The FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2025 have ended! The new world champions are CM Danis Kuandykuly (U12), Lacey Wang (Girls' U12), Yuan Shunzhe (U10), WCM Sharvaanica A S (Girls' U10), Adinur Adilbek (U8) and Alisha Bissaliyeva (Girls' U8). Replay all the games: lichess.org/broadcast/fi...

Together, we have now played over 7 billion rated standard games - and counting! All available for download in our free and open database: database.lichess.org

Congrats lz42 on winning the Lichess Game of the Month August 2025! 🎉 Thank you for all your countless submissions! 🙌 ➡️ Replay the game on Lichess: lichess.org/y53DJVzx/black www.youtube.com/shorts/EumiH...

The new season of the German Bundesliga has started! Round 1 features GMs Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Richard Rapport and Pentala Harikrishna, among others, with many more top players expected to join in later rounds. ➡️ Watch all the games in our broadcast: lichess.org/broadcast/ge...

Meet the Lichess Team at the Annex Chess Club in Toronto, Canada, on 19 October from 6 pm to 9 pm local time for a few hours of chess, snacks and camaraderie! 👉 Check out our blog for more information: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

♟️The 581. Lichess Bundesliga takes off in 30 min with 500+ teams: lichess.org/tournament/l... 👀 Check out all leagues from Bundesliga to Liga 19A: lichess.org/forum/team-l... ➕Add another team to the league: lichess.org/inbox/jefffo... #chess #lichess

Congrats to Moon Club for winning the 8th ChessMood 20/20 GP Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Terry, GM FeegLood, doughnut42, GM Mitrabha Guha, IM Harshavardhan GB, GM Benjamin Bok and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers & 1,846 registered players! ➡️ lichess.org/tournament/C...

Faustino Oro, after achieving his first GM norm, relaxes with our new Puzzle Racer vehicles! 🏎️ 👉 Play Puzzle Racer for free on Lichess: lichess.org/racer 📷 Lennart Ootes / FIDE

We've added more colours for our Patrons! Thank you for supporting us! ❤️ ➡️ Read about it in our announcement: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

Congratulations to GM Alireza Firouzja for winning a very close Lichess Bullet Titled Arena, ahead of GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, GM Ediz Gürel, GM legendreturns, and GM Daniel Naroditsky! ➡️ All games & full standings on Lichess: lichess.org/tournament/s...

Our September 1+0 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 Titled Arena. ➡️ lichess.org/tournament/s...

The FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2025 are about to start in Almaty, Kazakhstan! New world champions will be crowned in the Open and Girls' U12, U10 and U8 age categories until 30 September. ➡️ Watch all the games on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi...

Enjoy our puzzle pack for the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025! 🧩 The study contains some of the most exciting and instructive moments, including simple lines and complex combinations. ➡️ Check it out here: lichess.org/study/kh0Sf2Yp

The 8th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier Arena - again featuring a $1,000 prize fund - will be held on 20th September at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. ➡️ lichess.org/tournament/C... Read our full announcement and register your team now: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

Anish Giri won the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025! He has qualified for the next Candidates, alongside runner-up Matthias Blübaum. Vaishali Rameshbabu won the Women's Grand Swiss for the second time after 2023! Together with runner-up Kateryna Lagno, she has secured her spot in the next Women's Candidates.

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu wins the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025! She has qualified directly for the next Women's Candidates tournament, alongside runner-up GM Kateryna Lagno! Replay all the 2025 FIDE Women's Grand Swiss games on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi... Photos: Michal Walusza / FIDE

GM Anish Giri wins the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025! He has secured his spot in the upcoming Candidates Tournament, together with runner-up GM Matthias Blübaum! Replay all the games of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi... Photos: Michal Walusza / FIDE

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu won the 2025 FIDE Women's Grand Swiss after drawing Tan Zhongyi in the final round! Watch our winner's interview, right after the game: www.youtube.com/shorts/P9VHe...

Heading into the final round of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, GMs Matthias Blübaum, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer are tied for 1st place. GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is back in the joint lead with GM Kateryna Lagno in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss.

With just 2 more rounds to play, GMs Matthias Blübaum, Alireza Firouzja, Vincent Keymer and Anish Giri are now tied for 1st place in the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, while GM Kateryna Lagno managed to maintain her half-point lead in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss.

14-year-old GM Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş scored a sensational victory over GM Levon Aronian in Round 8 of the FIDE Grand Swiss - his highest-rated win in classical chess! The youngest player to surpass a 2600 rating has climbed to 11th in the standings with 5/8 points. Photo: Michal Walusza / FIDE

Round 9 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 is about to start! Lagno is the sole leader in the Women's section with 6.5/8, while Sarin and Bluebaum are both on 6/8 in the Open. Follow all the games on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi... 📷 Michal Walusza / FIDE

Congrats team Ronaldo Playing Chess on winning our September Streamer Arena! 🎉 Congrats also to K2N_chess for 2nd place, to IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers & 1,835 players! 🙌 ➡️ lichess.org/tournament/s...

After Round 7 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, GMs Matthias Blübaum and Nihal Sarin are the new joint leaders and will face each other in Round 8! GM Vaishali Rameshbabu took the sole lead in the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss!

♟ Check out our 14-minute interview with Dutch Super GM Anish Giri: www.youtube.com/watch?v=734z... Giri joined us after Round 6 of the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss and answers questions by Lichess' Theo Wait on his win against Marc'Andria Maurizzi, Hikaru Nakamura's "Road to the Candidates", and more.

Watch our Halfway Recap for the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1e...

Parham Maghsoodloo retained the lead in Round 6 of the FIDE Grand Swiss, while Kateryna Lagno and Vaishali Rameshbabu are once again the two joint leaders of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss. ➡️ Read our recap, with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

GM Nikolas Theodorou just beat World Champion Gukesh in Round 6 of the FIDE Grand Swiss! 😱 www.youtube.com/shorts/XusMV... ➡️ Replay the game on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi...

Black to move and win! 🧩 How did GM Nihal Sarin win against GM Szymon Gumularz in Round 6 of the FIDE Grand Swiss? 👉 Check the solution on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi...

♟Interview with GM Marc Andria Maurizzi, who beat Artemiev, Vachier-Lagrave & Keymer at the #FIDEGrandSwiss 🔥 youtube.com/shorts/rqPsx...

Maghsoodloo is back in the 2700 club on live ratings! He extends his lead at the #FIDEGrandSwiss with 4.5/5. 🔥 One more game before the rest day! 🌟 The round begins in 1 hour - 15:00 local time / 10:00 UTC. Catch all the action on Lichess: 👉 lichess.org/broadcast/fi... 📷 Michal Walusza / FIDE

Tournament leader GM Parham Maghsoodloo defeated GM Richard Rapport in Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 and stays at the top. In the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss, IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu, GM Kateryna Lagno, and IM Dinara Wagner are now tied for 1st place.

What an upset! 🔥🤯 youtube.com/shorts/3HNFU...

Upset in Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Swiss! 😱 16-year-old GM Abhimanyu Mishra beats the reigning World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju! ➡️ Replay the game on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi... 📷Andrei Anosov / FIDE, Michal Walusza / FIDE

♟Chess is a draw they say! What are your thoughts on this? 🤔 lichess.org/broadcast/fi... #FIDEGrandSwiss

White to move! 🧩 GM Irina Krush just castled in Round 4 of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss - how did WIM Afruza Khamdamova manage to win a piece, and later on the game? 🤔 👉 See the solution on Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fi... 📷 Anna Shtourman / FIDE

Kateryna Lagno defeated Song Yuxin to join Vaishali Rameshbabu in the lead of the Women's Grand Swiss, while Parham Maghsoodloo remains in sole 1st place of the Open tournament. ➡️ Read our recap of Round 4 with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our September 2025 Chess960 Titled Arena, ahead of GM Arseniy Nesterov, GM Vugar Rasulov, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, and IM Mykola Bortnyk! ➡️ lichess.org/tournament/9...

Round 4 pairings of the FIDE Grand Swiss! ♟️ What are your predictions? 🧐 Watch all the games on Lichess, starting now - at 15:00 local time / 10:00 UTC. ➡️ lichess.org/broadcast/fi... 📷 Michal Walusza / FIDE, Anna Shtourman / FIDE

GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Vaishali Rameshbabu emerged as the sole leaders after Round 3 of the FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, respectively. Read our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea! 👉 lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena. ➡️ lichess.org/tournament/9...

Round 3 pairings of the FIDE Grand Swiss! ♟️ What are your predictions? 🧐 Watch all the games on Lichess, starting now at 15:00 local time / 10:00 UTC. 👉 lichess.org/broadcast/fi... 📷 Michal Walusza / FIDE

After Round 2 of the FIDE Grand Swiss, Anton Domchenko, Alireza Firouzja & Parham Maghsoodloo are the only players in the Open to have won both of their games. Olga Badelka & Vaishali Rameshbabu are tied for 1st place in the Women's with 2/2. 👉 Check out our recap: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

White to move and win! Can you find the line? 🧐 Photo credits: Polina Bovina / FIDE Michal Walusza / FIDE

The two top seeds of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, GM Anna Muzychuk and GM Tan Zhongyi, lost in Round 1, while there have been no upsets on the top 10 boards of the Open tournament. Read our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea! ➡️ lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

Round 1 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 has started! On the top board of the Open, GM Praggnanandhaa plays GM Jeffery Xiong with the black pieces, while in the Women's tournament, GM Anna Muzychuk faces WGM Zsóka Gaál on board 1. Follow all the games on Lichess! ➡️ lichess.org/broadcast/fi...

The FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 starts tomorrow! We will cover every round of the Open and Women tournaments in our blog with annotations by WIM Raluca Sgircea and GM Renier Castellanos. ➡️ Read our preview: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...

Randomly saw this video from @lichess.org on their open source contribution workflow and tooling. It's next level of awesomeness :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=imuo...

IM Faustino Oro reflects on the Fujairah Global and shares his predictions for the FIDE Grand Swiss! ➡️ www.youtube.com/shorts/TyHtU...

Streamers and communities, get ready for the next Streamer Arenas on 8 September at 15:00 UTC - with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! ➡️ lichess.org/tournament/s... If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, see here: lichess.org/page/streame...