Congratulations to GM José Martínez Alcántara for winning our Blitz Titled Arena July 2025! IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher took 2nd place, ahead of IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján in 3rd place.
Our July 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena.
From 12 to 26 July, you have the chance to qualify for the Almaty Open 2025 - with all expenses covered - in a series of Lichess tournaments, featuring a prize fund of $2,000! The first qualifier arena starts on 12 July at 15:00 UTC. See the schedule for all upcoming arenas.
Rising stars IM Meruert Kamalidenova, WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet, and WIM Umida Omonova have eliminated veterans GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, GM Nino Batsiashvili, and IM Alina Kashlinskaya in Round 2 of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025! Read our recap with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.
The sixth ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier Arena - again featuring a $1,000 prize fund - will be held on 20th July at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.
Congratulations to CHESS CLASSROOM for winning our Streamer Arena July 2025! Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to NIGERIA ELITE for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 2,721 registered players!
GM Magnus Carlsen won the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025! Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju beat Carlsen in the Rapid section and was the clear leader after the first 9 rounds, but couldn't maintain his lead in the Blitz section and finished in 3rd place, behind GM Wesley So.
The FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 has started in Batumi, Georgia! 107 players, including former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi, GMs Lei Tingjie, Koneru Humpy, Anna Muzychuk and many others, will compete for a total prize fund of $691,250 and three spots in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 until 28 July.
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh Dommaraju, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja and others play in the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025! The Rapid section will be held from today until 4 July, followed by a Blitz double round-robin tournament on 5 and 6 July.
Our Game of the Month June Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in June 2025 until 12 July! The winner will be announced on 24 July, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
GM Alexey Sarana won the Aktobe Open 2025, undefeated with 7/9 points! GM Aryan Chopra finished in 2nd place and GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov - winner of the Lichess Qualifiers - took 3rd place.
Streamers and communities, get ready for the next Streamer Arenas on 7 July at 15:00 UTC and 11 August at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, see here.
Join us now on YouTube or Twitch for the final round of the Aktobe Open with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea! The winner of the tournament will be decided on the top board, where the current leader, GM Alexey Sarana, faces second-placed GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov, who qualified through Lichess!
Just 2 rounds left in the Aktobe Open! Current leader GM Alexey Sarana plays against GM Sanan Sjugirov and top seed GM Wang Hao faces GM Shant Sargsyan. Join us now on YouTube or Twitch for Round 8 with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea.
GM Rasmus Svane has joined our commentator WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea for today's live stream of Round 7 of the Aktobe Open! Tune in now on YouTube or Twitch.
The Crazyhouse World Championship 2025 kicks off with the first Qualifier Arena on 28 June at 16:00 UTC! The event is organised by the official Lichess Crazyhouse Team and features a minimum prize fund of €1,000! Community contributions towards the prize pool can be made on Tiltify. Read the full announcement for more information.
In Round 6 of the Aktobe Open, top seed GM Wang Hao plays against GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov, one of the winners of the Lichess Qualifiers. Join us now on YouTube and Twitch to follow all the games with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea!
Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 5 of the Aktobe Open with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea!
Congrats GM @ILikeBlitz on winning the Lichess Game of the Month May 2025! Thank you all for your countless submissions!
In Round 4 of the Aktobe Open, GM Alexey Sarana faces the current sole leader, IM Artur Davtyan. Watch all the games with us and our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea now on YouTube and Twitch!
Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 3 of the Aktobe Open with our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea!
Congratulations to team Saqochess & friends and fan club by FM Sargis A. Manukyan for winning the fifth ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Alfredo Terry Lujan, @Guary1, IM Samir Sahidi, @BetterCollSoul and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 2,155 registered players!
Watch Round 2 of the Aktobe Open now with us and our hosts IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea on YouTube or Twitch!
GM Ivan Cheparinov was the only top 5 seeded player to win in Round 1 of the Aktobe Open 2025! Top seed GM Wang Hao lost to FM Dmitry Rostovtsev, 2nd seed GM Alexey Sarana drew with IM Atilla Kuru, 3rd seed GM Shant Sargsyan resigned against IM Goutham Krishna H, and 5th seed GM Bardiya Daneshvar was beaten by FM Shahin Valiyev.
We will stream the Aktobe Open 2025 every day from June 22 to 30. Tune in now on YouTube or Twitch to watch Round 1 with us and our commentators IM Laura Unuk and WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea! Follow the games featuring GMs Wang Hao, Alexey Sarana, Shant Sargsyan, Ivan Cheparinov and many more.