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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.

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

The Lichess Bundesliga, world's biggest online chess league, celebrates its 500th edition today after over 4 years - starting at 19:00 UTC!