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Your 2025 Lichess Recap
2025 is coming to a close and we’ve created a personalized recap of your chess year
ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Finals
Mark your calendars: the $10,000 Finals tournament is on December 20 at 20:00 UTC!
Mobile App: Official Release!
Now available on both Google Play and the App Store.
More Than a Half-Year Update 2025
Internal improvements, mobile updates, site updates, events, and more!
Lichess Game of the Month: November '25
When two queens are not enough
FIDE World Blitz Chmp.: Magnus Carlsen and Bibisara Assaubayeva World Champions
GM Magnus Carlsen is the 2025 World Blitz Champion, with GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov finishing in secon…
FIDE World Blitz Chmp. 2025 D1: MVL, Caruana, & Arjun in 1st; Roebers Sole Lead
GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and GM Fabiano Caruana are in shared first on 10/13, w…
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Aleksandra Goryachkina Are 2025 World Rapid Champions
GM Magnus Carlsen is the 2025 World Rapid Champion; second and third are GM Vladislav Artemiev and G…
FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 D2: Artemiev & Hans Lead, Humpy & Zhu in 1st
GM Vladislav Artemiev and GM Hans Moke Niemann are in the shared lead on 7.5/9, with GM Magnus Carls…
FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 D1: Carlsen in 5-Way Tie, Zhu in Sole Lead
Five players are on 4.5 points after five rounds: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Maxime Va…
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz 2025: World’s Best Arrive in Doha
Qatar’s capital city, Doha, will host the best chess players in the world for the annual FIDE World …
Lichess Game of the Month: October '25
A Catalan rook lift creates a vicious attack
FIDE World Cup Finals: Sindarov Wins All, Esipenko Qualifies to Candidates
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the 2025 FIDE World Cup, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks. Meanwh…
FIDE World Cup Semifinals: Wei Yi & Javokhir Sindarov Qualify to Candidates
GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov have made it to the finals of the World Cup and thus secured qual…
Announcing the Lichess Rapid and Bullet Team Leagues
Announcing two new leagues on Mondays and Wednesdays!
FIDE World Cup Quarterfinals: Wei, Sindarov, Esipenko, Yakubboev Through
GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev are through to the se…
FIDE World Cup R5: Donchenko Wins Tense Match, Arjun and Wei to Play in Quarters
GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, GM Sa…
FIDE World Cup R4: Praggnanandhaa, Keymer, Vachier-Lagrave, Blübaum Eliminated
GM Daniil Dubov eliminated GM Praggnanandhaa R, while GM Andrey Esipenko got the better of GM Vincen…
FIDE World Cup R3: Vachier-Lagrave Wins Thriller, Gukesh Eliminated
GM Frederik Svane eliminated GM Gukesh D as GM Anish Giri and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are also out …
FIDE World Cup R2: So, Niemann, Nepomniachtchi, and Nihal eliminated
The automatically qualified top seeds joined the World Cup in round 2; for top seeds GM Wesley So, G…
FIDE World Cup R1: Favorites Rock Solid, Wang and Oro Advance to Round 2
The top 50 seeds had automatically qualified to round 2; meanwhile, IM Wang Shixu upset GM Leon Luke…
Lichess Game of the Month: September '25
A picturesque double bishop checkmate destroys the Levitsky Attack
Stage Set for the FIDE World Cup 2025
One of the highlights of the chess calendar taking place once every two years, the FIDE World Cup wi…