 74CFrench Defense 25Center Game 1Bishop's Opening 3Vienna Game 1King's Pawn Game 1Philidor Defense 3Petrov's Defense 4King's Knight Opening 1Scotch Game 1Three Knights Opening 1Four Knights Game 6Italian Game 20Ruy Lopez 16DQueen's Pawn Game 39Rubinstein Opening 1Queen's Gambit Declined 20Slav Defense 3Queen's Gambit Accepted 2Semi-Slav Defense 6Tarrasch Defense 1Neo-Grünfeld Defense 2ECatalan Opening 8Indian Defense 3Bogo-Indian Defense 4Queen's Indian Defense 4Nimzo-Indian Defense 7King's Indian Defense 8

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 51%gamesSicilian DefenseQueen's Pawn GameCaro-Kann DefenseFrench DefenseItalian GameQueen's Gambit Decl…English OpeningRuy LopezIndian DefenseCatalan OpeningKing's Indian DefenseNimzo-Indian DefensePirc DefenseDutch DefenseFour Knights GameSemi-Slav DefenseBogo-Indian DefenseKing's Indian AttackPetrov's DefenseQueen's Indian Defe…Zukertort OpeningAlekhine DefenseBishop's OpeningHorwitz DefenseKing's Indian Attack,…7443282520201816118877666444443333
The numbers
FamilyGamesWhite winsDrawsBlack winsWhite’s score
Sicilian Defense7427143346%
Queen's Pawn Game431662144%
Caro-Kann Defense281031541%
French Defense25125858%
Italian Game20111858%
Queen's Gambit Declined2093853%
English Opening1886461%
Ruy Lopez1683559%
Indian Defense1144355%
Catalan Opening851269%
King's Indian Defense851269%
Nimzo-Indian Defense730443%
Pirc Defense740357%
Dutch Defense641175%
Four Knights Game621342%
Semi-Slav Defense613242%
Bogo-Indian Defense412150%
King's Indian Attack411238%
Petrov's Defense411238%
Queen's Indian Defense411238%
Zukertort Opening420250%
Alekhine Defense320167%
Bishop's Opening310233%
Horwitz Defense320167%
King's Indian Attack, with e6320167%

Best for White

OpeningGamesWhite’s score
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined590%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System1254%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense850%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System750%

Best for Black

OpeningGamesWhite’s score
D02 Queen's Pawn Game: London System68%
B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense510%
B26 Sicilian Defense: Closed729%
A13 English Opening: Agincourt Defense540%

Openings with at least 5 games.

Rarest openings of the round

Pieces

8,172

pawn moves, 26%

5,474

knight moves, 17%

4,839

bishop moves, 15%

5,412

rook moves, 17%

4,030

queen moves, 13%

3,937

king moves, 12%

Captured and surviving

PieceCapturedStill on the board at the end
pawns2,98049%
knights1,19820%
bishops1,09726%
rooks79347%
queens43748%

Checkmates

75on the board

33 by White, 42 by Black

Mating pieceGames
Queen49
  1. move 14Mariyam Laisa, Abdul Rasheed MDV mated Omari Tshibola Sagesse COD
  2. move 15Ngomo Mbang, Gemima GEQ mated Beckley, Jerelyn Adeshola Mary SLE
  3. move 19Danwe Maissiri Carole CMR mated NGOUA OYANE, Felicia GAB
  4. move 19Maguiafain Kouokam Josiane CMR mated ELISEE NDAM ZIZA, Kristyna
  5. move 20Krasnova, Elena SMR mated Calvary John Khamis Kamunde SSD
  6. move 22Moura, Melissa STP mated Langue Simba, Berenice Armelle CAF
  7. move 23Lobo Jimenez, Mariana Esther PAN mated Corro, Roxanne PLW
  8. move 24Pinillo Canon, Silvana COL mated Muratet Carmona, Alexandra AND
  9. move 24Isabella Brisbane LBR mated Zouleikha Ali Moustapha CHA
  10. move 25Alaa, Dema EGY mated Alvarenga, Heaven HON
  11. move 25Pieter, Liana CUR mated Benjamin, Cherry-Ann ANT
  12. move 25Almeida, Ariette STP mated Langue, Salome CAF
  13. move 26Grant, Nicole ANT mated Costa, Fabianny CUR
  14. move 26Delrieu Kaina VAN mated Bambaouma Maissane COM
  15. move 28May Myint Myat MYA mated Youn, Nyta CAM
  16. move 28Velarde Alarcon, Jhoana BOL mated Dunat, Kineberlie HAI
  17. move 29Yeshey lhaden BHU mated Ngozo Tivumile SWZ
  18. move 30Thorsteinsdottir, Hallgerdur ISL mated da Silva, Sonizia A.Tilman TLS
  19. move 31Sackie, Georgina LBR mated Hourra mahamat Bagamla CHA
  20. move 32Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong VIE mated Richards, Heather S AUS
  21. move 33Teran Angel, Mariana Coromoto VEN mated Moore, Gaybrianna BAR
  22. move 33Flanagan, Yasmin BER mated Scatliffe, Tiandra IVB
  23. move 34Lagmou, Salma MAR mated Fofana, Fatoumata Tafory GUI
  24. move 35Mucowinganji M.E Alicia Keys BDI mated Saiful Azmi, Nur Farzana BRU
  25. move 35Garcia, Angie ESA mated Shuudifonya, Helvi NAM
  26. move 36Asha huang Limboo BHU mated Nomcebo, Sibisi SWZ
  27. move 38Javakhishvili, Lela GEO mated Ahlam Rashed UAE
  28. move 38Berezovska , Svetlana MNC mated Abou Taam, Fatima LBN
  29. move 39Vilhete, Vania Fausto Da T. MOZ mated QUICKPEN, Deborah Ebimobo-ere NGR
  30. move 39Acham, Meritza MRI mated Naziyah S.A.James GRN
  31. move 40Junior, Ednasia ANG mated KEOSAVANGH, BOUAVONE LAO
  32. move 43Bobb, Ateila ANT mated Rico, Zayra CUR
  33. move 43Diallo, Bintou MLI mated Jeetlall, Isabella SKN
  34. move 44Mannhart, Sophie LIE mated Edwards, Masika DMA
  35. move 45Repkova, Eva SVK mated De La Rosa Martinez, Miguelina DOM
  36. move 45Enock Mathilde VAN mated Ahmed Houmairaou COM
  37. move 46Obaid, Sondos BRN mated Manavalan, Muthu Pooja SEY
  38. move 46Carvajal Mendoza, Maria Belen CHI mated Justo, Alexis Rian GUM
  39. move 47Delrieu Lou-Anne VAN mated Fahima Ali Mohamed Mohamed COM
  40. move 50Fatim MAIGA MLI mated Fyfield-Jones, Kaellaa
  41. move 51Phillip, Kiara IVB mated Francesca Cressall-Haycock BER
  42. move 57Arabidze, Meri GEO mated Mariam, Essa UAE
  43. move 58Carpenter, Daisy JCI mated Belqis Gunesh AFG
  44. move 62James, Shemilah TTO mated Silva, Mariana POR
  45. move 63BAHATI Mbebe, Claudine COD mated Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef MDV
  46. move 64Khalil, Manar SYR mated Mpinganjira, Ellen MAW
  47. move 65Chua, Jia-Tien MAS mated Hafiza Mashal Rashid PAK
  48. move 72Biordi, Mariane SMR mated Aluong Riak Thon Ajak SSD
  49. move 79Kim, Jooyeon KOR mated Kung, Fan- Hsuan TPE
Rook17
  1. move 27Eana Abdulla Hassan MDV mated Sankya, Tracy COD
  2. move 30Clement, Ciel Desiree GUY mated Ashton, Molissa Francita VIN
  3. move 34Lima, Izidora Lourenco STP mated Mangalo, Nelly Melissa CAF
  4. move 35ANDHIN,Tehja MRI mated Tehalyani, Kenishka GRN
  5. move 37Okkeli, Salima MAR mated Sougoule, Manangbe GUI
  6. move 37Palacios, Celina ESA mated Nepando, Jolly NAM
  7. move 37Olea Valle, Scarlett Daniela MEX mated Miceli-Farrugia, Ella MLT
  8. move 38Mariya Ali Jimale SOM mated Kamara, Yaye Fatou Deme SEN
  9. move 39Caku, Kler ALB mated Moreno Mora, Milaydes Lourdes ARU
  10. move 39Li, Anna Sofie DEN mated Nomalungelo, Mathe ZIM
  11. move 40Farha, Doha. SYR mated Jailos Rachel MAW
  12. move 42Paulo, Jemima ANG mated Maly Inthavong LAO
  13. move 50Otazo Sanchez, Annyd Gabriela VEN mated Figueroa, Julissa BAR
  14. move 51Chin, Chane-Ann IVB mated Kelly Massa BER
  15. move 55Kawuma Patricia UGA mated Prasad, Tanvi FIJ
  16. move 61Rice, Leah SGP mated Kato, Ami JPN
  17. move 64Anahi Rishit Shah TAN mated Mimino, Natasha PNG
Bishop4
  1. move 22Makhlouf, Ahlam MAR mated Gassama, Nsira GUI
  2. move 40Shariff, Sasha Christina GUY mated Pierre, Kazene VIN
  3. move 44Lissa Siya Joseph TAN mated Age, Luciana PNG
  4. move 55Algildah, Nibal SYR mated Msukwa, Tupokiwe MAW
Knight3
  1. move 17Andhin, Chethanah MRI mated Rhonda J Lambert GRN
  2. move 22Magne Kouokam Sylviane CMR mated ONANGA NDJIMBA, Pauline C. Kendall GAB
  3. move 23Yepez Montenegro, Gloria Luz BOL mated Cadeau, Merisena HAI
Pawn2
  1. move 36Jubitana, Vanilla CUR mated Iola Simmons ANT
  2. move 59Perera, B Yenuthi Sahanlee SRI mated Boitumelo Sethabathaba LES

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

Fastest mates

  1. Move 14, mate with the queenAbdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa MDV 14781againstOmari Tshibola Sagesse COD0
  2. Move 15, mate with the queenJerelyn Adeshola Mary Beckley SLE0againstGemima Ngomo Mbang GEQ1
  3. Move 17, mate with the knightWCM Chethanah Andhin MRI 15621againstRhonda J Lambert GRN 15770
  4. Move 19, mate with the queenFelicia Ngoua Oyane GAB0againstDanwe Maissiri Carole CMR 14001
  5. Move 19, mate with the queenKristyna Elisee Ndam Ziza Gabon0againstMaguiafain Kouokam Josiane CMR 14881

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. d51,124
  2. d41,100
  3. f61,080
  4. e41,075
  5. f31,028

Quietest square with any traffic: a1, 113.

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