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Titled Arenas Announcement — April to June 2026

All of them are at 12:30 am IST.

So, for indian players like me it is practically unplayable. Maybe you can stay awake till that time for once, but noone would be willing to do it for long. I feel that if Lichess could try different times, it would feel more inclusive (not only for indians but for everyone, because one time can't be used for everybody).

I hope this is atleast taken into consideration and acknowledged.

All of them are at 12:30 am IST. So, for indian players like me it is practically unplayable. Maybe you can stay awake till that time for once, but noone would be willing to do it for long. I feel that if Lichess could try different times, it would feel more inclusive (not only for indians but for everyone, because one time can't be used for everybody). I hope this is atleast taken into consideration and acknowledged.

@Gadhavi_Veerbhadra said ^

All of them are at 12:30 am IST.

So, for indian players like me it is practically unplayable. Maybe you can stay awake till that time for once, but noone would be willing to do it for long. I feel that if Lichess could try different times, it would feel more inclusive (not only for indians but for everyone, because one time can't be used for everybody).

I hope this is atleast taken into consideration and acknowledged.

I agree with you.
Personally I am playing over the board at most weekends, and while the Lichess Arenas do not overlap with my games, I do not want to come to my Sunday morning game tired and poorly prepared. Also I usually play worse late in the evening. I understand that there are many arguments for weekends, but when all the arenas take place on the same day and at the same time, it means that it always suits some players, and never others.
I would also like to ask what has happened with the Titled Chess960 Arenas. There used to be about 3 of them per year, but last one took place last year.

@Gadhavi_Veerbhadra said [^](/forum/redirect/post/wDAUcJOP) > All of them are at 12:30 am IST. > > So, for indian players like me it is practically unplayable. Maybe you can stay awake till that time for once, but noone would be willing to do it for long. I feel that if Lichess could try different times, it would feel more inclusive (not only for indians but for everyone, because one time can't be used for everybody). > > I hope this is atleast taken into consideration and acknowledged. I agree with you. Personally I am playing over the board at most weekends, and while the Lichess Arenas do not overlap with my games, I do not want to come to my Sunday morning game tired and poorly prepared. Also I usually play worse late in the evening. I understand that there are many arguments for weekends, but when all the arenas take place on the same day and at the same time, it means that it always suits some players, and never others. I would also like to ask what has happened with the Titled Chess960 Arenas. There used to be about 3 of them per year, but last one took place last year.

Yes @RealDavidNavara I agree with you and was wondering the same (what happened to 960 TAs and why none in this year) and I hope there will be some this year again.

Yes @RealDavidNavara I agree with you and was wondering the same (what happened to 960 TAs and why none in this year) and I hope there will be some this year again.

Dear Lichess Management,

I just want to propose if there is possibility for untitled norm to attend the tournament, however, by all means there is minimum elo that required.

I still believe that not all people have chance to attend norm titled tournament at their city, therefore, hereby let the untitled norm player attend the tournament that noted he or she has e. g. minimum 2075 elo rating recorded of his or her national federation. Just note that this is only virtual internet match, instead the prize also fewer than live chess tournament.
Even does not influence to FIDE rating,that what is I suppose.
EGALITE!!!

Merci un Perdon moi.

Dear Lichess Management, I just want to propose if there is possibility for untitled norm to attend the tournament, however, by all means there is minimum elo that required. I still believe that not all people have chance to attend norm titled tournament at their city, therefore, hereby let the untitled norm player attend the tournament that noted he or she has e. g. minimum 2075 elo rating recorded of his or her national federation. Just note that this is only virtual internet match, instead the prize also fewer than live chess tournament. Even does not influence to FIDE rating,that what is I suppose. EGALITE!!! Merci un Perdon moi.

It would be great to have also 3+2 Titled Arenas some time. I think that this would attract many strong players who are not so fast with the mouse.

It would be great to have also 3+2 Titled Arenas some time. I think that this would attract many strong players who are not so fast with the mouse.

I hope to get the final decision not merely base on democracy, just higher voters!!!

I hope to get the final decision not merely base on democracy, just higher voters!!!

@Phox23 said ^

Dear Lichess Management,

I just want to propose if there is possibility for untitled norm to attend the tournament, however, by all means there is minimum elo that required.

I still believe that not all people have chance to attend norm titled tournament at their city, therefore, hereby let the untitled norm player attend the tournament that noted he or she has e. g. minimum 2075 elo rating recorded of his or her national federation. Just note that this is only virtual internet match, instead the prize also fewer than live chess tournament.
Even does not influence to FIDE rating,that what is I suppose.
EGALITE!!!

Merci un Perdon moi.

First of all, 2075 is mostly not enough for the CM title as far as I know. Moreover, ratings change and Lichess cannot follow who is currently above 2075 and who is below. There might be people who once in life reach a rating of 2080 while staying around 1800 for most time. Contrary to this, titles are mostly forever, except for some extreme cases. Personally I believe that the limitation to titled players is fine here, given that it is probably the only Lichess tournament with such a limitation and that untitled players can participate in all the other events including numerous prize events, if they fulfill the conditions specified by organizers. (For instance a required number of rated games in the given mode.)

@Phox23 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/gsoEpI4p) > Dear Lichess Management, > > I just want to propose if there is possibility for untitled norm to attend the tournament, however, by all means there is minimum elo that required. > > I still believe that not all people have chance to attend norm titled tournament at their city, therefore, hereby let the untitled norm player attend the tournament that noted he or she has e. g. minimum 2075 elo rating recorded of his or her national federation. Just note that this is only virtual internet match, instead the prize also fewer than live chess tournament. > Even does not influence to FIDE rating,that what is I suppose. > EGALITE!!! > > Merci un Perdon moi. First of all, 2075 is mostly not enough for the CM title as far as I know. Moreover, ratings change and Lichess cannot follow who is currently above 2075 and who is below. There might be people who once in life reach a rating of 2080 while staying around 1800 for most time. Contrary to this, titles are mostly forever, except for some extreme cases. Personally I believe that the limitation to titled players is fine here, given that it is probably the only Lichess tournament with such a limitation and that untitled players can participate in all the other events including numerous prize events, if they fulfill the conditions specified by organizers. (For instance a required number of rated games in the given mode.)

@Dynamicus said ^

It would be great to have also 3+2 Titled Arenas some time. I think that this would attract many strong players who are not so fast with the mouse.

Honestly, 3+2 arenas with berserk would mostly be dominated by players who berserk most of their games, so it would be a mixture of bullet and blitz anyway.
I am playing more often on Lichess than on chess.com. I like the user interface here, it is very intuitive. Among other things, it is much easier to push Ctrl than Alt when promoting for a knight in a time trouble with an automatic queen promotion. That said, some things in Titled Arenas are uncomfortable for me: they take place late in the evening, on days when I usually play over the board, and berserking is not my cup of tea. Given that, Titled Tuesdays look more attractive for me. Of course it is very individual, many people dislike chess.com's software Proctor, but even the Lichess' Blitz Titled Arenas are rather a weird mixture of blitz and bullet. Arenas are very attractive for spectators and for fast players, but when one is slow but strong, it is hard to finish well in an arena. (All the more nowadays, when I am experiencing lapses of form.)

@Dynamicus said [^](/forum/redirect/post/dDzpU9Iv) > It would be great to have also 3+2 Titled Arenas some time. I think that this would attract many strong players who are not so fast with the mouse. Honestly, 3+2 arenas with berserk would mostly be dominated by players who berserk most of their games, so it would be a mixture of bullet and blitz anyway. I am playing more often on Lichess than on chess.com. I like the user interface here, it is very intuitive. Among other things, it is much easier to push Ctrl than Alt when promoting for a knight in a time trouble with an automatic queen promotion. That said, some things in Titled Arenas are uncomfortable for me: they take place late in the evening, on days when I usually play over the board, and berserking is not my cup of tea. Given that, Titled Tuesdays look more attractive for me. Of course it is very individual, many people dislike chess.com's software Proctor, but even the Lichess' Blitz Titled Arenas are rather a weird mixture of blitz and bullet. Arenas are very attractive for spectators and for fast players, but when one is slow but strong, it is hard to finish well in an arena. (All the more nowadays, when I am experiencing lapses of form.)