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More »Kazakhstan Cup Qualifier - Stage 1 | 2h | 1623 | |
Hourly Chess960 | 57m | 74 | |
≤1500 SuperBlitz | 57m | 72 | |
Hourly Atomic | 57m | 91 | |
≤2000 Rapid | 57m | 226 | |
Sicilian Defense Rapid | 1h 57m | 147 | |
≤1300 Blitz | 57m | 39 | |
Eastern Blitz | 2h | 494 | |
≤1700 Bullet | 27m | 12 | |
Hourly Three-check | 27m | 16 | |
Hourly Bullet | 27m | 72 | |
Hourly UltraBullet | 27m | 10 | |
Titled Arena Warm-up May '25 | 1h 50m | 188 | |
Titled Arena May '25 | 2h | 108 |

Congratulations to team Saqochess & friends and fan club by FM Sargis A. Manukyan for winning the fourth ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier with top scorers CM Konstantin Kornienko, IM Jakub Pulpan, @Velikii2003, IM Alexandr Ulanov and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 2,399 registered players!

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 7 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea! Watch the top game between GMs Anish Giri and Nodirbek Abdusattorov with live camera feeds!

GM Anish Giri defeated GM Parham Maghsoodloo in Round 6 of the Sharjah Masters and is now tied for 1st place on 5 points with GM Aleksandr Inđić, who won against GM Dai Changren!

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 6 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!

In Round 5 of the Sharjah Masters, GMs Anish Giri and Aleksandr Inđić agreed to an early draw after just 22 moves. GM Dai Changren beat GM Amin Tabatabaei to join them in the lead on 4/5 points. They are now followed by a group of 13 players on 3.5 points, including top seed GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 5 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea! The joint leaders, GM Anish Giri and GM Aleksandar Inđić, face each other on the top board.

From 21 May to 1 June, you have the chance to qualify for the Aktobe Open 2025 - with all expenses covered - in a series of online tournaments held on Lichess, featuring a prize fund of $2,000! The first qualifier arena starts on 21 May at 14:00 UTC. See the schedule for all upcoming arenas.