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The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on ! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on and , with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, register now.

Our Game of the Month May Contest is still underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in May 2026 until ! The winner will be announced on , followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

GM Felix Blohberger and GM David Navara play a classical OTB match from June 8 to 13, starting every day at ! Tune in now for live commentary by GM Alex Colovic and IM Kostya Kavutskiy and follow the games in our broadcast.

Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Chess960 Titled Arena at .

Kong Xiangrui won the 2026 Asian Individual Chess Championship, becoming the first IM to ever win the tournament and gaining the GM title directly! In the women's section, Savitha Shri B won on tiebreaks with a score of 7.5/9.