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.
The FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship 2025 online qualifiers and knockout stage will be played on Lichess from 11 to 18 October. The top 8 teams will advance to the finals in Goa, India, from 14 to 16 November. Companies can register a team up to 48 hours before the qualifiers. Read the full announcement for more information.
Our Game of the Month September Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in September 2025 until 12 October! The winner will be announced on 24 October, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
The FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have ended! The new world champions are CM Danis Kuandykuly (U12), Lacey Wang (Girls' U12), Yuan Shunzhe (U10), WCM Sharvaanica A S (Girls' U10), Adinur Adilbek (U8) and Alisha Bissaliyeva (Girls' U8). Replay all the games in our broadcasts.
Together, we have now played over 7 billion rated standard games - and counting! All available for download in our free and open database.
Congrats @lz42 on winning the Lichess Game of the Month August 2025! Thank you for all your countless submissions!
The new season of the German Bundesliga has started! Round 1 features GMs Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Richard Rapport and Pentala Harikrishna, among others, with many more top players expected to join in later rounds. Watch all the games in our broadcast.
Meet the Lichess Team at the Annex Chess Club in Toronto, Canada, on 19 October from 6 pm to 9 pm local time for a few hours of chess, snacks and camaraderie! Check out our blog for more information.
Congratulations to team Moon Club for winning the 8th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, GM @FeegLood, @doughnut42, GM Mitrabha Guha, IM Harshavardhan GB, GM Benjamin Bok and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,846 registered players!
We've added more colours for our Patrons! Thank you for supporting us! Read about it in our announcement.
Congratulations to GM Alireza Firouzja for winning a very close Bullet Titled Arena, ahead of GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, GM Ediz Gürel, GM @legendreturns, and GM Daniel Naroditsky!
Our September 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 17:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena.
The FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2025 start at 10:00 UTC in Almaty, Kazakhstan! New world champions will be crowned in the Open and Girls' U12, U10 and U8 age categories until 30 September. Watch all the games in our broadcasts.
Stockfish defeated Leela Chess Zero in the 28th Top Chess Engine Championship Superfinal over 100 games with 57.5 to 42.5! Both chess engines are currently playing another 100-game bonus match, which you can follow on the TCEC website.
Enjoy our puzzle pack for the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025! The study contains some of the most exciting and instructive moments, including simple lines and complex combinations.
GM Anish Giri won the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025! He has qualified for the next Candidates, alongside runner-up GM Matthias Blübaum. GM Vaishali Rameshbabu won the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss for the second time after 2023! Together with runner-up GM Kateryna Lagno, she has secured her spot in the next Women's Candidates. Read our final recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea.
Heading into the final round of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, GMs Matthias Blübaum, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer are tied for 1st place. GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is back in the joint lead with GM Kateryna Lagno in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss. Read our recap for Round 10 and check out our annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea.
With just 2 more rounds to play, GMs Matthias Blübaum, Alireza Firouzja, Vincent Keymer and Anish Giri are now tied for 1st place in the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, while GM Kateryna Lagno managed to maintain her half-point lead in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss. Read our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea.
The 8th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier Arena - again featuring a $1,000 prize fund - will be held on 20th September at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.