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Our Game of the Month September Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in September 2026 until at ! The winner will be announced on , 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!

Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on at and at , 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.