Chessboard Magic: January 2025 Update
sphynxEndgame Studies for Fun and Profit
NM AngryWeaselGukesh uses King on the 6th technique
TotalNoob69How many weird gambits can you get from the Van Geet?
LichessWCC 2024 Round 14: Gukesh Becomes the Youngest World Champion in History
FM jeffforeverInterview with GM Aleksandar Indjic - European Champion 2024
TeoKajLibrojCan my club win the local chess league?
HelloImRileyTraining Game #20 with Turbo Eval
GM Avetik_ChessMoodHow I Raised 400 Rating Points with ChessMood Method
Open tournaments
More »Hourly Rapid | 1h 57m | 458 | |
Eastern SuperBlitz | 1h 30m | 704 | |
Hourly Racing Kings | 57m | 34 | |
≤1700 Rapid | 57m | 206 | |
≤2000 Blitz | 57m | 265 | |
≤1300 SuperBlitz | 57m | 63 | |
Hourly Crazyhouse | 57m | 38 | |
Sicilian Defense Blitz | 57m | 80 | |
≤1500 Bullet | 27m | ||
Hourly Antichess | 27m | ||
Hourly Bullet | 27m | 16 | |
Hourly UltraBullet | 27m |
Congratulations to GM Andrew Tang for winning our Titled Arena December! GM Nihal Sarin took 2nd place, ahead of GM Daniel Naroditsky in 3rd place.
Our December 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts in just 2 hours at 16:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena!
Our puzzle database comes from real user games played on Lichess - see if any of your masterpieces (or blunders) made it into the collection!
Your 2024 Lichess recap is ready! See a personalised look back at your chess activity this year.
Congratulations to Полина Янученко1 for winning our Streamers Battle December 2024! Congrats also to Ronaldo Playing Chess for taking 2nd place, to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 3rd place, and to IM Manitodeplomo Fan Club for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,792 registered players!
Our December week of variant Shield Arenas starts 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.