Blog posts from 2018
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GM Daniel Naroditsky takes on Leela Chess Zero
GM DanielNaroditsky vs LeelaChess![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/ea929bf5efb41dda357e8463e7b1b2e04884665b_pw3ogvv.png?auto=compress,format)
Carlsen ekes out another Topsy Turvy Titled Arena Victory
Carlsen narrowly wins his seventh Titled Arena![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/94a0a4be0b11ae8ca098267d6472f43141b7a66d_fixed-lc0vstock.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Deathmatch: Leela vs. Stockfish
The REAL World Championship![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/6c84b747c0777486ef8c8772c8b49144e3a21267_titled-arena_dec.png?auto=compress,format)
The Lichess Titled Arena is back Saturday 15th of December
The 9th Lichess Titled Arena!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/931368b7897d6f89b584dc57db608fddba74e541_carlsenvcaruana1rapid_047.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Carlsen Retains World Title After Tiebreak Massacre
Caruana defeated 0-3 in Rapid Playoffs![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/37adeb4ec8da19d027ea8229c4568408b6f81085_meetup1_main.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Lichess London Meetup Recap
Blitz tournament, limited edition hoodies, famous streamers![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/c643bf4de5c6118fde9763086564da87062904fd_main.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Cautious Carlsen Sends World Championship Match to Tiebreakers
Carlsen and Caruana finish 6-6 after 12 classical games completed![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/be63f94a7b92de9977e191c004eef8ef62aacd59_carlsenvcaruanard9_024.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Ultra-violence fails to Break the London Deadlock
Caruana and Carlsen draw tenth game to stay tied at 5-5 in World Championship match![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/3d9783e6057fb573be9d93076129d44c7dc768c1_game8end_002.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Caruana Piles on the Pressure But Fails to Break Carlsen
World title match remains tied after eighth consecutive draw.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/680f761dc6a54dce8e8aac3735dc0581cc437e56_carlsenvcaruanard6_013.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Carlsen Hangs on in Game 6
The World Champion, Magnus Carlsen and challenger Fabiano Caruana tied at 3-3 at half time in the World Championship match in London![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/7431a7006009ec8a881bd63905970b02dbf7e189_champions.png?auto=compress,format)
Lichess4545 league anniversary tournament
Join us in celebrating the 3rd anniversary of the Lichess4545 league, with a 6 hour long 15+15 tournament - November 17th starting 17:00UTC!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/35cae5e4cb9ad03f79f4fdceb581ae4c06cc865f_hshake-game-4.jpg?auto=compress,format)
YouTube video drama erupts during World Championship
Also! A Chess game!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/831d15c3dc04ec44eb00a6aeac268e15dc241b0b_tower-bridge.png?auto=compress,format)
Lichess London Meetup on the 24th November
Meet the Lichess team in London!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/3c3f393a53fb0469ab55a7eb0a8572c112d7cf6d_maggie-rd3.jpg?auto=compress,format)
No progress towards a winner in London after game 3
Another long game with no winner.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/cd1d4beb436d0da0953fbf6bd29b977ae3a8a96c_maggie-rd-2-resized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Tense World Championship game 2 ends in a draw
Caruana's opening preparation delivers![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/7dfe0d4f7000e85b23229524ec397bf1e59aa85a_fabi-and-maggie-resized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Caruana survives game 1 of the 2018 Chess World Championship
Marathon game ends after 115 moves![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b1b02ae117d6a773bd87516477654c8a5822a55b_ta.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Magnus Ascendant in Titled Arena 8
A dominant victory for the World Champion.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/fe33e868d1b77f89ff52afc6c0716eb410e46e14_ta8.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena 8
The 8th Lichess Titled Arena!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/199f9c73a7ccd78f3154eff4c8bb20043c711f51_titled-7.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Minh Le wins Titled Arena 7
Previous winner Carlsen finishes 3rd![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e1e8a2b27f103f226fbee78520191028e1e2cd07_titled-arena-1.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena 7
The 7th Lichess Titled Arena!7-piece Syzygy tablebases are complete
Use the world's first free 7-piece tablebase on Lichess!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/a11a1d4d9d9419e706f52648f35d2ac746ad970b_11.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Crazyhouse World Championship Candidates
Meet the Crazyhouse Candidates![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/228e6d047f4a2d15d8846dbbc2f68f99894b4274_titled.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Carlsen restores order in Lichess Titled Arena 6
Carlsen dominates![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e3313a5c2407a4939ff1a070ea2e4c286e176ce0_meetup-title-image-resized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Montréal Meetup 2018 Report
The Lichess community meets IRL.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b985ef1bcd29c89a18b96de38466c9f72c2e7bfb_blabla.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena 6!
The Lichess Titled Arena returns for the 6th time!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e630d99516a2df3b65521af39fc0f351228ac6af_dunsany.png?auto=compress,format)
Horde Deathmatch: svenos vs. StubenFisch
A Legendary Horde Match![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/9046950d749eef563138e7c99fa6bae60fec712b_montreal.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Meetup: Montreal, July 28th
A Community Event![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b9e207d7e25874698a796448c94e239c16618374_tangpaco.png?auto=compress,format)
Deathmatch: Penguin vs. Paco
Two Titans Battle it Out![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d7e24618f98c2f21f74bb025b221c06bd3db321b_r2d2.png?auto=compress,format)
Welcome Lichess Bots
A new way to play chess![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/96ce549cb061ca1d2f794a115c95f20107709be9_ali-peng.png?auto=compress,format)
GM Andrew Tang Wins Lichess Titled Arena 5
World Champion Magnus Carlsen's dominating winning streak comes to an end![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/70f3f71fbfd37f83e64296e19d49578fe9e063e7_penguinpictureresized.png?auto=compress,format)
GM Andrew Tang Defends Humanity Against Leela Chess Zero
The new AI puts on an extremely strong performance against the human Grandmaster![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5249424212a6d20136fe9e5f38bfbbef82bd57c1_ta5-announcement.png?auto=compress,format)
Announcing Lichess Titled Arena 5
The Lichess Titled Arena returns with a $3,600 prize pool!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/781df37a75f08109e7371cfb9bc750cecd79205b_leela-chess-zero-logo.png?auto=compress,format)
GM Andrew Tang vs Leela Chess Zero
How strong is the new artificial intelligence called Leela?Interactive Lessons
Improving your chess with Interactive Lessons (and some new Practice content)![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/9d9460306c914afcaaaff594128a76308ab43987_strategy-icon.png?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Study and Our Favorite User-Created Content
Analyzing and studying chess with Lichess![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/50f7011d57c6410ff345bc61e37c4e5bea224014_podium.png?auto=compress,format)
GM Magnus Carlsen wins fourth consecutive Lichess Titled Arena
The craziest finish yet![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d72a1b3b06f9224ed9f6f0064c116c827ef6361c_deathmatch.png?auto=compress,format)
Deathmatch: GM Tang - FM Rozman
GM Andrew Tang takes on FM Levy Rozman in an epic battle to the death![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/37f5d1b6f339897b4191cfa54017777d1892cc64_opensourcepawn.png?auto=compress,format)
Our Favourite Open Source Chess Websites
Because sharing is caring![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/8f3d068c66d843e02419df203af000a173b3edc6_fabismiles.jpg?auto=compress,format)
A Challenger for Magnus Decided in Berlin
Caruana finishes strong![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b212795d206245cafb590438b69e32b9853b8517_fabi-faceoff.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Caruana Wins to Set Up Chaos on the Final Day
Caruana, Mamedyarov, Karjakin and Ding all could still win![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5dbaef46506ba93b3889e5f0d9099392d9289ae7_blue-purple-green-night-sky-virgo-birthday-greeting-twitter-post-3.png?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Titled Arena 4
The Lichess Titled Arena returns with a $3200 prize pool!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/f78d63e1bee18c1a4ac7fc913ead500f7d22ab7a_panorama.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Karjakin Takes the Lead in Round 12 of the Candidates
Suddenly, more than half the field still in contention.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/8fcb15a78d12864245b763d6ab10364e0e5b3bf2_fabi-lurking.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Karjakin Catching up Fast in Round 11 of the Candidates
Caruana still in the lead![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/922a99ce29d8327d6229062407e17e902c7e4e04_fabi-v-mame.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Caruana and Mamedyarov Battle for the Lead in Round 10
Meanwhile, Kramnik plays a beauty.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/c9dca4414009466a4cd38b72626baf4735ed5c6d_fabi-and-ding.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Caruana Still on top After Round 9
Meanwhile, Kramnik has another bad day.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/072bb55e4994b999f88cff0dec5f2ba244a81160_kramnik-confused.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Kramnik Falters in Round 8 of the Candidates
Caruana maintains the lead![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/cb7b5d9fc71fe043b794a67c7394e626f97bbad4_smiles-everyone.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Caruana Takes The Lead In Round 7
We're halfway done in Berlin![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/66855359364e523858c5a8cebc62449d0176eca5_kramnik-super-sadresized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Mamedyarov Joins The Leaders In Round 6
Mamedyarov and Caruana tied for the lead![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/2051a407c46e520f9ce5da7be2dbf3be57f52ac0_kramnik-sadresized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Kramnik toppled by Caruana in 4th round of Candidates
A cruel finish after six hours![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/4ef5122d70e81f0dca58d0e6884540f717118efd_aronian-smiles-resized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Aronian and Grischuk steal the show
No change in the leader board after round 5![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/71103207015950d2e0d4d0a43eb064cbe2502cf6_20180312_233432.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Candidates in the Kühlhaus
A rocky start for the organizers![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/22ee35ece6b2842e70d27a879a98bbe7497c6601_kramnik-smilesresized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Kramnik Triumphant in Round 3 of the Candidates
The former World Champion leads the field in Berlin.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/619692a0cb76bb8e6fc00b4d21264afa80f2edd8_huffman-logo.png?auto=compress,format)
Developer update: 275% improved game compression
Storing games efficiently with move ordering heuristics and Huffman coding![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/905bf865cbdf4960170eceee8684ef39632701a0_gris-wry-smileresized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Grischuk returns to form in the second round of Candidates 2018
One step closer to finding a challenger for Magnus!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/4a6fd6b32c63e9374e580408067b9ae3b93beaed_8candidatesresized.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Caruana, Kramnik and Mamedyarov victorious on first day in Berlin
Fierce action in the 2018 Candidates Tournament![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/962b8aa9dffa35f606accebe5efb308dca618eac_title3podium.png?auto=compress,format)
Magnus Carlsen wins third consecutive Lichess Titled Arena
Bullet chess brings the world's best to lichess![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/588b3c1f0852fb894e6671f30adebfb16941484b_magnus-carlsen-v-prune2000.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Third Annual Lichess Meetup and Hackathon
A round up and summary of the third annual Lichess meetup, hackathon, and chess tournament![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5e4bef5d0d0c01607c06c4bb041008096ad75dd8_blue-purple-green-night-sky-virgo-birthday-greeting-twitter-post.png?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Titled Arena 3
The Lichess Titled Arena returns with a $2200 prize pool!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d599b5fbe15f908e488a392f849ff799ad47ad29_9dec9da19f4ac4bca64b70403c72691f3a45cf0c_trophy-cup-1.png?auto=compress,format)
2nd Crazyhouse World Championship
2nd Crazyhouse World Championship![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/1e943201634a5951a5751af7e1ae3bc053dc11f6_img_2067.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Pseudonymous Magnus Carlsen Wins 2nd Titled Arena
The world's best player returns to claim the throne![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/4b851735e2bdacfb8c651e5c5957115d93b4a3f6_lichess-streamer-community.png?auto=compress,format)
Join the Lichess Streamer Community
Taking chess streaming to a whole new level!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/a9e6c1c7f9e49d6600cf54a6bfc672e714cdadaf_galileo_earth_-_pia00114_cropped.jpg?auto=compress,format)