Lichess 2025 MSF Charity Campaign

As in previous years, we promote the charitable donation of funds to support Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that provides aid to people in more than 70 countries whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

Founded over 50 years ago, MSF's nearly 63,000 doctors, nurses, logisticians, and other experts are delivering lifesaving medical care in over 70 countries. They perform surgeries in the middle of war zones, vaccinate children in the aftermath of an earthquake, deliver care in the most remote areas of the world, and much more.

From May 3rd until May 11th we’ll be hosting a series of charity live streams and events to help raise funds for MSF. Your aid will go directly to this worthy cause. We will add streamers to the schedule as they are confirmed. Check here for updates.

Our first event is a 3+0 tournament starting May 3 at 18:00 UTC. Good luck, have fun!

Donate here if you would like to help!

Fundraising Streams (May 3-11)

If you would like to host a fundraising stream, please contact us at events@lichess.org.

Streamers can use the charity overlay and make their own fundraising stream to support the campaign!

The following streamers will be hosting fundraisers on the Lichess Twitch channel:

Saturday, May 3
@EnPassant81 (Marichess) 18:00 UTC

Sunday, May 4
@grandmastergauri 22:00 UTC

Tuesday, May 6
@Nasil 10:00 UTC

Wednesday, May 7
@natebrady23 01:00 UTC

Friday, May 9
@zugaddict 18:00 UTC

Saturday, May 10
@Toadofsky 21:00 UTC