If you've had trouble logging into our mobile app, we have good news! There is now a secondary way of logging in using email - so login issues should be resolved. Happy playing!

Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on 2026-08-24 at 16:00 UTC and 2026-09-14 at 16:00 UTC, 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.

Congratulations to GM Andy Woodward for winning our Blitz Titled Arena August 2026, ahead of CM @Romaa2011, FM Dinçer Taşdöğen, GM Shant Sargsyan, and IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher!

Join the $500 CSCA OE Third Anniversary Arena today, 2026-08-15 at 16:00 UTC, and play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Your donations and support have allowed us to do many awesome things this half-year that we hope you enjoy! We will continue to work hard to give you the best free, libre, and open-source chess experience. Read our Half-Year Update 2026 to see how we have changed for the better.

The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 2026-08-20 at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

You can now change the opacity of your background picture! Open the account menu, go to Theme settings, select Picture, and adjust the Background image opacity.

Please note that the default opacity is set to 50%. You can set it to 100% to restore the previous appearance of your image.