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Daily update - May 15, 2026

2026-05-15T08:00:00Z

The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 2026-05-20 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Daily update - May 13, 2026

2026-05-13T14:22:00Z

Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on 2026-05-18 16:00 UTC and 2026-06-15 16:00 UTC, 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.

Daily update - May 11, 2026

2026-05-11T23:55:00Z

Faustino Oro achieved his third and final GM norm at the Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026, becoming the second-youngest grandmaster of all time at the age of 12 years, 6 months and 26 days! The record is still held by GM Abhimanyu Mishra, who was 2 months and 1 day younger than Oro.

Daily update - May 10, 2026

2026-05-10T21:08:00Z

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our Blitz Titled Arena May 2026, ahead of GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher, GM Christopher Yoo, and GM Artem Uskov!

Daily update - May 9, 2026

2026-05-09T15:53:00Z

Our May 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-05-09 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Daily update - May 9, 2026

2026-05-09T10:50:00Z

Watch the second Swiss qualifier for the FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 now in our broadcast! The top 16 teams from each Swiss tournament advance to the knockout stage on Lichess, with 8 teams qualifying for the over-the-board finals in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Daily update - May 7, 2026

2026-05-07T14:00:00Z

You can now pin your favourite players in broadcasts! Use the pin icon in the Players tab to show their games on top of other boards, or enable "Pinned" in the Boards tab to only show their games.

Daily update - May 6, 2026

2026-05-06T13:14:00Z

The finals of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Asia Online Qualifier are taking place on Lichess and have just started! Watch all the games in our broadcast now, featuring IM Alua Nurman, IM Dinara Wagner and IM Anna M. Sargsyan, among others. Read the announcement for more information.

Daily update - May 3, 2026

2026-05-03T15:10:00Z

Our Game of the Month April Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in April 2026 until 2026-05-14 00:00 UTC! The winner will be announced on 2026-05-24, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Daily update - May 2, 2026

2026-05-02T21:40:00Z

Lichess is hosting the online qualifiers for the FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026! Watch all the games of the first Swiss qualifier now in our broadcast, featuring GM Awonder Liang, GM Aryan Chopra, GM Francesco Sonis, GM Gleb Dudin, and many more.

Daily update - May 2, 2026

2026-05-02T21:15:00Z

Congratulations to team Шустрий кабан by @detective_378 for winning our Streamer Arena April 2026! Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to The United Royal Legion for 3rd place, and to The Dark Horse Youtube and Twitch Community for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,638 registered players!

Daily update - May 1, 2026

2026-05-01T14:00:00Z

Happy International Workers' Day! Great things are possible without exploiting workers, we just have to work together. Thank you to all our contributors and check out our contributing page, if you want to get involved. Whatever you do, fight for your rights!

Daily update - Apr 29, 2026

2026-04-29T12:50:00Z

Congrats @FinalSpot on winning the Lichess Game of the Month March 2026! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

Daily update - Apr 27, 2026

2026-04-27T16:52:00Z

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.

Daily update - Apr 27, 2026

2026-04-27T11:26:00Z

All women players with a FIDE title are welcome to join the online qualifier for the WR Women’s Chess Tour 2026 Asian Leg, featuring Vaishali R, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Antoaneta Stefanova! The first stage starts on 2026-04-30 13:00 UTC - Find out more in the announcement post by WR Chess.

Daily update - Apr 26, 2026

2026-04-26T19:45:00Z

SC Viernheim won the German Bundesliga 2025/26, securing their second title with a perfect score of 30/30! The team's top scorers include GM Bassem Amin, GM Alexey Sarana, GM Dennis Wagner, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, GM Jorden van Foreest, GM Georg Meier, and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, among others. Replay all the games in our broadcast.

Daily update - Apr 26, 2026

2026-04-26T13:40:00Z

The Greenland Chess Federation is currently holding its first ever official chess championship! Follow all the games of the Greenlandic Championship 2026 on Lichess. The final rounds start at 14:00 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 25, 2026

2026-04-25T21:10:00Z

Congratulations to GM Oleksandr Bortnyk for winning our Bullet Titled Arena April 2026, ahead of GM @Hooligan64, GM Thomas Beerdsen, GM Artem Uskov, and GM Pranav Venkatesh!

Daily update - Apr 25, 2026

2026-04-25T15:34:00Z

Our April 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-04-25 17:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 24, 2026

2026-04-24T14:45:00Z

Congratulations to team Moon Club by @MoonWarrior1 for winning the 3rd ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers @DuploChess, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, GM @FeegLood, GM @delta_horsey, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,926 registered players!

Daily update - Apr 23, 2026

2026-04-23T14:40:00Z

Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on 2026-04-27 16:00 UTC and 2026-05-18 16:00 UTC, 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.

Daily update - Apr 21, 2026

2026-04-21T16:10:00Z

The Chess Digital League Final, organized by the UAE Chess Federation, is taking place on Lichess right now! The event features a total prize pool of over AED 60,000 (USD 15,000+) for school students in the United Arab Emirates.

Daily update - Apr 21, 2026

2026-04-21T01:25:00Z

We sat down with the one and only GM Viswanathan Anand for a 54-minute interview. The 15th World Champion reflects on his legacy, Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh Dommaraju, the future of chess, and much more! Watch the interview on YouTube.

Daily update - Apr 20, 2026

2026-04-20T18:26:00Z

17-year-old IM Roman Dehtiarov won the European Individual Chess Championship 2026! With a rating of 2452, he is now the lowest-rated player ever to win the event. He gained 46 rating points from his 2781 performance and earned the GM title directly by winning a continental championship.

Daily update - Apr 20, 2026

2026-04-20T12:59:00Z

Congrats @GlasnostPerestroika on winning our 2026 Spring Marathon with a 76% win rate in 479 games, finishing 231 points ahead of runner-up FM Dimitrios Makridis! Thanks to all 21,291 registered players who played a total of 286,975 games and 20,763,129 moves. The next Marathon will take place on 2026-08-01 00:00 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 19, 2026

2026-04-19T20:42:00Z

"We're not creating value for ourselves, we're creating value for the entire chess community." — Thibault Duplessis, our founder and lead developer, on his vision for Lichess, recent projects, the Take Take Take agreement, interests outside of chess, and more! Watch the interview on YouTube.

Daily update - Apr 19, 2026

2026-04-19T16:00:00Z

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for our Inside Lichess: Recap & AMA live stream!

Daily update - Apr 18, 2026

2026-04-18T21:11:00Z

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our Blitz Titled Arena April 2026, ahead of GM Emin Ohanyan, GM José Martínez Alcántara, GM Matthias Blübaum, and GM Oleksandr Bortnyk!

Daily update - Apr 18, 2026

2026-04-18T15:20:00Z

Our April 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-04-18 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 17, 2026

2026-04-17T22:59:00Z

Our 2026 Spring Marathon starts on 2026-04-18 00:00 UTC! Join us and thousands of players for 24 hours of 2+0 Bullet and be part of one of the biggest chess tournaments in history. The top 500, top 100, top 50, top 10 and the winner will all get a unique trophy.

Daily update - Apr 17, 2026

2026-04-17T15:40:00Z

Mark your calendars for 2026-04-19 16:00 UTC! Join us on YouTube and Twitch as we recap what we've been up to in the last months, followed by a live Q&A session with our Director of Operations, Theo Wait. Tune in for interviews with our founder and lead developer, Thibault Duplessis, our charity president, Lucas Bonnet, the coordinators from our various departments, and many more!

Daily update - Apr 16, 2026

2026-04-16T11:15:00Z

The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournaments are over! GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu have been crowned the next challengers for the World Chess Championship and Women's World Chess Championship titles, respectively. Read our final FIDE Candidates Round 14 Recap.

Daily update - Apr 15, 2026

2026-04-15T17:13:00Z

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu wins the FIDE Women's Candidates 2026! She started the tournament as the lowest-rated player and will now challenge GM Ju Wenjun for the Women's World Chess Championship title!

Daily update - Apr 15, 2026

2026-04-15T05:09:00Z

Heading into the final round of the FIDE Candidates 2026, GM Javokhir Sindarov has emerged as the clear winner and will be the next World Championship Challenger. Meanwhile, six players still have a chance to win the Women's Candidates, with GM Bibisara Assaubayeva and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu now tied for 1st place. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 13 Recap and follow the games in our broadcasts on 2026-04-15 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 14, 2026

2026-04-14T16:27:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE Candidates 2026! The 20-year-old secured 1st place with one round to spare and will challenge the 19-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju in the youngest World Chess Championship Match of all time.

Daily update - Apr 13, 2026

2026-04-13T11:45:00Z

It's the final rest day of the FIDE Candidates 2026! GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to become the next World Championship challenger. The Women's Candidates Tournament remains wide open, as GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is tied for 1st place with GM Zhu Jiner, following Zhu's win over Vaishali. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 12 Recap and follow the games in our broadcasts tomorrow, 2026-04-14 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 12, 2026

2026-04-12T19:30:00Z

The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 2026-04-20 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Daily update - Apr 12, 2026

2026-04-12T05:15:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov remains two points ahead of GM Anish Giri in the FIDE Candidates 2026 after holding a tough game against GM Fabiano Caruana, while GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is now one point ahead of GM Anna Muzychuk and GM Zhu Jiner in the Women's Candidates, following her win against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 11 Recap!

Daily update - Apr 11, 2026

2026-04-11T02:40:00Z

The FIDE Candidates 2026 will continue on 2026-04-11 12:45 UTC after the third rest day. With just four games left to play, GM Javokhir Sindarov has once again extended his lead to two points, while in the Women's Candidates, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is now in sole 1st place. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 10 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts.

Daily update - Apr 10, 2026

2026-04-10T22:30:00Z

Our Game of the Month March Contest is still underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in March 2026 until 2026-04-13 00:00 UTC! The winner will be announced on 2026-04-24, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Daily update - Apr 9, 2026

2026-04-09T12:30:00Z

GM Anish Giri defeated GM Fabiano Caruana in the FIDE Candidates 2026, inching closer to GM Javokhir Sindarov, who is now 1.5 points ahead of Giri. GM Zhu Jiner and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu are the joint leaders of the Women's Candidates after winning against GM Kateryna Lagno and GM Divya Deshmukh, respectively. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 9 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts now, 2026-04-09 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 8, 2026

2026-04-08T10:30:00Z

Join the Take Take Take Arena for two hours of 3+0 Blitz with a prize pool of $3,000, starting today, 2026-04-08 19:30 UTC!

Daily update - Apr 8, 2026

2026-04-08T08:03:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead in the FIDE Candidates 2026 to two points after he drew his game against GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Fabiano Caruana lost to GM Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, in the Women's Candidates, GM Anna Muzychuk lost to GM Divya Deshmukh and the tournament is wide-open with five players on 4.5/8. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 8 Recap!

Daily update - Apr 7, 2026

2026-04-07T04:50:00Z

The first half of the FIDE Candidates 2026 is over! GM Javokhir Sindarov still leads GM Fabiano Caruana by 1.5 points, but his winning streak ended with a draw against GM Anish Giri. In the Women's tournament, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu defeated GM Tan Zhongyi and is now only 0.5 points behind GM Anna Muzychuk. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 7 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts, continuing today, 2026-04-07 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 6, 2026

2026-04-06T11:18:00Z

In a win for open source, Take Take Take will use Lichess as the infrastructure of their new play zone. Read more about it here.

Daily update - Apr 5, 2026

2026-04-05T06:45:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov continued the historic run with a win over GM Wei Yi in the FIDE Candidates 2026 and is now 1.5 points ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana. In the Women's tournament, GM Anna Muzychuk beat GM Zhu Jiner to take sole 1st place on 4/6, a full point ahead of the field. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 6 Recap and find out what else happened!

Daily update - Apr 4, 2026

2026-04-04T12:45:00Z

Check out our Round 5 FIDE Candidates Annotations by former top 20 women's player and four-time Armenian Women's Champion IM / WGM Lilit Mkrtchian and four-time Paraguayan Champion GM Axel Bachmann! Follow all the Round 6 games now in our broadcasts.

Daily update - Apr 3, 2026

2026-04-03T21:51:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura to retain his lead in the FIDE Candidates 2026 on 4.5/5, with GM Fabiano Caruana close behind on 3.5/5. Three players are tied for 1st place in the Women's tournament: GM Kateryna Lagno, GM Anna Muzychuk, and GM Zhu Jiner, all on 3/5. Find out what happened in our FIDE Candidates Round 5 Recap!

Daily update - Apr 2, 2026

2026-04-02T17:00:00Z

On the first rest day of the FIDE Candidates 2026, GM Javokhir Sindarov is in sole 1st place after defeating GM Fabiano Caruana in Round 4. GM Bibisara Assaubayeva and GM Anna Muzychuk are in the joint lead of the Women's tournament. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 4 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts, continuing tomorrow, 2026-04-03 12:45 UTC.