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HelloImRiley

Training Game #21 with Turbo Eval

NM AngryWeasel

Gukesh uses King on the 6th technique

CyberShredder

Qatar Masters. Esipenko first, Arjun is behind in FIDE Circuit

DIAChessClubStudies

Cognitive Dissonance and Chess Improvement

TeoKajLibroj

Can my club win the local chess league?

sphynx

Endgame Studies for Fun and Profit

GM GABUZYAN_CHESSMOOD

Why Being Amateur Might Be Better Than Being Grandmaster

GM GMSzabo

The Chess Odyssey of 2024: Passion, Triumph, and Controversy

GM Fedoseev vs. GM IndjicFM jeffforever

Interview with GM Aleksandar Indjic - European Champion 2024

A new progress bar in the open tournaments section of our homepage shows you the remaining time of started arenas, making it easier to see how much time is left before you join a tournament.

Lichess is translated to 80+ different languages. Thank you to Tux960 for translating over 11,000 words this month for our Tamil translation! You can help contribute other languages with Crowdin.

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!

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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!