https://lichess.org/feed2026-07-21T13:57:00Zhttps://lichess.org/feed#vqRTomLichess2026-07-21T13:57:00Z2026-07-21T13:57:00Z<p>You can now see your <a href="https://mastodon.online/@lichess/116919020514370186" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">game accuracy broken down by phase</a> - opening, middlegame, and endgame! Just request a computer analysis as usual, in your or <a href="https://lichess.org/8OxVYmGe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">someone else's game</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#ZGqLlxLichess2026-07-20T06:00:00Z2026-07-20T06:00:00Z<p>Join us in celebrating the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/iZHQ27l2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">200th Lichess Rapid League</a> today, <time datetime="2026-07-20T16:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-07-20 16:00 UTC">2026-07-20 16:00 UTC</time>! The <a href="https://lichess.org/team/rapid-league-info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lichess Rapid League</a> takes place every Monday, with more than 200 teams and 1,500 players.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#TCUIVRLichess2026-07-15T04:15:00Z2026-07-15T04:15:00Z<p>The next <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26Jul" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier</a> will be held on <time datetime="2026-07-20T20:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-07-20 20:00 UTC">2026-07-20 20:00 UTC</time>! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">full announcement</a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E#registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">register</a> your team now.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#pKFeKHLichess2026-07-12T13:35:00Z2026-07-12T13:35:00Z<p>Congratulations to IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/AngelitoRT" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Renato Alfredo Terry Luján</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jul26bta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Blitz Titled Arena July 2026</a>, ahead of GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Night-King96" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Oleksandr Bortnyk</a>, IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/yoseph2013" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yoseph Theolifus Taher</a>, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Shant7777777" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shant Sargsyan</a>, and GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/OhanyanEminChess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Emin Ohanyan</a>!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#HKv9wXLichess2026-07-11T16:00:00Z2026-07-11T16:00:00Z<p>Our July 3+0 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jul26bua" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Warm-up Arena</a> starts today, <time datetime="2026-07-11T18:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-07-11 18:00 UTC">2026-07-11 18:00 UTC</time>! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jul26bta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Blitz Titled Arena</a> at <time datetime="2026-07-11T19:00:00Z" format="t" title="19:00 UTC">19:00 UTC</time>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#IuIEhcLichess2026-07-11T14:00:00Z2026-07-11T14:00:00Z<p>IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/4500512/Narva_Mai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mai Narva</a> has also won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-europe-online-qualifier/finals-game-3/IzN5KleV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Europe Online Qualifier</a> and advances to the $40,000 over-the-board event in Saint-Tropez, France! Congratulations again!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#o9NgkALichess2026-07-09T16:00:00Z2026-07-09T16:00:00Z<p>Watch the finals of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-europe-online-qualifier/q9b2Onh1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Europe Online Qualifier</a> now on Lichess, and tune in for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM9PPUC4QtM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">live commentary with WFM Lile Koridze</a> on YouTube!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#T2Ru4vLichess2026-07-09T13:25:00Z2026-07-09T13:25:00Z<p>Congratulations to IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/4500512/Narva_Mai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mai Narva</a> for winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-africa-online-qualifier/finals-game-4/96C5UGbU#boards" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Africa Online Qualifier</a> on Lichess and qualifying for the $40,000 over-the-board event in Maputo, Mozambique!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#vw7yaqLichess2026-07-08T16:31:00Z2026-07-08T16:31:00Z<p>The finals of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-africa-online-qualifier/f1CKYbX6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Africa Online Qualifier</a> are taking place on Lichess and have just started! Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtMbHW_degM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">live commentary with WFM Lile Koridze</a> and follow all the games in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-africa-online-qualifier/f1CKYbX6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">broadcast</a>, featuring IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/932400/Injac_Teodora" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Teodora Injac</a>, IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/4500512/Narva_Mai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mai Narva</a>, and IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/5029295/Padmini_Rout" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Padmini Rout</a>, among others!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#CylHhyLichess2026-07-06T14:44:00Z2026-07-06T14:44:00Z<p>Our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/titled-arenas-announcement-july-to-september-2026/5oiZT9uR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Titled Arena schedule from July to September 2026</a> has been announced! As usual, each Titled Arena has a total prize fund of $1,000 and will be preceded by a Warm-up Arena open to all players. The next Blitz Titled Arena will be held on <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jul26bta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><time datetime="2026-07-11T19:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-07-11 19:00 UTC">2026-07-11 19:00 UTC</time></a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#OBddymLichess2026-07-04T19:19:00Z2026-07-04T19:19:00Z<p>Our <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-june-2026-contest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Game of the Month June Contest</a> is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in June 2026 until <time datetime="2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-07-13 00:00 UTC">2026-07-13 00:00 UTC</time>! The winner will be announced on <time datetime="2026-07-24T00:00:00Z" format="D" title="2026-07-24">2026-07-24</time>, followed by a <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/lichess-game-of-the-month-may-26/H3C1d56C" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">blog post</a> with <a href="https://lichess.org/study/U2yduZxe/TsaO96iI#0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">commentary</a> on the game.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#SEkkYOLichess2026-07-01T15:55:00Z2026-07-01T15:55:00Z<p>More new features and improvements were added to Lichess! See what our developers and community <a href="https://lichess.org/help/contribute" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">contributors</a> have been working on in the <a href="https://lichess.org/changelog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">updated changelog</a> and discuss the changes in our <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/lichess-changelog-june-2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">feedback forum</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#rTOI56Lichess2026-06-30T13:49:00Z2026-06-30T13:49:00Z<p>Congratulations to team <a href="https://lichess.org/team/online-world-chess-lovers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Online World Chess Lovers</a> by <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Gouravprithyani" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@Gouravprithyani</a> for winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26Jun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier</a> with top scorers IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/AngelitoRT" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Renato Alfredo Terry Luján</a>, FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Heisenberg01" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dinçer Taşdöğen</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/@/minisnake" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@minisnake</a>, IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/tamojerry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Reza Mahdavi</a>, IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/querencia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@querencia</a>, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,183 registered players!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#eUqJTrLichess2026-06-29T21:45:00Z2026-06-29T21:45:00Z<p>All women players with a FIDE title are welcome to join the WR Women's Chess Tour <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/y0ok0PgU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Africa Online Qualifier</a> on <time datetime="2026-06-30T18:30:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-30 18:30 UTC">2026-06-30 18:30 UTC</time> and the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/2fyMW7p4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Europe Online Qualifier</a> on <time datetime="2026-07-01T16:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-07-01 16:00 UTC">2026-07-01 16:00 UTC</time> on Lichess! Find out more in the <a href="https://lichess.org/@/WR_Chess_Official/blog/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-africa-online-qualifiers/DUTIFpcb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Africa Qualifier Announcement</a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/@/WR_Chess_Official/blog/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-europe-online-qualifiers/TeTHJiN2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Europe Qualifier Announcement</a> by WR Chess.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#j8oeiRLichess2026-06-28T13:11:00Z2026-06-28T13:11:00Z<p>Congratulations to GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/penguingim1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Andrew Tang</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jun26lta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bullet Titled Arena June 2026</a>, ahead of FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/BrightFalcon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@BrightFalcon</a>, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/msb2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Matthias Blübaum</a>, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/yyoochess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Christopher Yoo</a>, and IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/rob188" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Robert Piliposyan</a>!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#AkJiudLichess2026-06-27T15:02:00Z2026-06-27T15:02:00Z<p>Our June 1+0 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jun26wua" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Warm-up Arena</a> starts today, <time datetime="2026-06-27T17:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-27 17:00 UTC">2026-06-27 17:00 UTC</time>! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jun26lta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bullet Titled Arena</a> at <time datetime="2026-06-27T19:00:00Z" format="t" title="19:00 UTC">19:00 UTC</time>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#4ZrXMfLichess2026-06-27T12:27:00Z2026-06-27T12:27:00Z<p>Congrats <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Blundered_Match" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@Blundered_Match</a> on winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/PVp986XZ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lichess Game of the Month May 2026</a>! Thank you for all your countless <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-may-2026-contest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">submissions</a>!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#2PBxLYLichess2026-06-26T14:17:00Z2026-06-26T14:17:00Z<p>We recently crossed 6 million chess puzzles in our <a href="https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">open database</a>. Like the platform itself, Lichess data is free and open source. Go and build something cool with it! Also available on <a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/Lichess/chess-puzzles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hugging Face</a> and <a href="https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/lichess/chess-puzzles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kaggle</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#yAjrODLichess2026-06-24T12:04:00Z2026-06-24T12:04:00Z<p>Congratulations to team <a href="https://lichess.org/team/ronaldo-playing-chess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ronaldo Playing Chess</a> by <a href="https://lichess.org/@/jack2212" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@jack2212</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jun26str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Streamer Arena June 2026</a>! Congrats also to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/elite-stars-united" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ELITE STARS UNITED</a> for taking 2nd place, to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/k2n_chess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">K2N_chess</a> for 3rd place, and to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/tim-nasional-catur-online-indonesia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TIM NASIONAL CATUR ONLINE INDONESIA</a> for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,280 registered players!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#oNMsdYLichess2026-06-21T19:35:00Z2026-06-21T19:35:00Z<p>Watch our 2026 FIDE World Team Rapid &amp; Blitz Championships <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHV8D-mvBJ0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Winner's Interview with Ding Liren</a>!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#cs5Xn5Lichess2026-06-21T12:58:00Z2026-06-21T12:58:00Z<p>Team <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-blitz-knockout/final-game-2/S0rYQx6z#teams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dragon Chilling</a> won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-blitz-knockout/final-game-2/S0rYQx6z" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship 2026</a>, clinching the double title after already winning the Rapid Championship! Check out our final <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/fide-world-team-blitz-2026-dragon-chilling-clinches-double-title/NNCqdkrl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">recap blog</a> to find out what happened on the last day.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#4p1gVSLichess2026-06-21T08:30:00Z2026-06-21T08:30:00Z<p>Join us in celebrating 48 successful <a href="https://www.lichess4545.com/team4545/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lichess4545</a> seasons in the faster <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/4545se49" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">15+15 Season 49 Kick-off Arena</a> today, <time datetime="2026-06-21T17:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-21 17:00 UTC">2026-06-21 17:00 UTC</time>! Lichess4545 has over 800 active members and hundreds of games played on a weekly basis.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#GRCeJmLichess2026-06-20T11:12:00Z2026-06-20T11:12:00Z<p>Lichess turns 16 today! Thank you to all our players, contributors, and supporters! Let's celebrate together in our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/ihw7YFuS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Anniversary Arena</a>, starting at <time datetime="2026-06-20T12:00:00Z" format="t" title="12:00 UTC">12:00 UTC</time>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#cJdb21Lichess2026-06-20T06:25:00Z2026-06-20T06:25:00Z<p>The <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-blitz-pool-a/ExIMb7zV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship 2026</a> has started, again featuring <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/1503014/Carlsen_Magnus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Magnus Carlsen</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/14204118/Abdusattorov_Nodirbek" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Nodirbek Abdusattorov</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/5000017/Anand_Viswanathan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vishy Anand</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/12573981/Firouzja_Alireza" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Alireza Firouzja</a>, and many others! Follow all the games in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-blitz-pool-a/ExIMb7zV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">broadcast</a> and stay tuned for more <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE25bAS-c08g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">player interviews</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#A6LIjgLichess2026-06-19T18:58:00Z2026-06-19T18:58:00Z<p>Team <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-rapid-matches-1-10/round-12/v48kaTi4#team-results/Dragon%20Chilling" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dragon Chilling</a> won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-rapid-matches-1-10/round-12/v48kaTi4#teams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026</a>! Watch our interviews with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWC_DoiJMPs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ding Liren</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVuxYLyY0Cg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wei Yi</a> on YouTube, and check out our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/fide-world-team-rapid-2026-dragon-chilling-rapid-champions-rise-like-a-phoenix/AdnRMOKE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">recap blog</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#WLWWwcLichess2026-06-17T06:25:00Z2026-06-17T06:25:00Z<p>Round 1 of the FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship has just started! Check out our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-preview/9xeS0vyr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">preview blog</a>, watch our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE25bAS-c08g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">player interviews</a> on YouTube, and follow all the games in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-rapid-matches-1-10/lD2y4p3R" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">broadcast</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#sNZxlELichess2026-06-17T03:37:00Z2026-06-17T03:37:00Z<p>The <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-rapid-matches-1-10/lD2y4p3R" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE World Team Rapid &amp; Blitz Chess Championships</a> start today! Watch our pre-event interviews with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXsvCMTcEe0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Javokhir Sindarov</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0elbXuFut84" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__pKBJWDuU4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fabiano Caruana</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#9nusALLichess2026-06-14T14:05:00Z2026-06-14T14:05:00Z<p>The next <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26Jun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier</a> will be held on <time datetime="2026-06-20T20:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-20 20:00 UTC">2026-06-20 20:00 UTC</time>! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">full announcement</a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E#registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">register</a> your team now.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#jYlPVuLichess2026-06-11T11:03:00Z2026-06-11T11:03:00Z<p>Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jun26str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><time datetime="2026-06-15T16:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-15 16:00 UTC">2026-06-15 16:00 UTC</time></a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jul26str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><time datetime="2026-07-27T16:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-07-27 16:00 UTC">2026-07-27 16:00 UTC</time></a>, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, <a href="https://lichess.org/page/streamer-arena" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">register now</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#8w2kRYLichess2026-06-09T15:20:00Z2026-06-09T15:20:00Z<p>Our <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-may-2026-contest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Game of the Month May Contest</a> is still underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in May 2026 until <time datetime="2026-06-13T00:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-13 00:00 UTC">2026-06-13 00:00 UTC</time>! The winner will be announced on <time datetime="2026-06-24T00:00:00Z" format="D" title="2026-06-24">2026-06-24</time>, followed by a <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/lichess-game-of-the-month-april-26/quyYWuyT" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">blog post</a> with <a href="https://lichess.org/study/H9L6kgcH/CXHfwdq8#0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">commentary</a> on the game.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#3CqVffLichess2026-06-08T13:00:00Z2026-06-08T13:00:00Z<p>GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/1632051/Blohberger_Felix" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Felix Blohberger</a> and GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/309095/Navara_David" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">David Navara</a> play a classical OTB match from June 8 to 13, starting every day at <time datetime="2026-06-08T13:00:00Z" format="t" title="13:00 UTC">13:00 UTC</time>! Tune in now for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Q-YN3Mj0s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">live commentary by GM Alex Colovic and IM Kostya Kavutskiy</a> and follow the games in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/gm-felix-blohberger-vs-gm-david-navara/QDXcTfNo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">broadcast</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#gRaUFQLichess2026-06-07T16:00:00Z2026-06-07T16:00:00Z<p>Congratulations to IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/AngelitoRT" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Renato Alfredo Terry Luján</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/960jun26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chess960 Titled Arena June 2026</a>, ahead of IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/yoseph2013" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yoseph Theolifus Taher</a>, FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/goltsev2000" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dmitry Goltsev</a>, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/handofprince" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@handofprince</a>, and FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Guary1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cristian Arrieta Hernández</a>!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#UVTFJxLichess2026-06-06T15:53:00Z2026-06-06T15:53:00Z<p>Our Chess960 3+2 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/96wjun26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Warm-up Arena</a> starts today, <time datetime="2026-06-06T18:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-06 18:00 UTC">2026-06-06 18:00 UTC</time>! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/960jun26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chess960 Titled Arena</a> at <time datetime="2026-06-06T19:00:00Z" format="t" title="19:00 UTC">19:00 UTC</time>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#JwpLVwLichess2026-06-06T09:30:00Z2026-06-06T09:30:00Z<p><a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-individual-chess-championship-2026--open/round-1/pHXOBgRi#players/8632200" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kong Xiangrui</a> won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-individual-chess-championship-2026--open/ZyJ9pks5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2026 Asian Individual Chess Championship</a>, becoming the first IM to ever win the tournament and gaining the GM title directly! In the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-individual-chess-championship-2026--women/BIKzR7Yl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">women's section</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/asian-individual-chess-championship-2026--women/round-1/IWQDPWaX#players/35061887" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Savitha Shri B</a> won on tiebreaks with a score of 7.5/9. </p> https://lichess.org/feed#5lvr2yLichess2026-06-05T22:00:00Z2026-06-05T22:00:00Z<p><a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2026--open/round-10--armageddon/JRUqqpsa#players/25059530" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Praggnanandhaa R</a> won <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2026--open/kDQUxYbE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Norway Chess 2026</a> after 4 classical wins in a row to score 18 points, while <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2026--women/round-1/tsYUmD9p#players/13708694" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bibisara Assaubayeva</a> secured victory in the women's section a round in advance with a score of 16.5.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#vFBQOTLichess2026-06-05T15:55:00Z2026-06-05T15:55:00Z<p>15-year-old Anastasiia Hnatyshyn won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/25th-european-womens-chess-championship-2026/round-11/yUnCXILA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2026 European Women's Chess Championship</a>! Entering the tournament as the 76th seed with a 2207 rating, she finished with a 2580 performance to gain 214 Elo from the event and become the women's world No. 18.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#HoTRh9Lichess2026-06-03T14:22:00Z2026-06-03T14:22:00Z<p>Happy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Month" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pride Month</a>! Lichess is for everyone, chess is for everyone!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#KZO0rLLichess2026-06-02T03:15:00Z2026-06-02T03:15:00Z<p>Congrats <a href="https://lichess.org/@/diegodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@diegodon</a> on winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/zwerPamt/black" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lichess Game of the Month April 2026</a>! Thank you for all your countless <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-april-2026-contest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">submissions</a>!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#rLKt7iLichess2026-05-31T21:00:00Z2026-05-31T21:00:00Z<p>More new features and improvements were added to Lichess last month! See what the developers and community <a href="https://lichess.org/help/contribute" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">contributors</a> have been working on in our <a href="https://lichess.org/changelog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">updated changelog</a> and discuss the changes in our <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/lichess-changelog-may-2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">feedback forum</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#GCoh5DLichess2026-05-29T06:10:00Z2026-05-29T06:10:00Z<p>Congratulations to team <a href="https://lichess.org/team/online-world-chess-lovers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Online World Chess Lovers</a> by <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Gouravprithyani" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@Gouravprithyani</a> for winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26May" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier</a> with top scorers IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/AngelitoRT" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Renato Alfredo Terry Luján</a>, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/OhanyanEminChess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Emin Ohanyan</a>, IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/tamojerry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Reza Mahdavi</a>, FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Heisenberg01" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dinçer Taşdöğen</a>, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,667 registered players!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#0KYsfoLichess2026-05-27T20:50:00Z2026-05-27T20:50:00Z<p>The finals of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-americas-online-qualifier/pxKqgIoG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Americas Online Qualifier</a> are taking place on Lichess and have just started! Tune in for live commentary by former Women's World Champion <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSGLsXi3h_4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Alexandra Kosteniuk on YouTube</a> and watch all the games in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-asia-online-qualifier/Kivdql4k" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">broadcast</a>, featuring IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/34127035/Garifullina_Leya" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Leya Garifullina</a>, IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/4500512/Narva_Mai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mai Narva</a>, IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/932400/Injac_Teodora" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Teodora Injac</a> and IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/13301918/Abrahamyan_Tatev" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tatev Abrahamyan</a>, among others. Read the <a href="https://lichess.org/@/WR_Chess_Official/blog/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-the-americas-online-qualifiers/vPDFl4qG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">announcement</a> for more information.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#P8caOOLichess2026-05-24T16:17:00Z2026-05-24T16:17:00Z<p>Congratulations to GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Ediz_Gurel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ediz Gürel</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/may26lta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bullet Titled Arena May 2026</a>, ahead of GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Zhigalko_Sergei" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sergei Zhigalko</a>, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/KontraJaKO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">José Martínez Alcántara</a>, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Night-King96" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Oleksandr Bortnyk</a>, and IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/AngelitoRT" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Renato Alfredo Terry Luján</a>!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#vRvTGRLichess2026-05-23T15:45:00Z2026-05-23T15:45:00Z<p>Our May 1+0 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/may26wua" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Warm-up Arena</a> starts today, <time datetime="2026-05-23T17:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-05-23 17:00 UTC">2026-05-23 17:00 UTC</time>! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/may26lta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bullet Titled Arena</a> at <time datetime="2026-05-23T19:00:00Z" format="t" title="19:00 UTC">19:00 UTC</time>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#kuKogFLichess2026-05-23T02:40:00Z2026-05-23T02:40:00Z<p>Congratulations to team <a href="https://lichess.org/team/the-united-royal-legion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The United Royal Legion</a> by <a href="https://lichess.org/@/TheoLego" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@TheoLego</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/may26str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Streamer Arena May 2026</a>! Congrats also to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/tim-nasional-catur-online-indonesia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TIM NASIONAL CATUR ONLINE INDONESIA</a> for taking 2nd place, to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/k2n_chess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">K2N_chess</a> for 3rd place, and to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/chessexpertsteam" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChessExpertsTeam</a> for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,433 registered players!</p> https://lichess.org/feed#k3S4KnLichess2026-05-19T08:02:00Z2026-05-19T08:02:00Z<p>All women players with a FIDE title are welcome to join the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/opdqIYfN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">online qualifier</a> for the WR Women’s Chess Tour 2026 Americas Leg! The first stage starts on <time datetime="2026-05-20T22:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-05-20 22:00 UTC">2026-05-20 22:00 UTC</time>. Find out more in the <a href="https://lichess.org/@/WR_Chess_Official/blog/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-the-americas-online-qualifiers/vPDFl4qG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">announcement</a> by WR Chess.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#B0Il9ZLichess2026-05-18T19:08:00Z2026-05-18T19:08:00Z<p>Congratulations to IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/13308130/Sargsyan_Anna_M" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Anna M. Sargsyan</a> for winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-asia-online-qualifier/finals-game-4/TRruXnwM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Asia Online Qualifier</a> on Lichess and qualifying for the $40,000 over-the-board event in Tokyo, Japan! Sargsyan defeated WFM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/25195425/Shubhi_Gupta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shubhi Gupta</a> in the finals, while IM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/13729390/Nurman_Alua" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Alua Nurman</a> took 3rd place against WIM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/35093290/Pandey_Srishti" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pandey Srishti</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#fPhlENLichess2026-05-15T08:00:00Z2026-05-15T08:00:00Z<p>The next <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26May" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier</a> will be held on <time datetime="2026-05-20T20:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-05-20 20:00 UTC">2026-05-20 20:00 UTC</time>! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">full announcement</a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E#registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">register</a> your team now.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#Z35bIrLichess2026-05-13T14:22:00Z2026-05-13T14:22:00Z<p>Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/may26str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><time datetime="2026-05-18T16:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-05-18 16:00 UTC">2026-05-18 16:00 UTC</time></a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/jun26str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><time datetime="2026-06-15T16:00:00Z" format="f" title="2026-06-15 16:00 UTC">2026-06-15 16:00 UTC</time></a>, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, <a href="https://lichess.org/page/streamer-arena" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">register now</a>.</p> https://lichess.org/feed#B4Zk3GLichess2026-05-11T23:55:00Z2026-05-11T23:55:00Z<p><a href="https://lichess.org/fide/20000197/Oro_Faustino" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Faustino Oro</a> achieved his third and final GM norm at the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/sardinia-world-chess-festival-2026--open-a/round-9/LpgHbMgy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026</a>, becoming the second-youngest grandmaster of all time at the age of 12 years, 6 months and 26 days! The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_prodigy#List_of_youngest_grandmasters" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">record</a> is still held by GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/30920019/Mishra_Abhimanyu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Abhimanyu Mishra</a>, who was 2 months and 1 day younger than Oro.</p>