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7th Sharjah Masters Round 7: Daneshvar and Shankland in Joint Lead
Bardiya Daneshvar and Sam Shankland are on 5.5/7 and in the joint lead with two more rounds to go; t…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=lichess:ublog:uWSAfs2K:I3D31NNU.jpg&w=400&sig=f086231038c40147cd4e6bc56af48d53cf5022e3)
7th Sharjah Masters Round 6: Aravindh in Sole Lead, 6 Players Close Behind
Chithambaram Veerappan Aravindh is in the sole lead on 5/6, while Daneshvar, Tabatabaei, Sarana, Nie…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=konstantinos07:ublog:9rnBMXO1:TU1E8MQ5.jpg&w=400&sig=36d16b238a0c01bb5d674cd1c49bc39c77656c8b)
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=lichess:ublog:FFuUV2PO:VF5GexWq.jpg&w=400&sig=a4a46fe15a78a75f6f6bbcc22d9c868369a96948)
7th Sharjah Masters Round 4: Tie for First Between Niemann, Salem, Aravindh
No perfect scores in the 7th Sharjah Masters as the top 4 boards drew their games in round 4.![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=lichess:ublog:M2EKqf9Y:QaZFQwGh.jpg&w=400&sig=81f31bd37cb0fe4086226f2341910c7f6fde9b4a)
7th Sharjah Masters 2024: Preview
The 7th Sharjah Masters is right around the corner and is jam-packed with incredibly strong chess pl…![Lichess Game of the Month: March 24](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=lichess:ublog:9AjTdMN9:QBKtBxh8.jpg&w=400&sig=3c65ad58201e2f856ae6fbfbb85f446ca9170a4c)
Lichess Game of the Month: March 24
Aggressive English/Reti system with 6.g4!?![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=konstantinos07:ublog:eOu51zvH:IBaZMrwj.jpg&w=400&sig=0c039b562b6aad1532def524dd63956fc9470d73)
Round 14: Gukesh and Zhongyi are officially the World Championship Challengers
A historic finish to the FIDE Candidates, as 17 year old Indian prodigy becomes the youngest World C…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=lichess:ublog:d1aIGRgV:QrEsdC9K.jpg&w=400&sig=da504b8b61bdbed85fa9200e96b625e03759514d)
Candidates Round 13: Gukesh takes the lead, Zhongyi pulls ahead
A massive day for the 17 year old Indian, as his chances to win the Candidates skyrockets, as Zhongy…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=lichess:ublog:xv2fhjMd:jwpzFRbF.jpg&w=400&sig=734f419f241b178d0a336d5234b0dc147d631235)