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Congrats @stormy2018 on winning the Lichess Game of the Month January 2026! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

Our puzzles are back and all related features have been restored.

Our puzzles and related features are currently unavailable due to a server issue with our hosting provider. We apologise for any inconvenience and will give an update when the features are restored.

The Prague International Chess Festival 2026 has started! Follow all the games between World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Vincent Keymer, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, GM Hans Niemann and others in our broadcast until 6 March.

Congratulations to IM Yoseph Team for winning the 1st ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, GM Emin Ohanyan, IM Jakub Pulpan, IM Robert Piliposyan, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,841 registered players!

The server issue has been resolved, according to our hosting provider, and we don't expect any further outages.

All our functionality should currently be restored, but we expect further outages in the near future due to server disruption and will keep you updated.

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