Rest day after six rounds in the Olympiad: India is in the sole lead of the Open and Women's tournaments, having not lost a single match so far! Read more in our recap blog.

Watch Round 6 of the Olympiad now on YouTube and Twitch with us and our host GM Illia Nyzhnyk, and read our recap blog to find out what happened in Round 5!

The September week of Variant Shield Arenas starts in just one hour at 16:00 UTC with the 3+2 Chess960 Arena! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's arena.

Ukraine caused a big upset in Round 4 of the Olympiad, beating the pre-tournament favourites USA: Read more in our recap blog and join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 5 with our host FM Gauri Shankar!

Congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin for winning our Blitz Titled Arena September 2024! GM Jose Martinez Alcantara took 2nd place, tied with GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, but with a better performance.

Congrats @dauANHbac on winning the Lichess Game of the Month August 2024! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

In just 2 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!