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ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Finals
Mark your calendars: the $10,000 Finals tournament is on December 20 at 20:00 UTC!
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
Mobile App: Official Release!
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More Than a Half-Year Update 2025
Internal improvements, mobile updates, site updates, events, and more!
Lichess Game of the Month: October '25
A Catalan rook lift creates a vicious attack
FIDE World Cup Finals: Sindarov Wins All, Esipenko Qualifies to Candidates
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the 2025 FIDE World Cup, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks. Meanwh…
FIDE World Cup Semifinals: Wei Yi & Javokhir Sindarov Qualify to Candidates
GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov have made it to the finals of the World Cup and thus secured qual…
Announcing the Lichess Rapid and Bullet Team Leagues
Announcing two new leagues on Mondays and Wednesdays!
FIDE World Cup Quarterfinals: Wei, Sindarov, Esipenko, Yakubboev Through
GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev are through to the se…
FIDE World Cup R5: Donchenko Wins Tense Match, Arjun and Wei to Play in Quarters
GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, GM Sa…
FIDE World Cup R4: Praggnanandhaa, Keymer, Vachier-Lagrave, Blübaum Eliminated
GM Daniil Dubov eliminated GM Praggnanandhaa R, while GM Andrey Esipenko got the better of GM Vincen…
FIDE World Cup R3: Vachier-Lagrave Wins Thriller, Gukesh Eliminated
GM Frederik Svane eliminated GM Gukesh D as GM Anish Giri and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are also out …
FIDE World Cup R2: So, Niemann, Nepomniachtchi, and Nihal eliminated
The automatically qualified top seeds joined the World Cup in round 2; for top seeds GM Wesley So, G…
FIDE World Cup R1: Favorites Rock Solid, Wang and Oro Advance to Round 2
The top 50 seeds had automatically qualified to round 2; meanwhile, IM Wang Shixu upset GM Leon Luke…
Lichess Game of the Month: September '25
A picturesque double bishop checkmate destroys the Levitsky Attack
Stage Set for the FIDE World Cup 2025
One of the highlights of the chess calendar taking place once every two years, the FIDE World Cup wi…
Lichess Game of the Month: August '25
A double rook sacrifice in the Pirc Defense!
More colours for Patrons!
Recognising commitment!
Lichess Meetup: Toronto
Sunday, October 19th, 2025
FIDE Grand Swiss R11: Giri and Vaishali Crowned Winners
In a thrilling final round, Anish Giri's win secured him a clear first place in the Open Section, wi…
FIDE Grand Swiss R10: Blübaum Has Best Tiebreaks, Lagno and Vaishali Joint Lead
Five players, namely, GM Matthias Blübaum, GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Anish Giri, GM Hans Moke Niemann,…
FIDE Grand Swiss R9: 4-Way Tie in Open, Kateryna Lagno in Sole Lead in Women’s
Three more players joined Blübaum in the lead: GM Alireza Firouzja, who won against GM Nihal Sarin, …
FIDE Grand Swiss R7: Blübaum & Sarin Lead, Vaishali Sole Leader in Women's
GM Matthias Blübaum and GM Nihal Sarin share the lead after defeating GM Parham Maghsoodloo and GM A…