Watch the Bled Chess Festival Qualifiers Semifinals now on YouTube and Twitch with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and GM Markus Ragger! The top 30 players will qualify for the Finals tomorrow. Read more in our announcement.
Congratulations to team Ronaldo Playing Chess by @jack2212 for winning our Streamer Arena February 2026! Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS for 3rd place, and to TIM NASIONAL CATUR ONLINE INDONESIA for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,438 registered players!
The $20,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix returns for a new season and will again be held on the 20th of each month at 20:00 UTC from February to December on Lichess! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register for the first Qualifier Arena on .
GM Magnus Carlsen is the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Champion! Carlsen defeated GM Fabiano Caruana 2.5 to 1.5 in the final, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov took 3rd place against GM Vincent Keymer.
Get ready for our next Streamer Arena on , 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 and check out our announcement for the schedule of the upcoming Streamer Arenas.
Congratulations to GM Sergei Zhigalko for winning our Blitz Titled Arena February 2026, ahead of IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, and GM Mitrabha Guha!
From 15 to 22 February, you have the chance to qualify for the Bled Chess Festival 2026 through online qualifiers held on Lichess! The first qualifier arena starts tomorrow, . Check out our full announcement for the schedule and more information.
Our February 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at .
The Chess960 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 starts today, ! GMs Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, Vincent Keymer and others will compete for the title and a total prize fund of $300,000 until . GM Hikaru Nakamura, the reigning Chess960 World Champion, declined the invitation to the event.
More new features and improvements were added to Lichess last month! See what the developers and community contributors have been working on in our updated changelog and discuss the changes in our feedback forum topic.
Any chess position with 8 pieces on the board and at least one pair of opposed pawns has been solved! Lichess can now tell you definitively if it's a win, loss or draw without requiring an engine. Read about the massive technological undertaking to accomplish this partial 8-piece tablebase in our blog.
Congratulations to GM Artem Uskov for winning our Bullet Titled Arena January 2026, ahead of GM Christopher Yoo, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, and GM Sergei Zhigalko!
Our Game of the Month January Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in January 2026 until 12 February! The winner will be announced on 24 February, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
Congrats @BRIANGD on winning the Lichess Game of the Month December 2025! Thank you for all your countless submissions!
Congratulations to K2N_chess for winning our Streamer Arena January 2026! Congrats also to IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS for taking 2nd place, to The Dark Horse Youtube and Twitch Community for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,824 registered players!
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026, finishing on 9/13! GM Andy Woodward won the Challengers with 10/13, qualifying to next year's Masters tournament. Check out our final recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube - including our winner's interview with Abdusattorov.
Our January 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at .
With only two rounds left to play, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Javokhir Sindarov are tied for 1st place in the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026, while GM Andy Woodward is the sole leader of the Challengers. Check out our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube.
Get ready for our next Streamer Arena on , 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.
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the sole leader of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 after 8 rounds. In the Challengers, GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi and GM Andy Woodward are tied for 1st place on 6.5/8. Check out our recap of rounds 6–8 with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube.
After 5 rounds of Tata Steel Chess 2026, GM Hans Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are tied for 1st place in the Masters, while GM Aydin Suleymanli, IM Faustino Oro, and GM Andy Woodward lead the Challengers. Read our recap, watch our interviews on YouTube, and check out the annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp.
Congratulations to IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher for winning our Blitz Titled Arena January 2026, ahead of GM @Eyesless18, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, CM @innocentguy, and GM @handofprince!
Our January 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at .
Tata Steel Chess 2026 starts tomorrow! Among others, World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Vincent Keymer, and GM Arjun Erigaisi will play in the Masters, while GM Bibisara Assaubayeva, IM Carissa Yip, and IM Faustino Oro will compete in the Challengers. Follow the games in our broadcasts, watch our interviews on YouTube, and check out our preview blog!
Enjoy our puzzle pack by @FischyVishy for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025! The study contains 33 exciting and instructive puzzles for you to solve and learn from.