The 9th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier Arena - again featuring a $1,000 prize fund - will be held on 20th October at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Learn chess strategy from the ground up with the Morphy Simulator by @NoseKnowsAll! The study is aimed at beginner to intermediate players and covers opening principles, middlegame strategy, endgame fundamentals, and more - all through the games and moves of the legendary Paul Morphy.

Congratulations to IM @doughnut42 for winning our Blitz Titled Arena October 2025, ahead of IM Dimitris Alexakis, GM @chessmaster2006, GM Bardiya Daneshvar, and CM Daniil Rakitin!

Our October 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena.

We have announced the schedule for our remaining Titled Arenas this year - as usual, each arena has a total prize fund of $1,000 and will be preceded by a Warm-up Arena open to all players.

GM Garry Kasparov won against GM Vishy Anand in Game 3 of Clutch Chess: The Legends! Kasparov now leads the Chess960 match between the two legends by one point after the first day. Follow the remaining eight games in our broadcast until 10 October.

Streamers and communities, get ready for the next Streamer Arenas on 13 October at 15:00 UTC and 10 November at 16:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, see here.