In Round 1 of the Sharjah Masters, GM S. P. Sethuraman had the advantage against top seed GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, but let his chances slip and the game ended in a draw. A minor upset happened on board 5, where home favourite GM Salem Saleh lost to GM Dai Changren. He will try to bounce back in Round 2, starting at 11:00 UTC.

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 1 of the Sharjah Masters 2025 with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and IM Irene Sukandar, featuring live camera feeds!

We will stream the Sharjah Masters 2025 every day from 17 to 25 May! Read our preview blog and join us daily on Twitch and YouTube with our hosts GM Toms Kantāns, IM Irene Sukandar and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea! The first round starts tomorrow at 12:00 UTC, while all other rounds will begin at 11:00 UTC.

The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 ended after six tournaments: GM Zhu Jiner is the overall winner and, together with runner-up GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, secured a spot in the Women's Candidates Tournament! While GM Anna Muzychuk won the final event in Großlobming, Austria, she couldn't overtake Goryachkina to qualify for the Candidates.

Congratulations to Ronaldo Playing Chess for winning our Streamers Battle May 2025! Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to Moon Club for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,546 registered players!

GM Bardiya Daneshvar is the new Asian Chess Champion and IM Song Yuxin is the new Asian Women's Chess Champion! The top ten players of the Open and the top two players of the Women's tournament have qualified for the upcoming FIDE World Cup and FIDE Women's World Cup, respectively.

The fourth ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier Arena - again featuring a $1,000 prize fund - will be held on 20th May at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.