Our Game of the Month June Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in June 2025 until 12 July! The winner will be announced on 24 July, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

GM Alexey Sarana won the Aktobe Open 2025, undefeated with 7/9 points! GM Aryan Chopra finished in 2nd place and GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov - winner of the Lichess Qualifiers - took 3rd place.

Streamers and communities, get ready for the next Streamer Arenas on 7 July at 15:00 UTC and 11 August at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, see here.

Join us now on YouTube or Twitch for the final round of the Aktobe Open with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea! The winner of the tournament will be decided on the top board, where the current leader, GM Alexey Sarana, faces second-placed GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov, who qualified through Lichess!

Just 2 rounds left in the Aktobe Open! Current leader GM Alexey Sarana plays against GM Sanan Sjugirov and top seed GM Wang Hao faces GM Shant Sargsyan. Join us now on YouTube or Twitch for Round 8 with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea.

GM Rasmus Svane has joined our commentator WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea for today's live stream of Round 7 of the Aktobe Open! Tune in now on YouTube or Twitch.

The Crazyhouse World Championship 2025 kicks off with the first Qualifier Arena on 28 June at 16:00 UTC! The event is organised by the official Lichess Crazyhouse Team and features a minimum prize fund of €1,000! Community contributions towards the prize pool can be made on Tiltify. Read the full announcement for more information.