Blog posts from 2017
Lichess Titled Arena 2
The strongest Arena-style tournament returns for a second edition
Magnus Carlsen wins the first Lichess Titled Arena
The world's best play on our humble little server
Introducing Rapid Ratings
What was one now becomes two
Introducing Shield Tournaments
Battle for the unique Shield of glory
Titled Prize Tournament!
A titled tournament with a prize pool of $1000!
2017 Autumn Marathon
Announcing the next edition of the legendary 24-hour chess marathon!
Lichess Summer Update, Part 2
So many summer improvements, we needed two blog posts!
Lichess Summer Update, Part 1
Lichess has gone through some changes over the summer...
The Kasparov Channel: 2017 Blitz Coverage
Kasparov comes alive on day 5!The Kasparov Channel: 2017 SLCC Rapid Coverage
Does he still have the magic?
Vachier-Lagrave wins Sinquefield Cup 2017
The decisive day in St. Louis
Nothing decided yet in round 8
All 3 leaders draw to set up a dramatic final round
Aronian on fire and an interview with Yasser!
A belated round 7 report
Aronian puts on a show in round 6
Meanwhile, Wesley hits rock bottom
Anand dazzles St. Louis while Carlsen grabs pawns
Vachier-Lagrave remains in the lead after 5 rounds
It was a typical Magnus game until it wasn't
A suprise ending in St. Louis
A draw? they might as well not have played
You can't win them all...
Tragedy! as chess writers and commentators forced to stay at work late
A long day in St. Louis
No prisoners taken in first round of Sinquefield cup 2017
Sinquefield kicks off with lots of decisive games
Aronian wins Altibox Norway Chess 2017
The highlights of the final two rounds
Norway Chess: The final run-up
We bring you the highlights of the last two rounds
Norway chess: the off-day brings exciting chess
Two completely different rounds separated by the off-day.
Norway Chess: 2 rounds later
The first 2 rounds of Norway Chess have been full of interesting games and exciting moments.
The blitz opening of Norway Chess 2017
It has been a great first day for the Norway Chess tournament. Lichess is present in Stavanger to get every second of the action!
What's new on lichess
What exactly has the chess community been up to?
2017 Spring Marathon
Pushing the limits of Internet chess
A better game clock history
Storing precise move times: science to the rescue
Thousands of Stockfish analysers
Community powered analysis for your games
Announcing Instant Chess!
All the chess without the pesky time (April Fools)
Crazyhouse World Championship: the Candidates
Follow the eight remaining players as they battle it out in a round-robin crazyhouse tournament to decide the 2017 World Champ.
Announcing Practice
A new way to learn and improve your chess on Lichess
Lichess meetup and hackathon report
The Lichess team recently met up to work and socialize in Paris. Here is the summary.
Recent Improvements
The lichess team is constantly creating new features for you to enjoy. Now we need your help to decide what to add next!