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Open tournaments
More »Hourly Rapid | 1h 57m | 609 | |
≤2000 Blitz | 57m | 394 | |
Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 508 | |
Hourly Three-check | 57m | 55 | |
Hourly Blitz | 57m | 233 | |
≤1300 SuperBlitz | 57m | 84 | |
Hourly Chess960 | 57m | 62 | |
≤1700 Rapid | 57m | 248 | |
≤1500 Bullet | 27m | ||
Hourly Antichess | 27m | ||
Hourly Bullet | 27m | ||
Hourly UltraBullet | 27m | ||
Kazakhstan Cup Qualifier - Stage 1 | 2h | 494 |

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.

GM Bilel Bellahcene is the new African Chess Champion, winning the title for the first time! WGM Shrook Wafa is the new African Women's Chess Champion and now a five-time champion! Both players have secured a spot in the upcoming FIDE World Cup and FIDE Women's World Cup, respectively.

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 4 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!


Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 3 of the Sharjah Masters with our commentators GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!

After the first two rounds of the Sharjah Masters 2025, just three players have won both their games: GM Visakh N. R., GM Dai Changren and the former European Champion, GM Aleksandar Inđić, who sacrificed an exchange in the endgame to beat GM Bharath Subramaniyam!

Watch Round 2 of the Sharjah Masters now with us and our hosts GM Toms Kantāns and IM Irene Sukandar on YouTube and Twitch! On the top board, GM Anish Giri plays against GM Karthik Venkataraman with the black pieces.