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

Congratulations to GM José Martínez Alcántara for winning our Blitz Titled Arena February! GM @ARMJoker took 2nd place, ahead of IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján in 3rd place.

Our February 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.

The 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup will be played on Lichess between 1 and 2 February. Academic institutions can still register a team until 24 hours before the start of Round 1. The winning team will receive an online training session with the former World Champion Garry Kasparov!

Last rest day of Tata Steel Chess 2025: World Champion Gukesh D is in the sole lead with 7.5/10, followed by GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov with 7 points and R Praggnanandhaa with 6.5 points. Read our recap of Round 10 and watch the final three rounds in our broadcast, continuing tomorrow at 13:15 UTC.

GM Joel Benjamin defeats @LeelaKnightOdds 4.5 to 3.5 in their exhibition match on Lichess, after taking an early lead with 2 wins in the first 2 games.

The 8-game knight odds match between GM Joel Benjamin and @LeelaKnightOdds, played with a classical time control, just started! Follow it in our broadcast until 27 January and tune in to GM Matthew Sadler's live commentary on YouTube.