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More »| Racing Kings Shield | 6h | 187 | |
| Weekly Blitz | 3h | 2054 | |
| ≤2000 Rapid | 57m | 431 | |
| Hourly Three-check | 57m | 65 | |
| Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 606 | |
| ≤1300 Blitz | 57m | 79 | |
| ≤1500 SuperBlitz | 57m | 113 | |
| Hourly Atomic | 57m | 65 | |
| ≤1700 Bullet | 27m | ||
| Hourly Chess960 | 27m | ||
| Hourly Bullet | 27m | ||
| Hourly UltraBullet | 27m | ||
| Weekly King of the Hill | 3h | ||
| Kazakhstan Cup Qualifier - Stage 1 | 2h | 446 |
Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 5 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea! The joint leaders, GM Anish Giri and GM Aleksandar Inđić, face each other on the top board.
From 21 May to 1 June, you have the chance to qualify for the Aktobe Open 2025 - with all expenses covered - in a series of online tournaments held on Lichess, featuring a prize fund of $2,000! The first qualifier arena starts on 21 May at 14:00 UTC. See the schedule for all upcoming arenas.
GM Bilel Bellahcene is the new African Chess Champion, winning the title for the first time! WGM Shrook Wafa is the new African Women's Chess Champion and now a five-time champion! Both players have secured a spot in the upcoming FIDE World Cup and FIDE Women's World Cup, respectively.
Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 4 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 3 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!
After the first two rounds of the Sharjah Masters 2025, just three players have won both their games: GM Visakh N. R., GM Dai Changren and the former European Champion, GM Aleksandar Inđić, who sacrificed an exchange in the endgame to beat GM Bharath Subramaniyam!
