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Daily update - Apr 21, 2026

2026-04-21T01:25:00Z

We sat down with the one and only GM Viswanathan Anand for a 54-minute interview. The 15th World Champion reflects on his legacy, Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh Dommaraju, the future of chess, and much more! Watch the interview on YouTube.

Daily update - Apr 20, 2026

2026-04-20T18:26:00Z

17-year-old IM Roman Dehtiarov won the European Individual Chess Championship 2026! With a rating of 2452, he is now the lowest-rated player ever to win the event. He gained 46 rating points from his 2781 performance and earned the GM title directly by winning a continental championship.

Daily update - Apr 20, 2026

2026-04-20T12:59:00Z

Congrats @GlasnostPerestroika on winning our 2026 Spring Marathon with a 76% win rate in 479 games, finishing 231 points ahead of runner-up FM Dimitrios Makridis! Thanks to all 21,291 registered players who played a total of 286,975 games and 20,763,129 moves. The next Marathon will take place on 2026-08-01 00:00 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 19, 2026

2026-04-19T20:42:00Z

"We're not creating value for ourselves, we're creating value for the entire chess community." — Thibault Duplessis, our founder and lead developer, on his vision for Lichess, recent projects, the Take Take Take agreement, interests outside of chess, and more! Watch the interview on YouTube.

Daily update - Apr 19, 2026

2026-04-19T16:00:00Z

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for our Inside Lichess: Recap & AMA live stream!

Daily update - Apr 18, 2026

2026-04-18T21:11:00Z

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our Blitz Titled Arena April 2026, ahead of GM Emin Ohanyan, GM José Martínez Alcántara, GM Matthias Blübaum, and GM Oleksandr Bortnyk!

Daily update - Apr 18, 2026

2026-04-18T15:20:00Z

Our April 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-04-18 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 17, 2026

2026-04-17T22:59:00Z

Our 2026 Spring Marathon starts on 2026-04-18 00:00 UTC! Join us and thousands of players for 24 hours of 2+0 Bullet 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 - Apr 17, 2026

2026-04-17T15:40:00Z

Mark your calendars for 2026-04-19 16:00 UTC! Join us on YouTube and Twitch as we recap what we've been up to in the last months, followed by a live Q&A session with our Director of Operations, Theo Wait. Tune in for interviews with our founder and lead developer, Thibault Duplessis, our charity president, Lucas Bonnet, the coordinators from our various departments, and many more!

Daily update - Apr 16, 2026

2026-04-16T11:15:00Z

The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournaments are over! GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu have been crowned the next challengers for the World Chess Championship and Women's World Chess Championship titles, respectively. Read our final FIDE Candidates Round 14 Recap.

Daily update - Apr 15, 2026

2026-04-15T17:13:00Z

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu wins the FIDE Women's Candidates 2026! She started the tournament as the lowest-rated player and will now challenge GM Ju Wenjun for the Women's World Chess Championship title!

Daily update - Apr 15, 2026

2026-04-15T05:09:00Z

Heading into the final round of the FIDE Candidates 2026, GM Javokhir Sindarov has emerged as the clear winner and will be the next World Championship Challenger. Meanwhile, six players still have a chance to win the Women's Candidates, with GM Bibisara Assaubayeva and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu now tied for 1st place. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 13 Recap and follow the games in our broadcasts on 2026-04-15 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 14, 2026

2026-04-14T16:27:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE Candidates 2026! The 20-year-old secured 1st place with one round to spare and will challenge the 19-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju in the youngest World Chess Championship Match of all time.

Daily update - Apr 13, 2026

2026-04-13T11:45:00Z

It's the final rest day of the FIDE Candidates 2026! GM Javokhir Sindarov needs just one draw in the next two games to become the next World Championship challenger. The Women's Candidates Tournament remains wide open, as GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is tied for 1st place with GM Zhu Jiner, following Zhu's win over Vaishali. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 12 Recap and follow the games in our broadcasts tomorrow, 2026-04-14 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 12, 2026

2026-04-12T19:30:00Z

The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 2026-04-20 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Daily update - Apr 12, 2026

2026-04-12T05:15:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov remains two points ahead of GM Anish Giri in the FIDE Candidates 2026 after holding a tough game against GM Fabiano Caruana, while GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is now one point ahead of GM Anna Muzychuk and GM Zhu Jiner in the Women's Candidates, following her win against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 11 Recap!

Daily update - Apr 11, 2026

2026-04-11T02:40:00Z

The FIDE Candidates 2026 will continue on 2026-04-11 12:45 UTC after the third rest day. With just four games left to play, GM Javokhir Sindarov has once again extended his lead to two points, while in the Women's Candidates, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu is now in sole 1st place. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 10 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts.

Daily update - Apr 10, 2026

2026-04-10T22:30:00Z

Our Game of the Month March Contest is still underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in March 2026 until 2026-04-13 00:00 UTC! The winner will be announced on 2026-04-24, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Daily update - Apr 9, 2026

2026-04-09T12:30:00Z

GM Anish Giri defeated GM Fabiano Caruana in the FIDE Candidates 2026, inching closer to GM Javokhir Sindarov, who is now 1.5 points ahead of Giri. GM Zhu Jiner and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu are the joint leaders of the Women's Candidates after winning against GM Kateryna Lagno and GM Divya Deshmukh, respectively. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 9 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts now, 2026-04-09 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 8, 2026

2026-04-08T10:30:00Z

Join the Take Take Take Arena for two hours of 3+0 Blitz with a prize pool of $3,000, starting today, 2026-04-08 19:30 UTC!

Daily update - Apr 8, 2026

2026-04-08T08:03:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov extended his lead in the FIDE Candidates 2026 to two points after he drew his game against GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Fabiano Caruana lost to GM Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, in the Women's Candidates, GM Anna Muzychuk lost to GM Divya Deshmukh and the tournament is wide-open with five players on 4.5/8. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 8 Recap!

Daily update - Apr 7, 2026

2026-04-07T04:50:00Z

The first half of the FIDE Candidates 2026 is over! GM Javokhir Sindarov still leads GM Fabiano Caruana by 1.5 points, but his winning streak ended with a draw against GM Anish Giri. In the Women's tournament, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu defeated GM Tan Zhongyi and is now only 0.5 points behind GM Anna Muzychuk. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 7 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts, continuing today, 2026-04-07 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 6, 2026

2026-04-06T11:18:00Z

In a win for open source, Take Take Take will use Lichess as the infrastructure of their new play zone. Read more about it here.

Daily update - Apr 5, 2026

2026-04-05T06:45:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov continued the historic run with a win over GM Wei Yi in the FIDE Candidates 2026 and is now 1.5 points ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana. In the Women's tournament, GM Anna Muzychuk beat GM Zhu Jiner to take sole 1st place on 4/6, a full point ahead of the field. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 6 Recap and find out what else happened!

Daily update - Apr 4, 2026

2026-04-04T12:45:00Z

Check out our Round 5 FIDE Candidates Annotations by former top 20 women's player and four-time Armenian Women's Champion IM / WGM Lilit Mkrtchian and four-time Paraguayan Champion GM Axel Bachmann! Follow all the Round 6 games now in our broadcasts.

Daily update - Apr 3, 2026

2026-04-03T21:51:00Z

GM Javokhir Sindarov defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura to retain his lead in the FIDE Candidates 2026 on 4.5/5, with GM Fabiano Caruana close behind on 3.5/5. Three players are tied for 1st place in the Women's tournament: GM Kateryna Lagno, GM Anna Muzychuk, and GM Zhu Jiner, all on 3/5. Find out what happened in our FIDE Candidates Round 5 Recap!

Daily update - Apr 2, 2026

2026-04-02T17:00:00Z

On the first rest day of the FIDE Candidates 2026, GM Javokhir Sindarov is in sole 1st place after defeating GM Fabiano Caruana in Round 4. GM Bibisara Assaubayeva and GM Anna Muzychuk are in the joint lead of the Women's tournament. Read our FIDE Candidates Round 4 Recap and follow all the games in our broadcasts, continuing tomorrow, 2026-04-03 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 1, 2026

2026-04-01T11:12:00Z

Check out our FIDE Candidates Round 3 Recap! GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Fabiano Caruana are now tied for 1st place in the Open, while GM Bibisara Assaubayeva and GM Kateryna Lagno are also sharing the lead in the Women's tournament. Sindarov and Caruana will face each other in Round 4. Follow all the games in our broadcasts, starting today, 2026-04-01 12:45 UTC.

Daily update - Apr 1, 2026

2026-04-01T05:55:00Z

We're rolling out Knights of Lichess to keep you safe in-game!

Daily update - Mar 31, 2026

2026-03-31T12:30:00Z

Replay some of the most exciting Candidates Round 2 games in our FIDE Candidates Annotations study by GM Axel Bachmann and WGM Petra Papp, including Wei vs Praggnanandhaa and Lagno vs Zhu. We will update the study throughout the event with two new annotated games per round from each Candidates Tournament.

Daily update - Mar 31, 2026

2026-03-31T10:10:00Z

Read our FIDE Candidates Round 2 Recap and find out what happened on the second day, which ended with eight draws! Round 3 starts today, 2026-03-31 12:45 UTC. Follow all the games in our broadcasts.

Daily update - Mar 30, 2026

2026-03-30T09:30:00Z

Check out our FIDE Candidates Annotations by four-time Paraguayan Champion GM Axel Bachmann and former Hungarian Women's Champion WGM Petra Papp. They have annotated four Round 1 games for you to learn from, including Caruana vs Nakamura and Zhu vs Tan.

Daily update - Mar 30, 2026

2026-03-30T08:30:00Z

Find out what happened on the first day of the FIDE Candidates 2026 in our Round 1 Recap! GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Javokhir Sindarov won against GM Andrey Esipenko, and GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa beat GM Anish Giri, as the Women's tournament saw draws on all four boards.

Daily update - Mar 29, 2026

2026-03-29T13:50:00Z

Eight women and girls have qualified for the Queens' Online Chess Festival Finals on Lichess! Watch all the games now in our broadcast and read more about the event organised by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess in our announcement.

Daily update - Mar 29, 2026

2026-03-29T12:50:00Z

Round 1 of the FIDE Candidates 2026 has started! In the Open, world no. 2 GM Hikaru Nakamura faces GM Fabiano Caruana, and the Women's top seed GM Zhu Jiner takes on former Women's World Champion GM Tan Zhongyi, among others. Follow all the games in our broadcasts.

Daily update - Mar 29, 2026

2026-03-29T11:38:00Z

Congratulations to GM Ediz Gürel for winning our Bullet Titled Arena March 2026, ahead of GM Andy Woodward, GM Emin Ohanyan, GM Nihal Sarin, and IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher!

Daily update - Mar 29, 2026

2026-03-29T09:55:00Z

Watch our next Candidates pre-event interviews with Javokhir Sindarov and Wei Yi! Stay tuned for more interviews throughout the Candidates Tournaments.

Daily update - Mar 28, 2026

2026-03-28T18:29:00Z

The FIDE Candidates Tournaments 2026 will begin tomorrow, 2026-03-29 12:30 UTC in Pegeia, Cyprus! The winners will earn the right to challenge for the World Chess Championship and Women's World Chess Championship titles. Check out our Preview Blog, watch our on-site player interviews, and follow all the games in our broadcasts until 2026-04-16.

Daily update - Mar 28, 2026

2026-03-28T15:00:00Z

Our March 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-03-28 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at 20:00 UTC.

Daily update - Mar 28, 2026

2026-03-28T13:00:00Z

Lichess has arrived in Cyprus to cover the Candidates Tournament! Watch our pre-event interviews with Fabiano Caruana, Matthias Blübaum, and Tan Zhongyi.

Daily update - Mar 28, 2026

2026-03-28T07:00:00Z

Join us in celebrating 47 successful Lichess4545 seasons in the faster 15+15 Season 48 Kick-off Arena on 2026-03-28 23:00 UTC! Lichess4545 has over 800 active members and hundreds of games played on a weekly basis.

Daily update - Mar 28, 2026

2026-03-28T03:29:00Z

Congrats @Boggled_Toggo on winning the Lichess Game of the Month February 2026! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

Daily update - Mar 25, 2026

2026-03-25T03:50:00Z

Got a question for the candidates? Lichess will do pre-event interviews with Fabiano Caruana, Wei Yi, Javokhir Sindarov, Matthias Bluebaum, Tan Zhongyi and Vaishali R! Share your questions in this forum post, and some might make it to the interviews!

Daily update - Mar 24, 2026

2026-03-24T15:02:00Z

Congratulations to team Super monster Knights by @anuhas_dharana_2010 for winning the 2nd ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers GM Andy Woodward, @Kunyavka, IM Toivo Keinänen, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 2,562 registered players!

Daily update - Mar 22, 2026

2026-03-22T11:30:00Z

One hundred women and girls have qualified for the Queens' Online Chess Festival Semi-Final! Watch all the games in our broadcast, starting today, 2026-03-22 13:00 UTC. The top eight players will advance to the final on 2026-03-29. Read more about the event in our announcement.

Daily update - Mar 19, 2026

2026-03-19T21:55:00Z

Congratulations to team K2N_chess by FM Konstantin Kostin for winning our Streamer Arena March 2026! Congrats also to Ronaldo Playing Chess for taking 2nd place, to The United Royal Legion for 3rd place, and to Шустрий кабан for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,484 registered players!

Daily update - Mar 15, 2026

2026-03-15T11:44:00Z

Congratulations to GM @legendreturns for winning our Blitz Titled Arena March 2026, ahead of FM Havard Haug, CM @innocentguy, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, and GM Oleksandr Bortnyk!

Daily update - Mar 14, 2026

2026-03-14T16:15:00Z

Our March 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-03-14 19:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at 20:00 UTC.

Daily update - Mar 12, 2026

2026-03-12T07:10:00Z

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