GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026, finishing on 9/13! GM Andy Woodward won the Challengers with 10/13, qualifying to next year's Masters tournament. Check out our final recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube - including our winner's interview with Abdusattorov.
Our January 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at .
With only two rounds left to play, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Javokhir Sindarov are tied for 1st place in the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026, while GM Andy Woodward is the sole leader of the Challengers. Check out our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube.
Get ready for our next Streamer Arena on , 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.
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the sole leader of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 after 8 rounds. In the Challengers, GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi and GM Andy Woodward are tied for 1st place on 6.5/8. Check out our recap of rounds 6–8 with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube.
After 5 rounds of Tata Steel Chess 2026, GM Hans Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are tied for 1st place in the Masters, while GM Aydin Suleymanli, IM Faustino Oro, and GM Andy Woodward lead the Challengers. Read our recap, watch our interviews on YouTube, and check out the annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp.
Congratulations to IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher for winning our Blitz Titled Arena January 2026, ahead of GM @Eyesless18, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, CM @innocentguy, and GM @handofprince!
Our January 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at .
Tata Steel Chess 2026 starts tomorrow! Among others, World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Vincent Keymer, and GM Arjun Erigaisi will play in the Masters, while GM Bibisara Assaubayeva, IM Carissa Yip, and IM Faustino Oro will compete in the Challengers. Follow the games in our broadcasts, watch our interviews on YouTube, and check out our preview blog!
Enjoy our puzzle pack by @FischyVishy for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025! The study contains 33 exciting and instructive puzzles for you to solve and learn from.
We have announced the schedule for our first Titled Arenas of 2026! As usual, each arena has a total prize fund of $1,000 and will be preceded by a Warm-up Arena open to all players.
The Discovered Check puzzle theme is now available! Find out more about the theme, related patterns, and how we implement new puzzle themes in the blog post by @dirkster99.
Let's look back at the highlights of Lichess over the past year in our 2025 End of Year Update!
Our Game of the Month December Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in December 2025 until 12 January! The winner will be announced on 24 January, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
Congratulations to team Saqochess & friends and fan club for winning the $10,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Final with top scorers IM Reza Mahdavi, @catask, IM Jakub Pulpan, FM Semyon Puzyrevsky, GM Haik Martirosyan, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 3,135 registered players, including 313 titled players!
GM Magnus Carlsen is the 2025 World Blitz Champion and GM Bibisara Assaubayeva is the 2025 Women's World Blitz Champion! Read our final recap and check out our player interviews by IM Laura Unuk on YouTube.
After the first day of the FIDE World Blitz Championships 2025, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and GM Fabiano Caruana are in shared first on 10/13, while in the Women's tournament, IM Eline Roebers is in the sole lead with 8.5/10! Read our Day 1 recap and check out our player interviews on YouTube.
Congrats FM Dimitrios Makridis on winning our 2025 Winter Marathon with a 70% win rate in 299 games, finishing 201 points ahead of 2nd placed GM @delta_horsey! Thanks to all 21,402 registered players who played a total of 164,563 games and 11,277,348 moves. The next Marathon will take place on 18 April.
GM Magnus Carlsen is the 2025 World Rapid Champion and GM Aleksandra Goryachkina is the 2025 Women's World Rapid Champion! Read our recap and check out our player interviews on YouTube. The event continues with the FIDE World Blitz Championships 2025, starting tomorrow at 11:00 UTC.
Heading into the final day of the FIDE World Rapid Championships 2025, GM Vladislav Artemiev and GM Hans Niemann are in the shared lead on 7.5/9, while GM Humpy Koneru and GM Zhu Jiner are tied for first place on 6.5/8 in the Women's tournament. Read our Day 2 recap and watch our player interviews on YouTube!
Our 2025 Winter Marathon starts at midnight UTC! Join us and thousands of players for 24 hours of 5+3 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.
Congrats @Ben2020Tor on winning the Lichess Game of the Month November 2025! Thank you for all your countless submissions!
After the first day of the FIDE World Rapid Championships 2025, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, GM Vladislav Artemiev, and GM Gukesh D are tied for first place on 4.5/5. In the Women's tournament, GM Zhu Jiner is in the sole lead on a perfect 4/4. Read our Day 1 recap and check out our player interviews on YouTube.
The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 will take place from 26 to 30 December! The best in the world, including GM Magnus Carlsen in the Open and GM Ju Wenjun in the Women's event, will compete for the World Championship titles and a prize fund of over €1 million. Read our preview, follow the games in our broadcasts, and check out our YouTube channel for interviews with the players on-site by IM Laura Unuk.