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Daily update - Dec 26, 2024

2024-12-26T18:40:00Z

Our 2024 Winter Marathon starts on 28 December at midnight UTC! Join us for 24 hours of 3+0 Blitz and be part of one of the biggest chess tournaments in history. The top 500, top 100, top 50, top 10 and the winner will all get a unique trophy.

Daily update - Dec 25, 2024

2024-12-25T17:17:00Z

Our first Titled Arenas for next year have been announced - as usual, they will be preceded by a Warm-up Arena open to all players.

Daily update - Dec 23, 2024

2024-12-23T12:25:00Z

A new progress bar in the open tournaments section of our homepage shows you the remaining time of started arenas, making it easier to see how much time is left before you join a tournament.

Daily update - Dec 22, 2024

2024-12-22T03:00:00Z

Lichess is translated to 80+ different languages. Thank you to Tux960 for translating over 11,000 words this month for our Tamil translation! You can help contribute other languages with Crowdin.

Daily update - Dec 21, 2024

2024-12-21T20:15:00Z

Congratulations to GM Andrew Tang for winning our Titled Arena December! GM Nihal Sarin took 2nd place, ahead of GM Daniel Naroditsky in 3rd place.

Daily update - Dec 21, 2024

2024-12-21T14:00:00Z

Our December 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts in just 2 hours at 16:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena!

Daily update - Dec 20, 2024

2024-12-20T13:45:00Z

Our puzzle database comes from real user games played on Lichess - see if any of your masterpieces (or blunders) made it into the collection!

Daily update - Dec 17, 2024

2024-12-17T01:24:00Z

Your 2024 Lichess recap is ready! See a personalised look back at your chess activity this year.

Daily update - Dec 16, 2024

2024-12-16T21:46:00Z

Congratulations to Полина Янученко1 for winning our Streamers Battle December 2024! Congrats also to Ronaldo Playing Chess for taking 2nd place, to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 3rd place, and to IM Manitodeplomo Fan Club for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,792 registered players!

Daily update - Dec 15, 2024

2024-12-15T14:40:00Z

Our December week of variant Shield Arenas starts at 16:00 UTC with the 3+2 Chess960 Arena! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's arena.

Daily update - Dec 14, 2024

2024-12-14T17:25:00Z

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

Daily update - Dec 12, 2024

2024-12-12T15:00:00Z

The Lichess Bundesliga, world's biggest online chess league, celebrates its 500th edition today after over 4 years - starting at 19:00 UTC!

Daily update - Dec 12, 2024

2024-12-12T13:45:00Z

18-year-old GM Gukesh D has become the youngest World Chess Champion in history! Read our final recap blog and find out what happened in Game 14 against GM Ding Liren.

Daily update - Dec 12, 2024

2024-12-12T09:00:00Z

Watch the final classical game of the 2024 World Championship now on Twitch and YouTube with us and our commentators GM Ivan Cheparinov, IM Laura Unuk & GM Felix Blohberger!

Daily update - Dec 12, 2024

2024-12-12T01:00:00Z

GM Gukesh D missed some chances in Game 13 of the World Championship against GM Ding Liren and the game ended in a draw! We have summarised the game in our blog, again with annotations by GM Yannick Gozzoli.

Daily update - Dec 11, 2024

2024-12-11T09:05:00Z

Join us and today's livestream commentators IM Divya Deshmukh, IM Laura Unuk and GM Felix Blohberger now on Twitch and YouTube for Game 13 of the World Championship!

Daily update - Dec 11, 2024

2024-12-11T02:20:00Z

Streamers and communities, get ready for the next and final Streamers Battle of 2024 on December 16th at 16:00 UTC - again with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!

Daily update - Dec 10, 2024

2024-12-10T12:35:00Z

GM Ding Liren bounced back and defeated GM Gukesh D to tie the score at 6-6, just before the final rest day of the World Championship 2024 and only two more games to play! Read our blog for a recap of Game 12, with annotations by GM Yannick Gozzoli.

Daily update - Dec 9, 2024

2024-12-09T09:05:00Z

Yesterday GM Gukesh D managed to take the lead over GM Ding Liren for the first time in the 2024 World Championship match: Can GM Ding Liren make a comeback today? Watch Game 12 now with us and our hosts IM Laura Unuk & GM Felix Blohberger on YouTube and Twitch!

Daily update - Dec 8, 2024

2024-12-08T09:05:00Z

Watch Game 11 of the World Championship now live on Twitch and YouTube with us and our hosts IM Laura Unuk and GM Felix Blohberger!

Daily update - Dec 7, 2024

2024-12-07T22:10:00Z

Congratulations to GM @caching for winning our Chess960 Titled Arena December 2024! GM Vahap Şanal took 2nd place and GM Mitrabha Guha finished 3rd.

Daily update - Dec 7, 2024

2024-12-07T14:30:00Z

Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 17:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena!

Daily update - Dec 7, 2024

2024-12-07T09:00:00Z

Join us now on Twitch and YouTube for Game 10 of the World Championship, with live commentary from our stream hosts IM Laura Unuk and GM Felix Blohberger!

Daily update - Dec 6, 2024

2024-12-06T15:40:00Z

Our November 2024 free and open databases are available for download! You can now also find the games, puzzles, and engine evaluations on Hugging Face - with billions of chess data points to download, query, and stream. We're excited to see what you will build!

Daily update - Dec 5, 2024

2024-12-05T14:25:00Z

We have added many improvements and new features to Lichess over the past month! See what the developers and community contributors have been working on in our updated changelog.

Daily update - Dec 5, 2024

2024-12-05T09:05:00Z

Watch Game 9 of the World Championship now on Twitch and YouTube with us and our commentators GM Thomas Beerdsen and GM Felix Blohberger!

Daily update - Dec 4, 2024

2024-12-04T20:15:00Z

Both players had their chances in Game 8 of the World Championship, but in the end GMs Ding Liren and Gukesh D drew again. Read what happened in our recap blog, with annotations by GM Maxime Lagarde.

Daily update - Dec 4, 2024

2024-12-04T09:05:00Z

Join us now on Twitch and YouTube for Game 8 of the World Championship, with live commentary from GMs Felix Blohberger and Thomas Beerdsen! Replay yesterday's exciting game with annotations by GM Maxime Lagarde.

Daily update - Dec 3, 2024

2024-12-03T09:02:00Z

The second rest day of the World Championship 2024 is over and we are back now with live commentary on Twitch and YouTube - today with our host GM Felix Blohberger and returning guest GM Nils Grandelius!

Daily update - Dec 2, 2024

2024-12-02T15:51:00Z

Our December 1+0 Bullet Shield Arena, the first of seven daily Shield Arenas this week, is about to start! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's tournament.

Daily update - Dec 2, 2024

2024-12-02T10:55:00Z

Our Game of the Month November Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in November 2024 until 5 December! The winner will be announced on 14 December, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Daily update - Dec 1, 2024

2024-12-01T14:10:00Z

21 Lichess team members from around the world travelled to Berlin for our meetup from 7-11 November: We summarised the days of chess, work and meeting the community in our blog. Thanks to TSG Oberschöneweide for hosting our public meetup and to Paul Meyer-Dunker from the Berlin Chess Federation for helping!

Daily update - Dec 1, 2024

2024-12-01T09:00:00Z

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Game 6 of the World Championship, with live commentary from GM Nils Grandelius and our host IM Laura Unuk!

Daily update - Nov 30, 2024

2024-11-30T19:00:00Z

GMs Gukesh D and Ding Liren also drew Game 5 of the World Championship. Find out how the defending World Champion Ding Liren could have kept the game going in our recap blog, again with annotations by GM Maxime Lagarde.

Daily update - Nov 30, 2024

2024-11-30T08:58:00Z

Tune in now on YouTube and Twitch for live commentary of Game 5 of the World Championship - with GM Levon Aronian, GM Matthew Sadler and our host IM Laura Unuk!

Daily update - Nov 29, 2024

2024-11-29T22:30:00Z

Game 4 of the World Championship ended with the second draw between GMs Ding Liren and Gukesh D. Read our summary in the recap blog, this time with annotations from former French champion GM Maxime Lagarde. For the next round, GMs Levon Aronian and Matthew Sadler will return to our live stream and commentate together with our host IM Laura Unuk!

Daily update - Nov 29, 2024

2024-11-29T09:05:00Z

The World Championship match between GMs Ding Liren and Gukesh D continues with Game 4 after yesterday's break: Join us and our hosts IM Laura Unuk and GM Felix Blohberger now on Twitch and YouTube!

Daily update - Nov 28, 2024

2024-11-28T18:30:00Z

Have you tried Lichess Voice Recognition? We just added new features like the pieces command, which reads the board to you, and more. Enable it in the settings or try it directly in Coordinates training by clicking on the voice recognition icon.

Daily update - Nov 27, 2024

2024-11-27T19:00:00Z

Ahead of the first rest day, GM Gukesh D bounces back with a win over GM Ding Liren in Game 3 of the World Championship! We summarised what happened in our recap blog, again with annotations by GM David Navara.

Daily update - Nov 27, 2024

2024-11-27T09:00:00Z

GM Levon Aronian and our hosts IM Laura Unuk and GM Felix Blohberger are live for Game 3 of the World Championship! Join us on Twitch and YouTube for commentary from the 2-time World Cup winner, 3-time Olympic Gold Medallist and former Rapid, Blitz & Chess960 World Champion.

Daily update - Nov 26, 2024

2024-11-26T22:15:00Z

Game 2 of the World Championship ended in a draw, read what happened in our recap blog with annotations from GM David Navara. Tomorrow, our stream hosts IM Laura Unuk and GM Felix Blohberger will be joined by super GM and 4th highest rated player of all time, Levon Aronian, on YouTube and Twitch from 09:00 UTC!

Daily update - Nov 26, 2024

2024-11-26T09:05:00Z

Watch Game 2 of the World Championship now on Twitch and YouTube with us and today's commentators IM Laura Unuk, GM Felix Blohberger and GM Matthew Sadler!

Daily update - Nov 25, 2024

2024-11-25T18:25:00Z

GM Ding Liren defeated GM Gukesh D in Game 1 of the World Championship! Read our recap blog and replay the game with annotations by GM David Navara.

Daily update - Nov 25, 2024

2024-11-25T09:23:00Z

Join us now on Twitch and YouTube for Game 1 of the World Championship with today's hosts IM Laura Unuk and the recently crowned European Champion GM Aleksandar Indjic!

Daily update - Nov 24, 2024

2024-11-24T06:00:00Z

The FIDE World Championship 2024 between defending champion GM Ding Liren and challenger GM Gukesh D starts on Monday, 25 November at 09:00 UTC in Singapore! Read more in our preview blog and make sure to tune in to our Twitch and YouTube channels for live stream coverage with our hosts GM Felix Blohberger and IM Laura Unuk, joined by various rotating guests!

Daily update - Nov 24, 2024

2024-11-24T01:55:00Z

Congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin for winning our Titled Arena November! GM Emin Ohanyan took 2nd place, just one point ahead of GM @chessmaster2006 in 3rd place.

Daily update - Nov 23, 2024

2024-11-23T08:00:00Z

Our November 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 16:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena!

Daily update - Nov 22, 2024

2024-11-22T20:45:00Z

GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Fabiano Caruana 1.5 to 0.5 in their Chess960 match at the Freestyle Chess Summit Singapore.

Daily update - Nov 21, 2024

2024-11-21T07:00:00Z

The first game of the Chess960 match between GMs Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana at the Freestyle Chess Summit Singapore starts at 12:00 UTC! Follow all the games of the event in our broadcast until 22 November.

Daily update - Nov 20, 2024

2024-11-20T03:50:00Z

GM Aleksandar Inđić has won the European Individual Chess Championship 2024 undefeated with a tournament performance rating of over 2800 and has qualified for the FIDE World Cup 2025 along with the other top 20 players from this year's European Championship.