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.
GMs Matthias Blübaum and Nihal Sarin drew their game in Round 8 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 and remain tied for 1st place. GM Kateryna Lagno is now in the sole lead of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss, after GM Vaishali Rameshbabu suffered her first defeat of the tournament against GM Bibisara Assaubayeva. Check out our annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea and watch all the games in our broadcasts.
Congratulations to Ronaldo Playing Chess for winning our Streamer Arena September 2025! Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,835 registered players!
After Round 7 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, GMs Matthias Blübaum and Nihal Sarin are the new joint leaders and will face each other in Round 8! GM Vaishali Rameshbabu took the sole lead in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss! Read more in our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea.
GM Parham Maghsoodloo retained the lead in Round 6 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, while GMs Kateryna Lagno and Vaishali Rameshbabu are once again the two joint leaders of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss. Read our recap and check out our annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea! The tournaments will continue tomorrow, after today's rest day.
Tournament leader GM Parham Maghsoodloo defeated GM Richard Rapport in Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 and stays at the top. In the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss, IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu, GM Kateryna Lagno, and IM Dinara Wagner are now tied for 1st place. Read our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
GM Kateryna Lagno defeated IM Song Yuxin to join GM Vaishali Rameshbabu in the lead of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, while GM Parham Maghsoodloo remains in sole 1st place of the Open tournament. Read our recap of Round 4 and check out our annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Vaishali Rameshbabu emerged as the sole leaders after Round 3 of the FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, respectively. Read our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our September 2025 Chess960 Titled Arena, ahead of GM Arseniy Nesterov, GM Vugar Rasulov, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, and IM Mykola Bortnyk!
Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena.