Congratulations to GM José Martínez Alcántara for winning our Blitz Titled Arena July 2025! IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher took 2nd place, ahead of IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján in 3rd place.

Our July 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena.

From 12 to 26 July, you have the chance to qualify for the Almaty Open 2025 - with all expenses covered - in a series of Lichess tournaments, featuring a prize fund of $2,000! The first qualifier arena starts on 12 July at 15:00 UTC. See the schedule for all upcoming arenas.

Rising stars IM Meruert Kamalidenova, WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet, and WIM Umida Omonova have eliminated veterans GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, GM Nino Batsiashvili, and IM Alina Kashlinskaya in Round 2 of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025! Read our recap with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.

The sixth ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier Arena - again featuring a $1,000 prize fund - will be held on 20th July at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Congratulations to CHESS CLASSROOM for winning our Streamer Arena July 2025! Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to NIGERIA ELITE for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 2,721 registered players!

GM Magnus Carlsen won the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025! Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju beat Carlsen in the Rapid section and was the clear leader after the first 9 rounds, but couldn't maintain his lead in the Blitz section and finished in 3rd place, behind GM Wesley So.