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Daily update - Feb 16, 2024

2024-02-16T16:07:00Z

Magnus Carlsen won the Chess960 G.O.A.T Challenge, drawing the first game of the final and winning the second against runner-up Fabiano Caruana. Levon Aronian took third place, defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov. World Champion Ding Liren finished last without winning a single game in the tournament.

Daily update - Feb 16, 2024

2024-02-16T14:00:00Z

Vera Menchik, the first and longest-reigning Women's World Champion, was born on this day in 1906. Players who lost to her were said to have joined the Vera Menchik Club, whose members included Euwe, Reshevsky and Colle; she also drew with Najdorf and her trainer Maroczy.

Daily update - Feb 15, 2024

2024-02-15T13:00:00Z

The Yearly Crazyhouse Arena starts in 4 hours! Prepare for exciting tactical blitz games in the variant that lets you drop captured pieces back on the board.

Daily update - Feb 14, 2024

2024-02-14T18:42:00Z

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and GM Fabiano Caruana eliminated GM Levon Aronian in an Armageddon tiebreak game to advance to the Chess960 G.O.A.T. Challenge Final beginning tomorrow.

Daily update - Feb 13, 2024

2024-02-13T16:05:00Z

We want your thoughts on the home page! It stays between us and you don't need an account. Just follow this link and drag the choices into your preferred order. On mobile, press and hold to drag. Then hit Submit. EDIT: Poll is over for now, thanks for participating!

Daily update - Feb 13, 2024

2024-02-13T11:00:00Z

Our Yearly SuperBlitz Arena starts in 6 hours! Join us and thousands of players for 5 hours of 3+0 blitz chess.

Daily update - Feb 12, 2024

2024-02-12T20:10:00Z

Congrats @najvazniji on winning the Lichess Game of the Month January 2024! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

Daily update - Feb 12, 2024

2024-02-12T11:15:00Z

Opening an ongoing broadcast automatically takes you to the Games tab now.

Daily update - Feb 11, 2024

2024-02-11T15:53:00Z

We have a brand new Content Management System powering our content pages.
This change will largely be invisible to end users, but in the future you may see some content translated into your favourite language.

Daily update - Feb 11, 2024

2024-02-11T12:15:00Z

The G.O.A.T Challenge Knockout Stage has started: Current World Champion Ding Liren surprisingly finished the Play-Off Stage in last place with only 0.5/7 points and has to face GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while former World Champion Magnus Carlsen plays against GM Alireza Firouzja.

Daily update - Feb 10, 2024

2024-02-10T22:30:00Z

Congratulations to GM Daniel Naroditsky for winning the February Blitz Titled Arena ahead of GMs David Paravyan and Oleksandr Bortnyk!

Daily update - Feb 10, 2024

2024-02-10T12:00:00Z

In 6 hours, you'll have the chance again to compete with some of the titled players in our 3+0 Warm-up Arena before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena!

Daily update - Feb 9, 2024

2024-02-09T12:30:00Z

What is likely to be this year's strongest Chess960 event is underway: You can follow the 8-player tournament broadcast on Lichess, where Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and 6 other top GMs will face off against each other. The G.O.A.T. Challenge is played in Germany from the 9th to the 16th.

Daily update - Feb 8, 2024

2024-02-08T12:25:00Z

We have updated the layout of our broadcast page: It is now more compact, features title images, and shows the number of viewers for ongoing tournaments. This is part of an overhaul that has already resulted in the addition of the multi-board Stockfish analysis and the subscription button to our broadcasts.

Daily update - Feb 7, 2024

2024-02-07T11:15:00Z

Streamers and their communities, get ready for the next Streamers Battle on the 19th - again with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!

Daily update - Feb 6, 2024

2024-02-06T10:30:00Z

The legendary chess player Sultan Khan was awarded an honorary GM title by FIDE. His career only lasted about five years from 1929 to 1933, but he was considered to be among the top 10 players of that period and even managed to beat Capablanca.

Daily update - Feb 5, 2024

2024-02-05T14:00:00Z

We will start the first week of February Shield Arenas with the 1+0 Bullet Arena in two hours! The winner gets a unique trophy and must defend it in next month's tournament.

Daily update - Feb 4, 2024

2024-02-04T21:00:00Z

11 first-time contributors helped write code for Lichess in January! See what they and others worked on in this month's changelog.

Daily update - Feb 4, 2024

2024-02-04T15:25:00Z

Second day of the Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup held on Lichess: Watch former World Champion Garry Kasparov himself commentating the games live! (Twitch)

Daily update - Feb 4, 2024

2024-02-04T12:10:00Z

A new Lichess API integration will show you how many Chess Opening Stamps you have collected. The code is open source and available on Github from community member khgiddon. Use our API to develop your own fun chess app!

Daily update - Feb 3, 2024

2024-02-03T19:35:00Z

Our January Standard and Variants databases are now available for download, containing over 100 million games combined this month, with Atomic and Horde reaching the milestones of 20 million and 5 million rated games in total!

Daily update - Feb 2, 2024

2024-02-02T22:45:00Z

GM Hans Niemann has been banned by the Saint Louis Chess Club from participating in any of their invitational events this year. In its official statement, the club cited his "inappropriate behavior including damaging private property, rude comments, and an uncooperative attitude". Niemann responded and described the club's statement as "completely inaccurate".

Daily update - Feb 1, 2024

2024-02-01T17:10:00Z

Our Game of the Month January Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in January 2024 until February 5th! The winner will be announced one week after the deadline, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Daily update - Jan 31, 2024

2024-01-31T17:40:00Z

12-year-old IM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus won the 1st Jeddah Festival Young Masters with 6.5/9 points and earned his second GM norm! The 4th placed IM Andy Woodward even achieved his final GM norm and is set to become the youngest currently active Grandmaster at the age of 13.

Daily update - Jan 30, 2024

2024-01-30T18:00:00Z

The final of the Antichess World Championship will begin in 30 minutes! Who is going to be the new champion: @TheUnknownGuyReborn or @llIVIll? Watch the games live with commentary by @firebatprime.

Daily update - Jan 30, 2024

2024-01-30T07:00:00Z

The announced qualification paths for the FIDE Candidates 2026: There will be 3 spots from the World Cup, 2 from the Grand Swiss, 2 from the Circuit and 1 for the highest rated player, which will be determined by the 6-month average instead of the current rating to avoid situations like in December.

Daily update - Jan 29, 2024

2024-01-29T17:50:00Z

You can now subscribe to broadcasts! Simply enable the toggle on the tournament page and you will be notified when the next round starts.

Daily update - Jan 28, 2024

2024-01-28T18:40:00Z

The Tata Steel 2024 is over: GM Wei Yi has won the Masters in a 4-player tiebreak and is now ranked #9 in the world! GM Leon Luke Mendonca is the Challengers winner and will play in the Masters next year, while IM Arthur Pijpers advances to the Challengers 2025 as the winner of the Amateurs section.

Daily update - Jan 28, 2024

2024-01-28T11:25:00Z

The final round of the Tata Steel Masters is underway, but we might see more games today: GMs Vidit, Giri, Gukesh, Abdusattorov & Wei Yi are currently tied for 1st place, and if two or more players are still tied for 1st place after the round, the winner will be determined in blitz tiebreaker games.

Daily update - Jan 27, 2024

2024-01-27T21:25:00Z

Congratulations to @RebeccaHarris for winning the January Titled Arena with 141 points and a 50% berserk rate, just ahead of @junglebook1 in 2nd place and @mutdpro finishing 3rd!

Daily update - Jan 27, 2024

2024-01-27T14:00:00Z

Join our Titled Arena Warm-up starting in 3 hours and get the chance to face some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena.

Daily update - Jan 26, 2024

2024-01-26T17:55:00Z

Broadcast multi-board evaluation bars can now be easily turned on and off by toggling the new checkbox.

Daily update - Jan 25, 2024

2024-01-25T16:30:00Z

Final rest day of the Tata Steel Masters: With 3 rounds and possible tie-breaks to play, GMs Abdusattorov & Gukesh are in 1st place, 0.5 points ahead of GMs Giri & Praggnanandhaa. In the Challengers section, GM Maurizzi is on a 3-game winning streak and the sole leader, 1 point ahead of GM Mendonca.

Daily update - Jan 24, 2024

2024-01-24T18:05:00Z

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi wins against GM Ding Liren in round 10 of the Tata Steel Masters and gets his revenge for the World Championship match in their second classical game since then. Their first game in the Superbet Chess Classic ended in a draw.

Daily update - Jan 23, 2024

2024-01-23T17:25:00Z

Congratulations to @papasi and the PAPASIonates team for winning the first ever Streamers Battle with prizes!

Daily update - Jan 22, 2024

2024-01-22T16:35:00Z

Second rest day of the Tata Steel Masters: GMs Gukesh D, Anish Giri & Alireza Firouzja are tied for 1st place with 5 points after 8 of 13 rounds played. The Challengers section is led by GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi with 5.5/8 points. No rest day, however, in the Amateurs section led by IM Pijpers.

Daily update - Jan 21, 2024

2024-01-21T17:45:00Z

The January week of Variant Shield Arenas has started with the Chess960 Arena! The winner keeps the unique trophy for one month and must defend it in the next tournament.

Daily update - Jan 20, 2024

2024-01-20T15:30:00Z

The third and final set of the Crazyhouse World Cup Grand Final between NM blitzbullet, who leads 21-19, and FM calcu_later will start in 30 minutes. Tune in for live commentary and find out who will win! (Twitch)

Daily update - Jan 20, 2024

2024-01-20T09:00:00Z

Did you know that desktop users can press the ? key on pages with a board to show all available keyboard shortcuts?

Daily update - Jan 19, 2024

2024-01-19T21:00:00Z

IM Eline Roebers achieved her next high rated win in the Tata Steel Challengers against number 2 seeded GM Mustafa Yilmaz, following her victory over top seeded GM Hans Niemann yesterday! The Tata Steel Masters is still led by GM Anish Giri with 4.5 points after 6 of 13 rounds played.

Daily update - Jan 18, 2024

2024-01-18T22:00:00Z

GM Ju Wenjun defeated GM Alireza Firouzja in round 5 of the Tata Steels Masters, while IM Eline Roebers beat GM Hans Niemann in the Challengers section. Both players achieved the highest rated wins of their careers today!

Daily update - Jan 18, 2024

2024-01-18T17:15:00Z

On the 22nd, the next Streamers Battle will be held, where streamers and their communities will compete against each other in a 5+0 team arena! For the first time ever, there will be prizes!

Daily update - Jan 17, 2024

2024-01-17T17:05:00Z

Rest day in the Tata Steel Masters: 4 rounds have been played and GM Giri is leading with 3.5 points. Yesterday we saw GM Praggnanandhaa defeat reigning World Champion Ding Liren, overtaking GM Anand as India's highest ranked player in the live ratings! The event continues tomorrow with round 5.

Daily update - Jan 17, 2024

2024-01-17T14:00:00Z

The Yearly Chess960 Arena starts in 3 hours! Get ready for 5 hours of 3+0 with randomized starting positions.

Daily update - Jan 16, 2024

2024-01-16T03:00:00Z

Our December Standard and Variants databases are available for download, containing more than 98 million games combined. This brings the total number of games available for 2023 to 1,197,099,646!

Daily update - Jan 15, 2024

2024-01-15T16:00:00Z

Join us and thousands of players in our 4 hours long Yearly Bullet Arena, starting in one hour!

Daily update - Jan 14, 2024

2024-01-14T21:55:00Z

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk is the winner of both the European Women's Blitz and Rapid Championships, defeating GM Anna Ushenina in the final and deciding game for the Rapid title.

Daily update - Jan 14, 2024

2024-01-14T14:50:00Z

We had an incredible 2023 together! All the great innovations and successes of the past year are summarised in our end of year review blog.

Daily update - Jan 13, 2024

2024-01-13T22:20:00Z

Lichess has been the target of several DDoS attacks within the past hour. We apologize for any connection issues and problems that may have affected our players. We are working on minimizing the impact.

Daily update - Jan 13, 2024

2024-01-13T19:10:00Z

GM Magnus Carlsen has officially withdrawn from the 2024 Candidates Tournament. His spot goes to GM Nijat Abasov, who joins GMs Nepomniachtchi, Praggnanandhaa, Caruana, Vidit, Nakamura, Gukesh and Firouzja.