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.

After Round 2 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, GMs Anton Domchenko, Alireza Firouzja, and Parham Maghsoodloo are the only players in the Open to have won both of their games. IM Olga Badelka and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu are tied for 1st place in the Women's tournament with 2/2. Check out our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!

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!

The FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 starts tomorrow! We will cover every round on our blog with annotations by WIM Raluca Sgîrcea and GM Renier Castellanos. Read our preview and follow all the games of the Open and Women tournaments on Lichess.

Streamers and communities, get ready for the next Streamer Arenas on 8 September at 15:00 UTC and 13 October at 15:00 UTC, 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.

Our Game of the Month August Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in August 2025 until 12 September! The winner will be announced on 24 September, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

We are currently encountering technical difficulties with the broadcast page. During this time, the page will redirect to the broadcast calendar. We apologize for the inconvenience.
[EDIT] The technical difficulties have been resolved and the broadcast page is working again.