The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad starts tomorrow, 2026-09-16 at 10:00 UTC in Samarkand, Uzbekistan! Nearly 2,000 players from almost 400 teams will compete in the Open and Women's tournaments until 2026-09-27. Read our Preview Blog, follow all the games in our broadcasts, and stay tuned for our on-site player interviews on YouTube.

More new features and improvements were added to Lichess! See what our developers and community contributors have been working on in the updated changelog.

We are trying out a new format for our changelog. Let us know in our forum if you have any feedback.

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our Chess960 Titled Arena September 2026, ahead of GM @caching, IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher, GM Pranav Venkatesh, and CM Georgijs Germanovs!

Registrations for Season 50 of Lichess4545 are still open! This special season will feature live commentary from the legendary GM Daniel King and GM Peter Svidler, among others. Celebrate the start of the new season together with us in the faster 15+15 Season 50 Kick-off Arena on 2026-09-13 at 11:00 UTC.

Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-09-12 at 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Chess960 Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

The FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 has started, with 41 teams competing in Samarkand, Uzbekistan! Follow all the games in our broadcast until 2026-09-17.

Meet the Lichess Team for chess, snacks, and camaraderie in Prague, Czech Republic! Join us on 2026-09-20 from 15:00 UTC at Juliš Hub 1933, Nové Město. Many thanks to Chess House Praha for helping us out with the event! Find more details in our full announcement.