Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on 2026-10-05 at 16:00 UTC and 2026-11-02 at 16:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, register now.

Congratulations to team K2N_chess by FM Konstantin Kostin for winning our Streamer Arena September 2026! Congrats also to DarkOnTeams for taking 2nd place, to Online World Chess Lovers for 3rd place, and to BelarusianBeasts&Company for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,220 registered players!

The second edition of Ladder Legends by Lichess has started! Join us now on YouTube and Twitch.

What do grandmasters actually do with 45 minutes to think? Watch IM Emil Stefanov’s breakdown of our first Ladder Legends edition, featuring insights from the players, GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko and GM Volodymyr Vetoshko. The second edition of Ladder Legends by Lichess starts today, 2026-09-30 at 16:00 UTC. Tune in to our livestream on YouTube and Twitch.

Congratulations to GM Oleksandr Bortnyk for winning our Bullet Titled Arena September 2026, ahead of GM Brandon Jacobson, IM Robert Piliposyan, GM Artem Uskov, and IM @BrightFalcon!

GM Peng Li Min replaces GM Ivan Cheparinov to face GM Iván Salgado López in the second edition of Ladder Legends by Lichess! Tune in tomorrow, 2026-09-30 at 16:00 UTC, on YouTube and Twitch with our host IM Emil Stefanov.

Team Uzbekistan won the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, and Team China won the 46th FIDE Women's Chess Olympiad! Congratulations to the teams and players! Check out our final recap for the 2026 Olympiad in Samarkand and watch our player interviews on YouTube.