Our 2026 Lichess Meetup in Prague takes place tomorrow, 2026-09-20 from 15:00 UTC! Join us for a few hours of chess, snacks, and camaraderie at Juliš Hub 1933, Nové Město. Find more details in our full announcement.

After the first three rounds of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, most of the top 10 seeds remain steady on 6/6 match points - except for England in the Open, and Georgia, Ukraine, and France in the Women's. Check out our Rounds 1–3 Recap and watch our player interviews on YouTube. Round 4 starts at 10:00 UTC.

Round 3 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad has just started! Follow all the games in our broadcasts and check out our interviews with Wei Yi, Carissa Yip & Alice Lee, Lorenzo Lodici, and more players on YouTube.

Team Poland won the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities! Congratulations to the gold medallists IM Marcin Molenda, IM Paweł Piekielny, IM Aleksander Czerwoński, Julia Salamon, and Andrzej Migala! Silver went to Team Cuba, while Team Uzbekistan 1 took bronze.

The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 2026-09-20 at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Watch our Olympiad interviews with Faustino Oro, Awonder Liang, and more players on YouTube! Round 2 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad starts at 10:00 UTC. Follow all the games of the Open and Women's tournaments in our broadcasts.

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.