Our Board Editor now supports importing board positions from images! Select "From image" or drag and drop the image onto the board. Many thanks to Joël Seytre for the underlying ChessQueries recognition model, also available on chessq.org! Lichess uses the ChessQ Lite V4 model under the PolyForm Noncommercial license. The feature will also come to our mobile app soon.

Our Game of the Month September Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in September 2026 until 2026-10-13 at 00:00 UTC! The winner will be announced on 2026-10-24, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

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

Enjoy our Puzzle Pack for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026, curated and annotated by FM Nazmi Can Doğan and FM Tamer Tarık Selbes! The study contains 64 exciting and instructive puzzles for you to solve and learn from.

Watch Round 2 of Lichess4545 Season 50 now live on Twitch with NM Marc Nassar!

One year later, we look back at the 2025 Lichess Meetup in Toronto, which saw three days of chess, work, and a whole lot of fun! Many thanks again to the Annex Chess Club for hosting a fantastic tournament.

Congratulations to team IQPI by WIM Irina Petrova for winning the 8th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher, GM @Kingdomino1, @BundesligaChampion, FM Cristian Camilo Arrieta Hernández, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,129 registered players!