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Open tournaments

Bullet Shield	4h	2574
Daily SuperBlitz	1h 30m	1908
Daily Blitz	2h	303
≤1300 Blitz	57m	39
≤1500 SuperBlitz	57m	50
Hourly Chess960	27m	22
≤1700 Bullet	27m	37
Hourly Atomic	57m	39
Hourly HyperBullet	27m	34
Hourly Three-check	57m	19
≤2000 Rapid	57m	182

Our March 1+0 Bullet Shield Arena, the first of seven daily Shield Arenas this week, is starting soon at 16:00 UTC! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's tournament.

Congratulations to GM Andrew Tang for winning our Blitz Titled Arena March in the final seconds! He finished just one point ahead of GM Brandon Jacobson in 2nd place, who was closely followed by GM @legendreturns in 3rd place.

Our Game of the Month February Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in February 2025 until 5 March! The winner will be announced on 14 March, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

The March 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena.