Join the special FIDE Social Chess Day Marathon on Lichess to celebrate International Chess Day on 20 July! Get yourself a temporary trophy on your profile by scoring at least a draw in the arena and win one of the randomly distributed prizes, including flights and accommodation to the 2026 World Chess Olympiad.

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for the first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup quarter-finals with our hosts WIM Jesse February and WCM Katharina Reinecke! Former Women's World Champion GM Tan Zhongyi faces GM Vaishali Rameshbabu, and GM Nana Dzagnidze takes on women's world number 3, GM Lei Tingjie.

In Round 3 of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025, IM Song Yuxin eliminated one of the tournament favorites, GM Anna Muzychuk, while GM Kateryna Lagno won her match against IM Vantika Agrawal in what was a very close and exciting tiebreak. Read our recap with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.

More new features and improvements were added to Lichess last month! See what the developers and community contributors have been working on in our updated changelog and discuss the changes in our feedback forum topic.

Congratulations to GM José Martínez Alcántara for winning our Blitz Titled Arena July 2025! IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher took 2nd place, ahead of IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján in 3rd place.

Our July 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena.

From 12 to 26 July, you have the chance to qualify for the Almaty Open 2025 - with all expenses covered - in a series of Lichess tournaments, featuring a prize fund of $2,000! The first qualifier arena starts on 12 July at 15:00 UTC. See the schedule for all upcoming arenas.