Blog posts from 2018
GM Daniel Naroditsky takes on Leela Chess Zero
GM DanielNaroditsky vs LeelaChess
Carlsen ekes out another Topsy Turvy Titled Arena Victory
Carlsen narrowly wins his seventh Titled Arena
Deathmatch: Leela vs. Stockfish
The REAL World Championship
The Lichess Titled Arena is back Saturday 15th of December
The 9th Lichess Titled Arena!
Carlsen Retains World Title After Tiebreak Massacre
Caruana defeated 0-3 in Rapid Playoffs
Lichess London Meetup Recap
Blitz tournament, limited edition hoodies, famous streamers
Cautious Carlsen Sends World Championship Match to Tiebreakers
Carlsen and Caruana finish 6-6 after 12 classical games completed
Ultra-violence fails to Break the London Deadlock
Caruana and Carlsen draw tenth game to stay tied at 5-5 in World Championship match
Caruana Piles on the Pressure But Fails to Break Carlsen
World title match remains tied after eighth consecutive draw.
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
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!
YouTube video drama erupts during World Championship
Also! A Chess game!
Lichess London Meetup on the 24th November
Meet the Lichess team in London!
No progress towards a winner in London after game 3
Another long game with no winner.
Tense World Championship game 2 ends in a draw
Caruana's opening preparation delivers
Caruana survives game 1 of the 2018 Chess World Championship
Marathon game ends after 115 moves
Magnus Ascendant in Titled Arena 8
A dominant victory for the World Champion.
Titled Arena 8
The 8th Lichess Titled Arena!
Minh Le wins Titled Arena 7
Previous winner Carlsen finishes 3rd
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!
Crazyhouse World Championship Candidates
Meet the Crazyhouse Candidates
Carlsen restores order in Lichess Titled Arena 6
Carlsen dominates
Lichess Montréal Meetup 2018 Report
The Lichess community meets IRL.
Titled Arena 6!
The Lichess Titled Arena returns for the 6th time!
Horde Deathmatch: svenos vs. StubenFisch
A Legendary Horde Match
Lichess Meetup: Montreal, July 28th
A Community Event
Deathmatch: Penguin vs. Paco
Two Titans Battle it Out
Welcome Lichess Bots
A new way to play chess
GM Andrew Tang Wins Lichess Titled Arena 5
World Champion Magnus Carlsen's dominating winning streak comes to an end
GM Andrew Tang Defends Humanity Against Leela Chess Zero
The new AI puts on an extremely strong performance against the human Grandmaster
Announcing Lichess Titled Arena 5
The Lichess Titled Arena returns with a $3,600 prize pool!
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)
Lichess Study and Our Favorite User-Created Content
Analyzing and studying chess with Lichess
GM Magnus Carlsen wins fourth consecutive Lichess Titled Arena
The craziest finish yet
Deathmatch: GM Tang - FM Rozman
GM Andrew Tang takes on FM Levy Rozman in an epic battle to the death
Our Favourite Open Source Chess Websites
Because sharing is caring
A Challenger for Magnus Decided in Berlin
Caruana finishes strong
Caruana Wins to Set Up Chaos on the Final Day
Caruana, Mamedyarov, Karjakin and Ding all could still win
Lichess Titled Arena 4
The Lichess Titled Arena returns with a $3200 prize pool!
Karjakin Takes the Lead in Round 12 of the Candidates
Suddenly, more than half the field still in contention.
Karjakin Catching up Fast in Round 11 of the Candidates
Caruana still in the lead
Caruana and Mamedyarov Battle for the Lead in Round 10
Meanwhile, Kramnik plays a beauty.
Caruana Still on top After Round 9
Meanwhile, Kramnik has another bad day.
Kramnik Falters in Round 8 of the Candidates
Caruana maintains the lead
Caruana Takes The Lead In Round 7
We're halfway done in Berlin
Mamedyarov Joins The Leaders In Round 6
Mamedyarov and Caruana tied for the lead
Kramnik toppled by Caruana in 4th round of Candidates
A cruel finish after six hours
Aronian and Grischuk steal the show
No change in the leader board after round 5
Candidates in the Kühlhaus
A rocky start for the organizers
Kramnik Triumphant in Round 3 of the Candidates
The former World Champion leads the field in Berlin.
Developer update: 275% improved game compression
Storing games efficiently with move ordering heuristics and Huffman coding
Grischuk returns to form in the second round of Candidates 2018
One step closer to finding a challenger for Magnus!
Caruana, Kramnik and Mamedyarov victorious on first day in Berlin
Fierce action in the 2018 Candidates Tournament
Magnus Carlsen wins third consecutive Lichess Titled Arena
Bullet chess brings the world's best to lichess
Third Annual Lichess Meetup and Hackathon
A round up and summary of the third annual Lichess meetup, hackathon, and chess tournament
Lichess Titled Arena 3
The Lichess Titled Arena returns with a $2200 prize pool!
2nd Crazyhouse World Championship
2nd Crazyhouse World Championship
Pseudonymous Magnus Carlsen Wins 2nd Titled Arena
The world's best player returns to claim the throne
Join the Lichess Streamer Community
Taking chess streaming to a whole new level!