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| Daily Blitz | 2h | 1486 | |
| Weekly Racing Kings | 3h | 21 | |
| Hourly Horde | 57m | 38 | |
| ≤1700 SuperBlitz | 57m | 198 | |
| Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 440 | |
| ≤1300 Rapid | 57m | 56 | |
| ≤1500 Blitz | 57m | 78 | |
| Hourly King of the Hill | 57m | 21 | |
| Caro-Kann Defense Bullet | 27m | 166 | |
| ≤2000 Bullet | 27m | ||
| Hourly UltraBullet | 27m |
We have added many improvements and new features to Lichess over the past month! See what the developers and community contributors have been working on in our updated changelog.
Watch Game 9 of the World Championship now on Twitch and YouTube with us and our commentators GM Thomas Beerdsen and GM Felix Blohberger!
Both players had their chances in Game 8 of the World Championship, but in the end GMs Ding Liren and Gukesh D drew again. Read what happened in our recap blog, with annotations by GM Maxime Lagarde.
Join us now on Twitch and YouTube for Game 8 of the World Championship, with live commentary from GMs Felix Blohberger and Thomas Beerdsen! Replay yesterday's exciting game with annotations by GM Maxime Lagarde.
The second rest day of the World Championship 2024 is over and we are back now with live commentary on Twitch and YouTube - today with our host GM Felix Blohberger and returning guest GM Nils Grandelius!
Our December 1+0 Bullet Shield Arena, the first of seven daily Shield Arenas this week, is about to start! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's tournament.
Our Game of the Month November Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in November 2024 until 5 December! The winner will be announced on 14 December, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
