GM Joel Benjamin defeats @LeelaKnightOdds 4.5 to 3.5 in their exhibition match on Lichess, after taking an early lead with 2 wins in the first 2 games.

The 8-game knight odds match between GM Joel Benjamin and @LeelaKnightOdds, played with a classical time control, just started! Follow it in our broadcast until 27 January and tune in to GM Matthew Sadler's live commentary on YouTube.

Replay all our broadcast games now without spoilers! Turn off the Results toggle on a broadcast tournament page and the results of the games will be hidden - including the moves until you make them on the board. Try it now with the Tata Steel Masters.

First rest day of Tata Steel Chess 2025 after 5 rounds: GMs R Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattorov share the lead in the Masters, while GM Erwin l'Ami is in sole first place in the Challengers section. Read our recap of Round 5 and watch the remaining rounds in our broadcast.

You can now pin up to three of your favourite blog posts to your profile page by enabling the new "Sticky post" option in the blog settings. Many thanks to Yet Another Fred for implementing this feature!

Congratulations to Ronaldo Playing Chess for winning our Streamers Battle January 2025! Congrats also to Moon Club for taking 2nd place, to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 3rd place, and to Sadistic Minions for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,811 registered players!

Our January week of variant Shield Arenas starts at 16:00 UTC with the 3+2 Chess960 Arena! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's tournament.