lichess.org
Donate
 
Puzzle of the dayBlack to play
GM NoelStuder

The simple way to learn a new opening

Glicko-2 mathToadofsky

Lichess ratings are not Glicko-2

WFM fla2021

Bishop or Knight? Which one to choose?

CM loristavernier

Which Opening should you Play in Blitz ?

NM Chess-Network

Leela's Wing Gambit checkmates Grandmaster without a knight

FM nikhildixit

3 Unique Stalemates Under 20 Moves

FM Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang

The Blueprint On How to Prepare Against Your Opponent

GM peradetlic83

Must-Win Situations: Risky Play as an Integral Part of Chess

FM CheckRaiseMate

The Worst Way to Change Your Thought Process

Congratulations to GM Daniel Naroditsky for winning our Blitz Titled Arena October, 29 points ahead of runner-up GM Jakhongir Vakhidov, followed by GM Mitrabha Guha in 3rd place!

In just 3 hours, you'll have the chance to play against some of the titled players in our 3+0 Warm-up Arena before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena!

Follow the Global Chess League final between the teams of PBG Alaskan Knights with GM Anish Giri and Triveni Continental Knights with GM Alireza Firouzja in our broadcast starting at 13:45 UTC.

We now rotate the featured blogs on our homepage, giving you more variety and more authors the chance to have their blogs read by a wider audience.

Check out our new broadcast calendar! Sortable by year and month, you can find all our broadcasts much easier than before.

Streamers and their communities, get ready for the next Streamers Battle on 21 October at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!

To better understand which moves led to three- and fivefold repetition draws, we now highlight them in the analysis, as in this game for example.