From 12 to 26 July, you have the chance to qualify for the Almaty Open 2025 - with all expenses covered - in a series of Lichess tournaments, featuring a prize fund of $2,000! The first qualifier arena starts on 12 July at 15:00 UTC. See the schedule for all upcoming arenas.

Rising stars IM Meruert Kamalidenova, WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet, and WIM Umida Omonova have eliminated veterans GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, GM Nino Batsiashvili, and IM Alina Kashlinskaya in Round 2 of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025! Read our recap with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.

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

Congratulations to CHESS CLASSROOM for winning our Streamer Arena July 2025! Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to NIGERIA ELITE for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 2,721 registered players!

GM Magnus Carlsen won the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025! Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju beat Carlsen in the Rapid section and was the clear leader after the first 9 rounds, but couldn't maintain his lead in the Blitz section and finished in 3rd place, behind GM Wesley So.

The FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 has started in Batumi, Georgia! 107 players, including former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi, GMs Lei Tingjie, Koneru Humpy, Anna Muzychuk and many others, will compete for a total prize fund of $691,250 and three spots in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 until 28 July.

GMs Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh Dommaraju, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja and others play in the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025! The Rapid section will be held from today until 4 July, followed by a Blitz double round-robin tournament on 5 and 6 July.