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Lichess and Take Take Take Sign Cooperation Agreement
Take Take Take will use Lichess as the infrastructure of their new play zone, in a win for open sour…
Lichess Mobile App Update
Variants, local play vs computer and more added!
Announcing the ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026
A $20,000 prize event open to all Lichess streamers’ teams
Streamer Arenas Announcement — February to July 2026
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Streamer Arenas!
Lichess: End of Year Update 2025
Is it just us, or has this year flown by? As we say goodbye to 2025 and enter 2026, let's look back …
Candidates Round 12: Sindarov One Draw Away, Vaishali and Zhu in Joint First
GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to win the 2026 FIDE Candidates, whil…
Candidates Round 11: Quadruple Draws in Open, Vaishali Extends Lead in Women’s
GM Javokhir Sindarov remains two points ahead of GM Anish Giri after he held a tough game against GM…
Candidates Round 10: Sindarov Widens Gap Once Again, Vaishali in Sole Lead
GM Javokhir Sindarov has extended his lead to two points after defeating GM R Praggnanandhaa, while …
Candidates Round 9: Giri 1.5 Points Behind Sindarov, Zhu and Vaishali Lead
GM Anish Giri defeated GM Fabiano Caruana, inching closer to GM Javokhir Sindarov, who remains 1.5 p…
Candidates Round 8: Sindarov Extends Lead, Five-Way Tie in Women’s
GM Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead to two full points after he drew his game against GM Andrey E…
Candidates Round 7: Sindarov Maintains Lead, Vaishali 1/2 Point Behind Muzychuk
GM Javokhir Sindarov retains his 1.5-point lead ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, while GM Vaishali Rames…
Candidates Round 6: Sindarov Wins Again, Muzychuk in Sole First
GM Javokhir Sindarov is 1.5 points ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana, who drew GM Andrey Esipenko today as…
Lichess Game of the Month: February '26
English pawn rollers & a beautiful checkmate
Candidates Round 5: Sindarov Retains Lead; Lagno, Muzychuk, & Zhu Share 1st
GM Javokhir Sindarov is on 4.5/5, with GM Fabiano Caruana close behind on 3.5/5, while three players…
Candidates Round 4: Sindarov in Sole Lead, Assaubayeva & Muzychuk in Joint 1st
GM Javokhir Sindarov is in the sole lead on 3.5/4 after beating the ex-co-leader, GM Fabiano Caruana…
Candidates Round 3: Caruana & Sindarov Lead, Assaubayeva & Lagno in 1st
GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Fabiano Caruana lead the Open after their respective wins against GM R P…
Knights of Lichess (not really)
Keeping a watchful eye...
Candidates Round 2: Calm Round Sees Octuple Draws
The Open saw four relatively quiet draws, but in the Women's, only two games were calm draws as GM K…
Candidates Round 1: Caruana, Sindarov, & Praggnanandhaa Win as Women All Draw
GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Javokhir Sindarov won against GM Andrey Esipenko,…
FIDE Candidates 2026: Preview
Sixteen players, two potential world champions
Lichess Game of the Month: January '26
A very rapid, positional attack
Queens' Online Chess Festival
The Queens' Online Chess Festival, a chess festival open to all women and girls and with multiple pr…
Bled Chess Festival Online Qualifiers on Lichess
Your chance to qualify for the Bled Chess Festival