Blog posts from 2019
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Titled Arena Announcement
The December Titled Arena is here!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5cfd2630-2a8f-4fa9-8f78-04c2d9f0e5fe_lichess-box-1024.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,256,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
A new logo for Lichess
A major open-source contribution!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/ddf22322-5923-44c5-b17b-ebceef5a43c7_HeineDvorkovich.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,81,1614,807&w=600&h=300)
FIDE: Confidentiality Clauses and Secret Votes
An interview with GM Peter Heine Nielsen![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/8577fb6e-ee15-4ad0-b96d-7c5968e9fdde_Nov19TAstandings.png?auto=compress,format&rect=4,0,782,391&w=600&h=300)
Firouzja keeps the streak going!
The young Iranian tops the TA with another convincing performance![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/2cb8512c-058b-4cc5-8af7-92efce9236b1_Nov2019TABanner.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Titled Arena Announcement
The November Titled Arena is here!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/95b8109688dc3e864786644b4dae8f4a8af9e9a4_taoct19standings.png?auto=compress,format)
Firouzja on Fire!
The start of a new dynasty?![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/85f88a8dace9072681acb4b69c815068b7fe8776_oct19taimage.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena Announcement
The October Titled Arena is here!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e872dc91b0a12c43b72af1787078eb210cf69ea3_hwctrophy19.png?auto=compress,format)
Announcing the 2019 Horde World Championship
It's finally here!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0b098568d72149fb63b97a5308be11eefb52ac7b_sep960tastandings.png?auto=compress,format)
960 Ways to Die in the West
GM Zaven Andriasian takes home the gold!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/71db4d72331487773f541984f0af44500790f541_ugrachessacademyfoyer.jpg?auto=compress,format)
World Cup Drama in Khanty-Mansiysk – Just What the Doctor Ordered
Round 2 Report from the 2019 World Cup![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/50edd23f495cf45551df95beacedae55ad700fee_960taannouncesep19.png?auto=compress,format)
Chess960 Titled Arena - Back Again
Chess960 Returns!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/31e4a510d0ec054b63bb997fc662ed91f47b3ce3_dingvpress.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Big Beasts Still Alive After First Round of World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk
Round 1 Report for World Cup 2019![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b6965de005e540a9e12bbf9c050ef40b08dc705a_acwc19.png?auto=compress,format)
Announcing the 2019 Antichess World Championship
It's on its way!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/fc1433c21537f325eecddfbcdaee358af19d12fa_sep19tastandings.png?auto=compress,format)
Who's the Boss?
IM Saveliy Golubov's the Boss![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/394a238efd9200ba0dd280b3471cd6865ab404af_septa.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena Announcement
The big bullet bonanza is back!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/01ba12209589161870fb75c4c3516a18371f6f7c_awctrophy19.png?auto=compress,format)
Announcing the 2019 Atomic World Championship
The 2019 Atomic World Championship is here!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/03f2c5102bbf7ffc3abb903ec2ddbd6016de6d77_leela.png?auto=compress,format)
Learn with Leela!
T60 has started!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/fc860dbe0fd336431f4656a29e4c03402d304272_tajul19standings.png?auto=compress,format)
Young Blood
A Tense Titled Arena and a Titillating Twist![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/cefda12bb19ec5633e0a5a995cf58075c8b9022a_jul19ta.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena Announcement
The bullet chess masterclass!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e1961f2fb180257b5b89f695aad69b1e8a988024_img_20190629_172123.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Montréal Meetup Recap
Chess fun in the sun (and rain)![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5c19030d22b7217a1b2e66241b9047f23b6bd4e4_globe.png?auto=compress,format)
2019 Summer Marathon
Annoucing the Summer 2019 edition of our biggest chess event!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/2ba04e2f0017604abea74334627ffb8c9835fdec_june19tastandings.png?auto=compress,format)
Don't Try This At Home
Magnus cruises to another TA victory with an unusual repertoire![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0054fd0614661cb2d8a79146d7267bc78f39f862_beautiful-montreal.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Meetup: Montreal, June 29th
A community event![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/62b61a85628947376a17316618e0fe92bb09db99_polgar-and-carlsen-press-conference-rd5.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Norway Chess – Armageddon Master Carlsen Moves Ahead
Carlsen 5/5 in armageddon games![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/82d208c5265b9cd1a36dcba834185744f995c6b2_blue-purple-green-night-sky-virgo-birthday-greeting-twitter-post.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena Announcement
Another episode of the world famous tournament!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/cfd9144492c8500100267fdfb5e7e62864b918d7_mvl-and-an-egg.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Anand Retains Norway Chess title – at cooking
The rest day cooking competition and more.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/004467024a9d6ad69b43642ff465a19ce35d8b9f_screen-shot-2019-06-06-at-09.10.02.png?auto=compress,format)
Norway Chess Round 2: A Miraculous Save
We got two classical wins today!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/631445ce3b9d338a500d0e03788e9cce66575377_screen-shot-2019-06-05-at-12.43.16.png?auto=compress,format)
Norway Chess Round 1: Armageddon Party
All games ended in Armageddon!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0143d6ff2159c11f922b76d721a532c6104831cd_screen-shot-2019-06-04-at-00.28.47.png?auto=compress,format)
Vachier-Lagrave Blitzes His Way To the Top
Norway Chess's preliminary blitz tournament was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/12c2c1ca424a0b4a345202d42e62dc9e8cde471b_ta11.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Carlsen finishes in style to win May Titled Arena
Closer than it looked.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/c1239b0a-aaf9-491c-8e11-308eaa74dd36_v2ishere-Header.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,149,886,443&w=600&h=300)
Lichess v2 is here
Same Lichess, just better![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/7fcec20d10b800cdc3ff89c7db0e0e1c8d04dd58_tamay19.png?auto=compress,format)
Titled Arena Returns
The Titled Arena saga continues May 4th, this time with 100% less 960.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/6b9df333-9490-4957-9d79-cd149a117cc0_v2iscoming-header.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,200,800,400&w=600&h=300)
Lichess v2 is coming
Here's what is about to change.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d48d4743c047b5ab2f1d367e242b13ea015cd5b7_the_thinker_auguste_rodin.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Paging All Content Creators
Introducing Lichess Curator. Brilliant studies by brilliant people.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/f5bbe875b253700b9251d4a2f98221a0c00352aa_pawnbug.png?auto=compress,format)
The Pawn Bug Finally Fixed
We finally did it!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d95bff1ca0f7089b868745f57706ef2f755b2f72_960mar19-standings.png?auto=compress,format)
Masters - One and All
Chess960 Titled Arena Mar '19 Recap![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d3ddb6291264a5eddc6efb6591a270a7e0276cfb_blitz.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Lichess Meetup Announcements
Double Trouble - London and Montréal![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/05c24b6a849c902536efebfd2a2a499cff5149ab_960post-27mar19.png?auto=compress,format)
Chess960 Titled Arena Returns
Chess960 Returns!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/13fa3ccc0c78edfc990da36ba9e40c1f52dd5ab3_feb19-960ta-trophies.png?auto=compress,format)
Shaking Things Up in the Chess960 Titled Arena
960 times the positions, 960 times the fun![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/22840df5d27653a5fc09a066ab92ec7a3e1de825_titled-arena-6.png?auto=compress,format)
Bonus Titled Arena: Chess960!
The Lichess Titled Arena meets Chess960!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/59cb825ded8cfcb8ad5acf9a0dfcd43b64faa639_tastandingsfeb2009.png?auto=compress,format)
Hungry Hungry Magnus Wins Another Chicken Dinner
New month, new Titled Arena, same Magnus Carlsen.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b517dbb99a9b3f626f587789e57b39e944876c3d_titled-arena-4.png?auto=compress,format)
New Month, New Titled Arena
Our 11th Titled Arena takes place on the 9th of February, 19:00 UTC.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/fd9e6ca08ca3a493a9a0ee9ce911d1eea99e0c93_tajan19.png?auto=compress,format)
Too Strong, Too Fast: Carlsen Rides Again in the Lichess Titled Arena
Too Strong, Too Fast: Magnus wins his Eighth Titled Arena![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/574ca419f0fe1787199aec8cced5f8f2f270fb34_l-tukhaev.jpg?auto=compress,format)
GM Adam Tukhaev vs LeelaChess
GM Tukhaev vs Leela![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0ef70c57cb02b057bdec4efe24fd774f653311be_ta2019.png?auto=compress,format)