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More »| Nimzo-Indian Defense SuperBlitz | 57m | 201 | |
| Hourly Chess960 | 57m | 59 | |
| Hourly Bullet | 27m | 313 | |
| Hourly Atomic | 27m | 64 | |
| ≤1500 Rapid | 57m | 205 | |
| Hourly Three-check | 57m | 44 | |
| Hourly Blitz | 57m | 341 | |
| ≤1700 Blitz | 57m | 211 | |
| Hourly Rapid | 1h 57m | 302 | |
| Hourly HyperBullet | 27m | 89 | |
| ≤1300 Bullet | 27m | 33 | |
| ≤2000 SuperBlitz | 57m | 321 | |
| Hourly UltraBullet | 27m |
We will stream the Aktobe Open 2025 every day from June 22 to 30. Tune in now on YouTube or Twitch to watch Round 1 with us and our commentators IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea! Follow the games featuring GMs Wang Hao, Alexey Sarana, Shant Sargsyan, Ivan Cheparinov and many more.
Congratulations to GM Alireza Firouzja for winning our Bullet Titled Arena, ahead of GM Sergei Zhigalko, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, CM Konstantin Kornienko, and GM @Chamaeleon3!
Our June 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 17:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena.
Lichess turns 15 years old today! Thanks to all our users, contributors and supporters. Celebrate with us in our anniversary tournament.
Lichess has resumed cooperation with Saint Louis Chess Club after positive changes. Read about our decision in full in our announcement.
WR Chess Team won the FIDE World Blitz Team Championship 2025 with GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alireza Firouzja, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Hou Yifan, Alexandra Kosteniuk, team founder Wadim Rosenstein, and captain Jan Gustafsson! They defeated team KazChess in the final.
Team MGD1 are the new FIDE World Rapid Team Champions thanks to GMs Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, David Anton Guijarro, Leon Luke Mendonca, Pranav V, IM Stavroula Tsolakidou, top scorer Atharvaa P Tayade, and team captain GM Srinath Narayanan! The World Team Championships continue with the first stage of the Blitz tournament at 13:00 UTC.
