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FIDE Grand Swiss R5: Parham Keeps Gap in Grim Day for Top, 4-Way Tie in Women's
The tournament leader, GM Parham Maghsoodloo, won against GM Richard Rapport, while the chasing pack…
FIDE Grand Swiss R4: Parham Still in Sole Lead, Lagno Joins Vaishali at the Top
GM Parham Maghsoodloo remains the sole leader in the Open, while GM Kateryna Lagno joins GM Vaishali…
FIDE Grand Swiss R3: Maghsoodloo and Vaishali Emerge as Sole Leaders
GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Vaishali Rameshbabu lead their sections with 3/3, scoring convincing wins…
FIDE Grand Swiss R2: 3-Way Tie for 1st in Open, Badelka & Vaishali Lead Women's
GM Anton Demchenko, GM Alireza Firouzja, and GM Parham Maghsoodloo lead the Open with 2/2, while IM …
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 R1: Gukesh, Firouzja Win As Muzychuk and Tan Falter
In the Open, the top 10 boards did not see any upsets, while in the Women's, it was a brutal day for…
Lichess Game of the Month: July '25
The Closed Chameleon Destroys the Sicilian Defense in a Wild Game!
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025: Preview
With GM Praggnanandhaa R, GM Arjun Erigaisi, and world champion GM Gukesh D in the Open, as well as …
Lichess Game of the Month: June '25
A wild Deferred Smith-Morra
FIDE Women's World Cup Finals: Divya Wins
Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy in the final tiebreaks, earned the GM title, and won $50,000, while…
FIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals: Divya and Humpy Advance to the Finals
IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Koneru Humpy advanced to the finals by defeating GM Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tin…
FIDE Women's World Cup R5: Lei, Tan, Divya, and Humpy Through to Semis
GM Lei Tingjie, GM Tan Zhongyi, IM Divya Deshmukh, and GM Humpy Koneru beat GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM Va…
FIDE Women's World Cup R4: India's Top Four Women Score Tiebreak Wins
Tan Zhongyi, Song Yuxin, Nana Dzagnidze, and Lei Tingjie won their matches against Yuliia Osmak, Lel…
FIDE Women's World Cup R3: Song Eliminates Anna Muzychuk as Lagno Bounces Back
IM Song Yuxin eliminated one of the tournament favorites, GM Anna Muzychuk, while GM Kateryna Lagno …
FIDE Women's World Cup R2: Kamalidenova eliminates Goryachkina
Young, rising stars IM Meruert Kamalidenova, WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet, and WIM Umida Omonova have elimin…
Lichess Qualifiers for Kazakhstan Cup 2025 - Almaty
A $2,000 online prize fund event - with three winners qualifying with flights and accomodation cover…
FIDE Women's World Cup R1: Favorites Rest as Gaal & Beydullayeva Get Eliminated
The top 21 seeds had automatically qualified to round 2; meanwhile, WGM Zsoka Gaal and WGM Govhar Be…
Lichess Game of the Month: May '25
The French Defense dismantled
Ending the Boycott
Lichess has resumed cooperation with Saint Louis Chess Club after positive changes, but will maintai…
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
Lichess Game of the Month: April '25
A rich Sveshnikov game
Lichess Qualifiers for Kazakhstan Cup 2025
A $2,000 online prize fund event - with three winners qualifying with flights and accomodation cover…
Sharjah Masters 2025: Preview
The Sharjah Masters is always a glittering jewel on the chess calendar, with a roster of elite playe…
Lichess Game of the Month: March '25
A picturesque checkmate