Fun stats about the Lichess 2025 Winter Marathon

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Stats like: Who played the most games, who played the longest time, highest rank per rating category and much more!

2025 Winter Marathon (time control: blitz 5 3) played on 28 December 2025

This marathon had a quite uncommon time control: 5 3. Probably a bit less popular and therefore a bit fewer players. When I first looked at the tournament (when it was already going on for 9 hours) I noticed that FM Gakolchess765 already had quite a lead. During the tournament the gap only became bigger and he won with a difference of 201 points more than number 2! As the time control was slower there were way less surprises (i.e. GM/IM losses against much weaker opponents). AhaanGovil played an incredible number of games (683) but a lot of them were leaves without playing.

Congratulations to the winner: FM Gakolchess765

Games: 299
Rank: 1
Score: 867
Rating: 2626
Performance: 2608
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 18:19 (hour:min)

Number of players

21402 players participated in the winter 2025 marathon.
There were 2825 players who did not play a game at all (13%).
A total of 164563 (!) games were played during the tournament.

Most games played

Player with the most games: AhaanGovil

Games: 683
Rank: 1205
Score: 91
Rating: 1232
Performance: 1414
Win rate: 6%
Playing time: 9:03 (hour:min)

Top 100 player with the most games: DiamondDoll

Games: 431
Rank: 29
Score: 404
Rating: 2056
Performance: 2001
Win rate: 27%
Playing time: 19:13 (hour:min)

Average number of games played

Looking at all the players who played at least 10 games the average number of games played is: 39

Most moves played

The player who played the most moves was: DiamondDoll with 16121 moves

Games: 431
Rank: 29
Score: 404
Rating: 2056
Performance: 2001
Win rate: 27%
Playing time: 19:13 (hour:min)

Longest time spent playing

The most played games does not necessarily mean the longest time playing. There are some reasons for this:

your berserk percentage has a major impact
a lot of short games mean less playing time
also Arena strategy has impact. For example: (some) people quickly resign a worse position to start a new game (and they might be right from a marathon score point of view)

There are also some factors which are (unfortunately) not part of the calculated playing time:

the waiting time to get paired
the time after the last move (this is not recorded in the game notation)

To calculate the longest time spent playing I add all the actual move times. Note that this is different than the time Lichess shows for the max time spent playing (longest streak). In general the streak time Lichess shows is longer than the actual playing time
Player with the longest time spent playing, namely an astonishing 22:05 (hour:min): Bleak_Mind_Emptiness

Games: 190
Rank: 85
Score: 308
Rating: 2245
Performance: 2258
Win rate: 58%
Playing time: 22:05 (hour:min)

which is only 1 minutes and 19 seconds more than number 2: the_lion_king1

Average time spent playing

Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 28 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Highest and lowest win rate

Taking into account players who played at least 100 games.
For equal win rate I have selected the player with the most games
The player with the highest win rate: GM delta_horsey with a winrate of: 84%

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Also kudos to the player with the lowest win rate.
This is a player with true love for chess and the marathon.
The player with the lowest win rate: Samirleonel28 with a winrate of: 4%

Games: 165
Rank: 7444
Score: 14
Rating: 671
Performance: 1115
Win rate: 4%
Playing time: 1:11 (hour:min)

Most rating points won or lost

Taking into account players who played at least 25 games.
The player which won the most rating points during the tournament: ElTostadinho who won: 1023 points

Games: 53
Rank: 327
Score: 196
Rating: 2523
Performance: 2482
Win rate: 92%
Playing time: 5:59 (hour:min)

The player which lost the most rating points during the tournament: YourHighnessQueenD who lost: -884 points

Games: 83
Rank: 3648
Score: 36
Rating: 1349
Performance: 1440
Win rate: 18%
Playing time: 4:46 (hour:min)

Least games played in the top 100/500

Top 100 player with the least games: FM SpartakMos

Games: 71
Rank: 94
Score: 304
Rating: 2531
Performance: 2455
Win rate: 92%
Playing time: 3:56 (hour:min)

Top 500 player with the least games: rustevs

Games: 42
Rank: 414
Score: 183
Rating: 2598
Performance: 2328
Win rate: 95%
Playing time: 2:34 (hour:min)

Lowest performance in the top 100/500

Top 100 player with the lowest performance: Nele_Steinheil2004

Games: 410
Rank: 55
Score: 346
Rating: 1982
Performance: 1894
Win rate: 24%
Playing time: 19:28 (hour:min)

Top 500 player with the lowest performance: TachyCafe

Games: 367
Rank: 318
Score: 200
Rating: 1787
Performance: 1777
Win rate: 17%
Playing time: 15:59 (hour:min)

Highest performance in the top 100/500

Top 100 player with the highest performance: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Top 500 player with the highest performance: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Lowest rated player in the top 100/500

Top 100 player with the lowest rating: A100000A

Games: 341
Rank: 58
Score: 337
Rating: 1980
Performance: 1980
Win rate: 29%
Playing time: 19:12 (hour:min)

Top 500 player with the lowest rating: TachyCafe

Games: 367
Rank: 318
Score: 200
Rating: 1787
Performance: 1777
Win rate: 17%
Playing time: 15:59 (hour:min)

Highest rated player in the top 100/500

Top 100 player with the highest rating: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Top 500 player with the highest rating: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Highest rank per title

The ordering of the titles goes roughly from weaker to stronger. But as a courtesy we rank the honorary Lichess title LM (Lichess Master) as the highest.
The number of players with the title 'untitled': 18364
The highest ranked player with this title: Arkadiy_Khromaev

Games: 214
Rank: 3
Score: 602
Rating: 2541
Performance: 2526
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 11:10 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'NM': 33
The highest ranked player with this title: NM Misha_Melnichuk

Games: 111
Rank: 84
Score: 308
Rating: 2423
Performance: 2382
Win rate: 71%
Playing time: 7:21 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'WCM': 1
The highest ranked player with this title: WCM Zer0-To-Hero

Games: 21
Rank: 2579
Score: 49
Rating: 2205
Performance: 1971
Win rate: 67%
Playing time: 1:47 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'CM': 71
The highest ranked player with this title: CM Yefry_Hidalgo_QUI

Games: 326
Rank: 6
Score: 510
Rating: 2316
Performance: 2291
Win rate: 46%
Playing time: 17:54 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'WFM': 6
The highest ranked player with this title: WFM Idrisova_Roza

Games: 139
Rank: 298
Score: 202
Rating: 2133
Performance: 2114
Win rate: 50%
Playing time: 12:42 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'FM': 63
The highest ranked player with this title: FM Gakolchess765

Games: 299
Rank: 1
Score: 867
Rating: 2626
Performance: 2608
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 18:19 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'WIM': 1
The highest ranked player with this title: WIM theater

Games: 8
Rank: 7180
Score: 14
Rating: 2129
Performance: 1931
Win rate: 63%
Playing time: 0:58 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'IM': 25
The highest ranked player with this title: IM WEPKINS

Games: 95
Rank: 56
Score: 340
Rating: 2546
Performance: 2515
Win rate: 83%
Playing time: 6:52 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'GM': 7
The highest ranked player with this title: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

The number of players with the title 'LM': 2
The highest ranked player with this title: LM Lance5500

Games: 129
Rank: 24
Score: 414
Rating: 2646
Performance: 2549
Win rate: 75%
Playing time: 7:34 (hour:min)

Highest rank per rating category

Highest ranked player with rating between 2900 and 3000: GM mraquariyaz67

Games: 1
Rank: 12243
Score: 3
Rating: 2917
Performance: 3052
Win rate: 100%
Playing time: 0:08 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2800 and 2900: Goldenpawn1211

Games: 11
Rank: 2491
Score: 50
Rating: 2844
Performance: 2305
Win rate: 100%
Playing time: 1:02 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2700 and 2800: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2600 and 2700: FM Gakolchess765

Games: 299
Rank: 1
Score: 867
Rating: 2626
Performance: 2608
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 18:19 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2500 and 2600: Arkadiy_Khromaev

Games: 214
Rank: 3
Score: 602
Rating: 2541
Performance: 2526
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 11:10 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2400 and 2500: sosomomo

Games: 204
Rank: 8
Score: 488
Rating: 2410
Performance: 2422
Win rate: 61%
Playing time: 11:58 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2300 and 2400: CM Yefry_Hidalgo_QUI

Games: 326
Rank: 6
Score: 510
Rating: 2316
Performance: 2291
Win rate: 46%
Playing time: 17:54 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2200 and 2300: STM10

Games: 257
Rank: 22
Score: 426
Rating: 2242
Performance: 2210
Win rate: 47%
Playing time: 14:52 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2100 and 2200: Dopachen

Games: 402
Rank: 14
Score: 448
Rating: 2124
Performance: 2076
Win rate: 32%
Playing time: 19:24 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 2000 and 2100: DiamondDoll

Games: 431
Rank: 29
Score: 404
Rating: 2056
Performance: 2001
Win rate: 27%
Playing time: 19:13 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1900 and 2000: Nina02

Games: 407
Rank: 54
Score: 347
Rating: 1989
Performance: 1931
Win rate: 25%
Playing time: 19:13 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1800 and 1900: Arternesq

Games: 361
Rank: 145
Score: 259
Rating: 1898
Performance: 1940
Win rate: 25%
Playing time: 20:38 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1700 and 1800: TachyCafe

Games: 367
Rank: 318
Score: 200
Rating: 1787
Performance: 1777
Win rate: 17%
Playing time: 15:59 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1600 and 1700: EmileRaph (Account has been closed)

Games: 400
Rank: 503
Score: 175
Rating: 1655
Performance: 1721
Win rate: 15%
Playing time: 11:40 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1500 and 1600: Attigator

Games: 207
Rank: 1243
Score: 89
Rating: 1578
Performance: 1665
Win rate: 19%
Playing time: 12:08 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1400 and 1500: BeybladeHAPPYPAWN

Games: 258
Rank: 1514
Score: 76
Rating: 1430
Performance: 1568
Win rate: 10%
Playing time: 10:21 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1300 and 1400: sipax

Games: 87
Rank: 1966
Score: 62
Rating: 1348
Performance: 1544
Win rate: 30%
Playing time: 6:56 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1200 and 1300: AhaanGovil

Games: 683
Rank: 1205
Score: 91
Rating: 1232
Performance: 1414
Win rate: 6%
Playing time: 9:03 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1100 and 1200: jairam_k_8x8

Games: 77
Rank: 3050
Score: 43
Rating: 1188
Performance: 1294
Win rate: 18%
Playing time: 3:19 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 1000 and 1100: biswarup1988

Games: 77
Rank: 3888
Score: 34
Rating: 1073
Performance: 1367
Win rate: 19%
Playing time: 6:14 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 900 and 1000: bauyrzhanow

Games: 53
Rank: 4786
Score: 27
Rating: 970
Performance: 1307
Win rate: 21%
Playing time: 2:32 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 800 and 900: prabalakv

Games: 248
Rank: 4477
Score: 29
Rating: 847
Performance: 1301
Win rate: 5%
Playing time: 11:52 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 700 and 800: RTWSirus

Games: 67
Rank: 6928
Score: 16
Rating: 721
Performance: 1213
Win rate: 10%
Playing time: 5:10 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 600 and 700: Samirleonel28

Games: 165
Rank: 7444
Score: 14
Rating: 671
Performance: 1115
Win rate: 4%
Playing time: 1:11 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 500 and 600: LilJimBob1211

Games: 80
Rank: 8131
Score: 12
Rating: 594
Performance: 1112
Win rate: 6%
Playing time: 2:25 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with rating between 400 and 500: g_sarp

Games: 4
Rank: 12063
Score: 4
Rating: 469
Performance: 1279
Win rate: 50%
Playing time: 0:21 (hour:min)

Highest rank per number of played games

Highest ranked player with number of games between 650 and 700: AhaanGovil

Games: 683
Rank: 1205
Score: 91
Rating: 1232
Performance: 1414
Win rate: 6%
Playing time: 9:03 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 400 and 450: Dopachen

Games: 402
Rank: 14
Score: 448
Rating: 2124
Performance: 2076
Win rate: 32%
Playing time: 19:24 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 350 and 400: Myste155

Games: 394
Rank: 16
Score: 447
Rating: 2195
Performance: 2169
Win rate: 33%
Playing time: 19:19 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 300 and 350: CM Yefry_Hidalgo_QUI

Games: 326
Rank: 6
Score: 510
Rating: 2316
Performance: 2291
Win rate: 46%
Playing time: 17:54 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 250 and 300: FM Gakolchess765

Games: 299
Rank: 1
Score: 867
Rating: 2626
Performance: 2608
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 18:19 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 200 and 250: Arkadiy_Khromaev

Games: 214
Rank: 3
Score: 602
Rating: 2541
Performance: 2526
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 11:10 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 150 and 200: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 100 and 150: FM RakitinD

Games: 147
Rank: 5
Score: 524
Rating: 2599
Performance: 2529
Win rate: 79%
Playing time: 8:49 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 50 and 100: IM WEPKINS

Games: 95
Rank: 56
Score: 340
Rating: 2546
Performance: 2515
Win rate: 83%
Playing time: 6:52 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with number of games between 0 and 50: PythonGhost

Games: 46
Rank: 343
Score: 193
Rating: 2736
Performance: 2521
Win rate: 96%
Playing time: 3:21 (hour:min)

Highest rank per playing time

Highest ranked player with playing time between 22 and 23 hours: Bleak_Mind_Emptiness

Games: 190
Rank: 85
Score: 308
Rating: 2245
Performance: 2258
Win rate: 58%
Playing time: 22:05 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 21 and 22 hours: Duelistus

Games: 145
Rank: 402
Score: 185
Rating: 2050
Performance: 2076
Win rate: 49%
Playing time: 21:13 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 20 and 21 hours: daleko9

Games: 332
Rank: 50
Score: 357
Rating: 2092
Performance: 2141
Win rate: 42%
Playing time: 20:26 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 19 and 20 hours: Dopachen

Games: 402
Rank: 14
Score: 448
Rating: 2124
Performance: 2076
Win rate: 32%
Playing time: 19:24 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 18 and 19 hours: FM Gakolchess765

Games: 299
Rank: 1
Score: 867
Rating: 2626
Performance: 2608
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 18:19 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 17 and 18 hours: CM Yefry_Hidalgo_QUI

Games: 326
Rank: 6
Score: 510
Rating: 2316
Performance: 2291
Win rate: 46%
Playing time: 17:54 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 16 and 17 hours: elephantstampede

Games: 244
Rank: 41
Score: 375
Rating: 2226
Performance: 2198
Win rate: 45%
Playing time: 16:34 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 15 and 16 hours: CM schachinator999

Games: 235
Rank: 10
Score: 477
Rating: 2422
Performance: 2372
Win rate: 58%
Playing time: 15:38 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 14 and 15 hours: FanHalen

Games: 217
Rank: 4
Score: 575
Rating: 2554
Performance: 2520
Win rate: 68%
Playing time: 14:51 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 13 and 14 hours: BlitzKing92

Games: 140
Rank: 36
Score: 394
Rating: 2656
Performance: 2584
Win rate: 80%
Playing time: 13:35 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 12 and 13 hours: AntiberserkM

Games: 202
Rank: 12
Score: 460
Rating: 2421
Performance: 2383
Win rate: 61%
Playing time: 12:58 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 11 and 12 hours: Arkadiy_Khromaev

Games: 214
Rank: 3
Score: 602
Rating: 2541
Performance: 2526
Win rate: 70%
Playing time: 11:10 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 10 and 11 hours: GM delta_horsey

Games: 181
Rank: 2
Score: 666
Rating: 2790
Performance: 2712
Win rate: 84%
Playing time: 10:32 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 9 and 10 hours: o3gx

Games: 186
Rank: 13
Score: 452
Rating: 2503
Performance: 2466
Win rate: 62%
Playing time: 9:54 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 8 and 9 hours: FM RakitinD

Games: 147
Rank: 5
Score: 524
Rating: 2599
Performance: 2529
Win rate: 79%
Playing time: 8:49 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 7 and 8 hours: LM Lance5500

Games: 129
Rank: 24
Score: 414
Rating: 2646
Performance: 2549
Win rate: 75%
Playing time: 7:34 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 6 and 7 hours: jumpingknight20

Games: 129
Rank: 19
Score: 436
Rating: 2648
Performance: 2544
Win rate: 76%
Playing time: 6:39 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 5 and 6 hours: LaReinadelBersek_98

Games: 90
Rank: 65
Score: 324
Rating: 2366
Performance: 2398
Win rate: 82%
Playing time: 5:14 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 4 and 5 hours: IM wateenellende

Games: 58
Rank: 154
Score: 250
Rating: 2762
Performance: 2529
Win rate: 95%
Playing time: 4:51 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 3 and 4 hours: FM SpartakMos

Games: 71
Rank: 94
Score: 304
Rating: 2531
Performance: 2455
Win rate: 92%
Playing time: 3:56 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 2 and 3 hours: GlasnostPerestroika

Games: 44
Rank: 354
Score: 191
Rating: 2667
Performance: 2376
Win rate: 93%
Playing time: 2:46 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 1 and 2 hours: DedkovR

Games: 35
Rank: 748
Score: 133
Rating: 2532
Performance: 2259
Win rate: 86%
Playing time: 1:50 (hour:min)

Highest ranked player with playing time between 0 and 1 hours: GM BIZOO

Games: 16
Rank: 1624
Score: 71
Rating: 2742
Performance: 2350
Win rate: 94%
Playing time: 0:56 (hour:min)

Some stats per title

This shows the performance of players with a certain title. The ordering of the titles goes roughly from weaker to stronger. But as a courtesy we rank the honorary Lichess title LM (Lichess Master) as the highest.
Title: untitled

Number of players: 18364
Average rank: 9689
Average score: 24
Average rating: 1683
Average performance: 1637
Average number of games played: 17
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 32 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: NM

Number of players: 33
Average rank: 4052
Average score: 91
Average rating: 2297
Average performance: 2039
Average number of games played: 35
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 51 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: WCM

Number of players: 1
Average rank: 2579
Average score: 49
Average rating: 2205
Average performance: 1971
Average number of games played: 21
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 47 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: CM

Number of players: 71
Average rank: 4962
Average score: 93
Average rating: 2331
Average performance: 2167
Average number of games played: 39
Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 17 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: WFM

Number of players: 6
Average rank: 3501
Average score: 94
Average rating: 2266
Average performance: 2210
Average number of games played: 47
Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 59 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: FM

Number of players: 63
Average rank: 5595
Average score: 106
Average rating: 2411
Average performance: 2181
Average number of games played: 40
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 53 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: WIM

Number of players: 1
Average rank: 7180
Average score: 14
Average rating: 2129
Average performance: 1931
Average number of games played: 8
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 58 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: IM

Number of players: 25
Average rank: 3689
Average score: 117
Average rating: 2465
Average performance: 2190
Average number of games played: 35
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 49 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: GM

Number of players: 7
Average rank: 5767
Average score: 146
Average rating: 2733
Average performance: 2429
Average number of games played: 40
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 32 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Title: LM

Number of players: 2
Average rank: 2567
Average score: 219
Average rating: 2517
Average performance: 2253
Average number of games played: 69
Average time spent playing is: 4 hours and 9 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Some stats per rank category

This shows the performance of players in a rank cateory. This will give you an idea what performance you probably need to achieve (and number of games you need to play) to reach a certain rank category. You can see that earning a trophy (top 500) will be a real challenge for most players!
Rank category: 1-50

Average score: 437
Average rating: 2373
Average performance: 2346
Average number of games played: 224
Average time spent playing is: 14 hours and 3 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 51-100

Average score: 318
Average rating: 2284
Average performance: 2266
Average number of games played: 180
Average time spent playing is: 12 hours and 43 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 101-499

Average score: 209
Average rating: 2221
Average performance: 2194
Average number of games played: 116
Average time spent playing is: 9 hours and 29 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 500-999

Average score: 135
Average rating: 2087
Average performance: 2068
Average number of games played: 85
Average time spent playing is: 7 hours and 45 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 1000-1999

Average score: 78
Average rating: 1981
Average performance: 1964
Average number of games played: 50
Average time spent playing is: 4 hours and 50 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 2000-2999

Average score: 51
Average rating: 1909
Average performance: 1892
Average number of games played: 33
Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 16 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 3000-3999

Average score: 37
Average rating: 1847
Average performance: 1834
Average number of games played: 25
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 25 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 4000-4999

Average score: 28
Average rating: 1816
Average performance: 1799
Average number of games played: 20
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 53 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 5000-5999

Average score: 22
Average rating: 1765
Average performance: 1756
Average number of games played: 16
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 29 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 6000-6999

Average score: 17
Average rating: 1740
Average performance: 1745
Average number of games played: 13
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 13 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 7000-7999

Average score: 13
Average rating: 1711
Average performance: 1721
Average number of games played: 11
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 1 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 8000-8999

Average score: 10
Average rating: 1643
Average performance: 1634
Average number of games played: 10
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 52 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 9000-9999

Average score: 7
Average rating: 1630
Average performance: 1659
Average number of games played: 7
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 41 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 10000-10999

Average score: 5
Average rating: 1605
Average performance: 1577
Average number of games played: 6
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 32 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 11000-11999

Average score: 4
Average rating: 1648
Average performance: 1722
Average number of games played: 4
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 23 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 12000-12999

Average score: 3
Average rating: 1584
Average performance: 1531
Average number of games played: 4
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 20 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 13000-13999

Average score: 2
Average rating: 1747
Average performance: 1983
Average number of games played: 1
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 10 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 14000-14999

Average score: 2
Average rating: 1383
Average performance: 1363
Average number of games played: 3
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 17 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 15000-15997

Average score: 1
Average rating: 1394
Average performance: 1318
Average number of games played: 3
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 16 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 16004-16998

Average score: 0
Average rating: 1924
Average performance: 1674
Average number of games played: 1
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 5 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 17001-17997

Average score: 0
Average rating: 1776
Average performance: 1470
Average number of games played: 1
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 6 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 18001-18999

Average score: 0
Average rating: 1629
Average performance: 1307
Average number of games played: 1
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 6 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 19001-19999

Average score: 0
Average rating: 1428
Average performance: 1120
Average number of games played: 1
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 7 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 20001-20999

Average score: 0
Average rating: 1216
Average performance: 889
Average number of games played: 1
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 7 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rank category: 21000-21398

Average score: 0
Average rating: 955
Average performance: 515
Average number of games played: 1
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 6 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Some stats per rating category

This shows the results of all the players in a rating category. This might help you, based on your own rating, what is possible to achieve. This only takes into account players who played at least 10 games
Rating category: 2800-2900

Number of players in this category: 1
Average rank: 2491
Average number of games played: 11
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 2 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2700-2800

Number of players in this category: 7
Average rank: 1141
Average number of games played: 50
Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 31 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2600-2700

Number of players in this category: 19
Average rank: 654
Average number of games played: 74
Average time spent playing is: 5 hours and 19 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2500-2600

Number of players in this category: 47
Average rank: 1030
Average number of games played: 67
Average time spent playing is: 4 hours and 51 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2400-2500

Number of players in this category: 119
Average rank: 1329
Average number of games played: 57
Average time spent playing is: 4 hours and 44 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2300-2400

Number of players in this category: 220
Average rank: 1353
Average number of games played: 58
Average time spent playing is: 5 hours and 5 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2200-2300

Number of players in this category: 362
Average rank: 1608
Average number of games played: 55
Average time spent playing is: 4 hours and 56 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2100-2200

Number of players in this category: 586
Average rank: 1925
Average number of games played: 57
Average time spent playing is: 5 hours and 1 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 2000-2100

Number of players in this category: 729
Average rank: 2430
Average number of games played: 45
Average time spent playing is: 4 hours and 11 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1900-2000

Number of players in this category: 886
Average rank: 2996
Average number of games played: 40
Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 43 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1800-1900

Number of players in this category: 930
Average rank: 3703
Average number of games played: 35
Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 17 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1700-1800

Number of players in this category: 959
Average rank: 4463
Average number of games played: 30
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 54 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1600-1700

Number of players in this category: 779
Average rank: 4988
Average number of games played: 30
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 48 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1500-1600

Number of players in this category: 626
Average rank: 5827
Average number of games played: 27
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 28 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1400-1500

Number of players in this category: 438
Average rank: 6583
Average number of games played: 25
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 8 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1300-1400

Number of players in this category: 289
Average rank: 7092
Average number of games played: 26
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 8 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1200-1300

Number of players in this category: 203
Average rank: 7904
Average number of games played: 26
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 49 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1100-1200

Number of players in this category: 174
Average rank: 8437
Average number of games played: 24
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 42 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Rating category: 1000-1100

Number of players in this category: 123
Average rank: 9320
Average number of games played: 21
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 30 minutes (players who played at least 10 games)

Some stats per number of played games

This shows the performance of players who played a certain number of games. This will give you an idea what performance you might achieve with a certain number of games.
Number of played games: 650-700

Number of players in this category: 1
Average rank: 1205
Average score: 91
Average rating: 1232
Average performance: 1414
Average time spent playing is: 9 hours and 3 minutes

Number of played games: 400-450

Number of players in this category: 7
Average rank: 104
Average score: 357
Average rating: 1992
Average performance: 1966
Average time spent playing is: 18 hours and 13 minutes

Number of played games: 350-400

Number of players in this category: 3
Average rank: 159
Average score: 302
Average rating: 1960
Average performance: 1962
Average time spent playing is: 18 hours and 39 minutes

Number of played games: 300-350

Number of players in this category: 9
Average rank: 175
Average score: 309
Average rating: 2005
Average performance: 2007
Average time spent playing is: 18 hours and 32 minutes

Number of played games: 250-300

Number of players in this category: 21
Average rank: 226
Average score: 313
Average rating: 2031
Average performance: 2021
Average time spent playing is: 15 hours and 27 minutes

Number of played games: 200-250

Number of players in this category: 43
Average rank: 318
Average score: 296
Average rating: 2078
Average performance: 2076
Average time spent playing is: 14 hours and 37 minutes

Number of played games: 150-200

Number of players in this category: 104
Average rank: 420
Average score: 234
Average rating: 2062
Average performance: 2054
Average time spent playing is: 12 hours and 52 minutes

Number of played games: 100-150

Number of players in this category: 336
Average rank: 630
Average score: 182
Average rating: 2045
Average performance: 2037
Average time spent playing is: 10 hours and 16 minutes

Number of played games: 50-100

Number of players in this category: 1093
Average rank: 1555
Average score: 104
Average rating: 1903
Average performance: 1913
Average time spent playing is: 6 hours and 20 minutes

Number of played games: 0-50

Number of players in this category: 16956
Average rank: 10436
Average score: 14
Average rating: 1666
Average performance: 1613
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 56 minutes

Some stats per playing time

This shows the performance of players who played a certain number of hours. This will give you an idea what performance you might achieve with a certain number of time.
Number of hours playing time 22-23

Number of players in this category: 2
Average rank: 255
Average score: 245
Average rating: 2065
Average performance: 2075
Average time spent playing is: 22 hours and 5 minutes

Number of hours playing time 21-22

Number of players in this category: 1
Average rank: 402
Average score: 185
Average rating: 2050
Average performance: 2076
Average time spent playing is: 21 hours and 13 minutes

Number of hours playing time 20-21

Number of players in this category: 10
Average rank: 264
Average score: 243
Average rating: 2013
Average performance: 2027
Average time spent playing is: 20 hours and 37 minutes

Number of hours playing time 19-20

Number of players in this category: 14
Average rank: 97
Average score: 346
Average rating: 2076
Average performance: 2057
Average time spent playing is: 19 hours and 21 minutes

Number of hours playing time 18-19

Number of players in this category: 16
Average rank: 281
Average score: 313
Average rating: 2153
Average performance: 2145
Average time spent playing is: 18 hours and 36 minutes

Number of hours playing time 17-18

Number of players in this category: 9
Average rank: 290
Average score: 261
Average rating: 2079
Average performance: 2074
Average time spent playing is: 17 hours and 24 minutes

Number of hours playing time 16-17

Number of players in this category: 12
Average rank: 398
Average score: 215
Average rating: 1998
Average performance: 2008
Average time spent playing is: 16 hours and 33 minutes

Number of hours playing time 15-16

Number of players in this category: 22
Average rank: 459
Average score: 225
Average rating: 2059
Average performance: 2055
Average time spent playing is: 15 hours and 29 minutes

Number of hours playing time 14-15

Number of players in this category: 23
Average rank: 364
Average score: 234
Average rating: 2106
Average performance: 2094
Average time spent playing is: 14 hours and 29 minutes

Number of hours playing time 13-14

Number of players in this category: 51
Average rank: 407
Average score: 212
Average rating: 2063
Average performance: 2058
Average time spent playing is: 13 hours and 28 minutes

Number of hours playing time 12-13

Number of players in this category: 68
Average rank: 473
Average score: 201
Average rating: 2060
Average performance: 2062
Average time spent playing is: 12 hours and 30 minutes

Number of hours playing time 11-12

Number of players in this category: 71
Average rank: 574
Average score: 205
Average rating: 2043
Average performance: 2050
Average time spent playing is: 11 hours and 27 minutes

Number of hours playing time 10-11

Number of players in this category: 97
Average rank: 698
Average score: 179
Average rating: 2036
Average performance: 2036
Average time spent playing is: 10 hours and 29 minutes

Number of hours playing time 9-10

Number of players in this category: 127
Average rank: 750
Average score: 158
Average rating: 2012
Average performance: 2016
Average time spent playing is: 9 hours and 28 minutes

Number of hours playing time 8-9

Number of players in this category: 142
Average rank: 829
Average score: 154
Average rating: 2046
Average performance: 2045
Average time spent playing is: 8 hours and 29 minutes

Number of hours playing time 7-8

Number of players in this category: 180
Average rank: 1094
Average score: 126
Average rating: 1957
Average performance: 1964
Average time spent playing is: 7 hours and 26 minutes

Number of hours playing time 6-7

Number of players in this category: 246
Average rank: 1368
Average score: 110
Average rating: 1932
Average performance: 1937
Average time spent playing is: 6 hours and 30 minutes

Number of hours playing time 5-6

Number of players in this category: 355
Average rank: 1736
Average score: 91
Average rating: 1887
Average performance: 1900
Average time spent playing is: 5 hours and 28 minutes

Number of hours playing time 4-5

Number of players in this category: 497
Average rank: 2206
Average score: 72
Average rating: 1848
Average performance: 1861
Average time spent playing is: 4 hours and 29 minutes

Number of hours playing time 3-4

Number of players in this category: 792
Average rank: 2934
Average score: 55
Average rating: 1815
Average performance: 1827
Average time spent playing is: 3 hours and 28 minutes

Number of hours playing time 2-3

Number of players in this category: 1405
Average rank: 4027
Average score: 39
Average rating: 1770
Average performance: 1774
Average time spent playing is: 2 hours and 26 minutes

Number of hours playing time 1-2

Number of players in this category: 2767
Average rank: 6000
Average score: 23
Average rating: 1733
Average performance: 1728
Average time spent playing is: 1 hours and 25 minutes

Number of hours playing time 0-1

Number of players in this category: 11666
Average rank: 13003
Average score: 5
Average rating: 1620
Average performance: 1544
Average time spent playing is: 0 hours and 20 minutes

Notable GM/IM losses

The marathon gives a nice opportunity to play against GM/IM's. Usually they will beat you but sometimes, sometimes they make a big mistake or you are able to surprise them and score a victory!
These are the losses by a GM/IM with white against an opponent which has 600 rating points less

These are the losses by a GM/IM with black against an opponent which has 600 rating points less

Longest games

These are the longest games during the marathon. Some might be a bit silly..

Shortest games, ended by checkmate

If we show the longest games then we are also interested in the shortest games. The shortest games ended by checkmate are usually caused by completely missing a mating threat or by a bad pre-move. Selection criteria are: both players have >2400 rating and a maximum length of 15 moves.
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Shortest games, NOT ended by checkmate

The usual causes are: an opening blunder, a mouseslip or a bad pre-move (sometimes related to an unusual move). Selection criteria are: both players have >2400 rating, minimum length of 5 moves and a maximum length of 15 moves.

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