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Open tournaments
More »Hourly Rapid | 1h 57m | 470 | |
≤2000 Blitz | 57m | 207 | |
Hourly Antichess | 27m | 29 | |
Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 195 | |
Hourly Three-check | 57m | 22 | |
Hourly HyperBullet | 27m | 31 | |
Hourly Blitz | 57m | 103 | |
≤1500 Bullet | 27m | 40 | |
≤1300 SuperBlitz | 57m | 36 | |
Hourly Bullet | 27m | 147 | |
Hourly Chess960 | 57m | 22 | |
≤1700 Rapid | 57m | 118 |
Streamers and their communities, get ready for the next Streamers Battle on 21 October at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!
To better understand which moves led to three- and fivefold repetition draws, we now highlight them in the analysis, as in this game for example.
Thank you to the more than 38 contributors who made September one of our highest activity months! See what we've been working on in the updated changelog.
Join the 2nd Chess Day USA Arena, organised by the Connecticut State Chess Association, starting 5 October at 17:00 UTC - for 2 hours of 3+0 Blitz with a total prize fund of $600!
Together, we have now played over 6 billion rated standard games - and counting! All available for download in our free and open database.
Our Game of the Month September Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in September 2024 until 5 October! The winner will be announced on 14 October, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
Congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin for winning our Titled Arena September 2024! GM Andrew Tang took 2nd place and GM Daniel Naroditsky came in 3rd.