Blog posts from 2020
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New Puzzles are here!
The wait is over.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/8f037f87-a383-491b-8a7c-bce958bef736_TAstandard.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/7744ca5e-9ba9-4c0e-9c5b-7b31c94e0015_zh+wc+r2.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,118,1920,960&w=600&h=300)
2020 Crazyhouse World Championship Grand Final
A titanic confrontation.Grandmasters are overrated
Revenge of the under-titled.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/6b9a57e8-65ce-4bb2-ae94-4d0fe11ec092_stack.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,128,512,256&w=600&h=300)
Stockfish 12 on Lichess
Shorter waits for stronger analysis![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/ed3113e1-23ba-40ee-9dbb-3ba960010600_vectorstock_26221158_scaled.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,78,750,375&w=600&h=300)
Invisible Pieces: Women in Chess
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Levitov Chess: Christmas Cup
A holiday Chess Tournament with big prizes![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/a62df559-aa87-4b58-9864-14361f8ebb57_Screenshot+from+2020-12-07+09-22-40.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,28,739,370&w=600&h=300)
International Master wins Titled Arena (again)!
Minh Le Tuan wins Titled Arena for their second time.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess%2F9b629e61-2f12-436d-8fe8-38ba7d57184f_opensourcepawn.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,338,1350,675&w=600&h=300)
Our Favorite Open-Source Sites #2
Because sharing is caringDaniel Naroditsky wins his first Lichess Titled Arena
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Account Safety on Lichess (and Beyond)
Staying safe online is important and not too complicated!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/f9178432-3c1e-4fd8-9b4c-059a8e59489b_stonks.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,86,1510,755&w=600&h=300)
Onwards and upwards!
A small celebration of our growth and a recap of the latest Streamer Battle![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0b8f2bdf-7cba-4298-8f3c-818d6b8eb700_computer+and+chess.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,294,3455,1728&w=600&h=300)
Play on Lichess using a DGT board
Lichess is happy to announce full integration with DGT Boards.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/334bd18d-3b62-4de1-9adb-3dd2887864d7_nov20bta.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,29,765,383&w=600&h=300)
A very close affair
Nihal Sarin takes gold in a nailbiting TA finishPublicly known player wins Titled Arena for the first time in a month as 22,000 battle in the Marathon
I can’t tell you how good it feels to be able to announce the winner of the Titled Arena in the blog post about who won the Titled Arena.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/317fe256-9b9e-4bb0-920a-e22dc07b7582_bundesliga.png?auto=compress,format&rect=442,0,466,233&w=600&h=300)
Announcing the Lichess Bundesliga
A not-so-new additionAnother Titled Arena, Another Mystery Winner
and the winner is... We can't say. Again.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/9de3c123-ae60-4214-93ab-a1f1c57c40fc_LichessPlays_PeterSvidlerx2.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,61,1920,960&w=600&h=300)
Lichess Plays GM Peter Svidler
Mystery Master wins September Lichess Bullet Titled Arena
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Former World Championship candidate GM Boris Gelfand streams for Lichess.
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Carlsen, Kasparov, Nakamura, Firouzja and more battle it out on Lichess
Photo Finish for Titled Arena
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Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/2897392f-fd4c-4893-9f6f-2f44d2075b1e_Katara.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,295,1181,591&w=600&h=300)
Magnus wins Katara International Bullet Tournament Final
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Katara qualifiers over, who made it through?
Bullet Chess with the best in the world.Dominant Alireza wins Lichess Bullet Titled Arena
Alireza romps, an off-day for Magnus![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/2897392f-fd4c-4893-9f6f-2f44d2075b1e_Katara.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,295,1181,591&w=600&h=300)
Announcing the Katara International Bullet Tournament with World Champion Magnus Carlsen
Bullet Chess with the best in the world.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/6d28ce12-65e0-47ab-bd93-cece48d8dd9c_Marathon.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,94,1250,625&w=600&h=300)
A Marathon Event
A summary of the Summer Marathon with a little analysis.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/bd99eac5-57bb-45af-9b0b-5b7505fc7951_jul20btastandings.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,5,746,373&w=600&h=300)
An increasingly common occurrence
Alireza notches up another TA win![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5868e8f3-400a-464c-8f0f-1873fe8455e9_Jun20TAstandings.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,4,772,386&w=600&h=300)
A Commanding Performance
Alireza takes home another gold for his collection![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/dba8dba9-fc58-442e-8ccc-12a415a3862f_img-20200620-wa0002.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,82,1005,503&w=600&h=300)
Lichess Turns 10 Today!
Join us for your complimentary cake and chess tournament!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/458574e0-182e-413f-a4d8-3c1970ecfd04_ffn_2_-_yt_-_ivanchuck_vs._kamsky.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,61,1920,960&w=600&h=300)
GM Ivanchuk v GM Kamsky
Fiona's Fight Night continues - with two more chess legends facing off across 16 blitz gamesGM Rauf Mamedov Wins Strange Chess Tournament With All the Pieces on the Wrong Squares.
Sorry about that...![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5437ef71-f2cb-493d-a6d5-10c7b61fcf9e_blacklivesmatter.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,345,1138,569&w=600&h=300)
Black Lives Matter
Support equality.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/5b5a0a4c-4a7e-4779-a28c-854677eb078d_Konevlad+Match.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,61,1920,960&w=600&h=300)
Konevlad vs. Mamedyarov
Titans collide![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0f926823-7ae8-438d-b90c-8c2303433c7c_knight-banner.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,128,512,256&w=600&h=300)
Streamer Team Battle!
Join us for a new streamer's battle!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/4a296593-3e8f-40d4-bdb6-a9418176dece_May20LTAstandigns.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,1,749,375&w=600&h=300)
Who is GM Konevlad?
Mystery GM takes home the gold in May's Titled Arena![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/3a2c9388-d5e8-4f2f-97c3-81c191ec6fce_c81c533079369ac63648f94b28f4da72.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,50,600,300&w=600&h=300)
FIDE announces "Checkmate Coronavirus" Prize Arenas
Running until 16 June, FIDE initiative raffles 1500 prizes based on participation in official FIDE arenas![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d832ac5e-a238-42a8-91a5-f975c2e10f02_IMG-20200501-WA0002.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,85,977,488&w=600&h=300)
Grischuk topples Kramnik to win Play for Russia Charity Tournament
A rollercoaster event with the ultimate winner being charity - 24,670,000 roubles raised to aid the battle with coronavirus![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/23621712-c721-4a75-aa22-515673998def_2020-05-13_17-16-55.png?auto=compress,format&rect=485,0,1272,636&w=600&h=300)
Kramnik on Fire in Day 2
Kramnik, Svidler, Tomashevsky and Grischuk through to semifinals, to be played tomorrow on lichess.org![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d832ac5e-a238-42a8-91a5-f975c2e10f02_IMG-20200501-WA0002.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,85,977,488&w=600&h=300)
Grischuk leads; Kramnik chases - Day 1 Recap
Grischuk takes the lead on day one, but Kramnik is hot on his heels![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d832ac5e-a238-42a8-91a5-f975c2e10f02_IMG-20200501-WA0002.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,85,977,488&w=600&h=300)
Play for Russia tournament: 12 - 14 May
Some of the strongest Russian chess players and legends to battle it out on lichess.org over three days of blitz.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/80d8a641-273b-496b-abca-4de6f22bc08c_May20BTA.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,8,726,363&w=600&h=300)
Berserkers Blast Rivals
Vladimir Fedoseev (@Feokl1995) found victory in the biggest and one of the most ferociously fought Lichess Titled Arenas to date.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/1eaf36fe-8dd8-42e8-88e6-f72e5d0d98ab_streamerstandingsMay20.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,800,400&w=600&h=300)
A New Streamer Team Battle Champion
Andrew Tang's fan club overthrows the reigning champions Crestbook!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/d832ac5e-a238-42a8-91a5-f975c2e10f02_IMG-20200501-WA0002.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,85,977,488&w=600&h=300)
Super-GM Charity Tournament to be held on lichess.org: 12 - 14 May
The “Play for Russia” Charity Tournament sees some of Russia’s strongest players raise money for hospitals and health workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/8f037f87-a383-491b-8a7c-bce958bef736_TAstandard.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/085b78f5-3685-476c-84e9-b4381ff2107c_Apr20ltastandings.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,2,735,368&w=600&h=300)
Star-Studded Struggle Sees Supremacy Secured
Served up with superb Sasha stream!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0f926823-7ae8-438d-b90c-8c2303433c7c_knight-banner.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,128,512,256&w=600&h=300)
Streamer Team Battle!
Join us for a new streamer's battle!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/cf447be3-5ef3-49c1-b927-ff116db99094_Death+playing+Chess+%28c1480+-+1490%3B+Albertus+Pictor%29.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,800,1920,960&w=600&h=300)
A post-mortem of the 2020 Candidates Tournament
Postponed halfway through due to safety concerns caused by COVID-19, the fallout from the Candidates may be the least of FIDE’s worries![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e4e5be61-501c-4900-b169-2fe6f4785b9a_Apr20LTA.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Titled Arena Announcement
April's Titled Arena Edition!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/af3b4104-c5d7-48f0-b113-2066f246de53_NapoleonHorsey.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,177,495,248&w=600&h=300)
Horsey Has Swag
As if we didn't already know![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/f54baa80-94ed-4ba1-b42b-afd818ec4b64_Horseybig.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,125,500,250&w=600&h=300)
Announcing our new logo! (not really)
A new era begins for Lichess![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0f926823-7ae8-438d-b90c-8c2303433c7c_knight-banner.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,128,512,256&w=600&h=300)
Streamer Team Battle!
Join us for the third streamer's battle!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b96c671a-7039-46fd-83db-7f2f66236c77_49698392802_797402c076_k.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,212,2048,1024&w=600&h=300)
“Covidates” Round 7 - Allez les bleus
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave eases into first place in a crucial victory![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e644f5aa-a461-45f5-be4b-463521be72e4_49686399371_de7776228a_k.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,106,2047,1024&w=600&h=300)
"Covidates" Round 4 - 6; Omnibus Recap
A catch up to rounds 4 - 6 of the Candidates Tournament; video recaps by IM Alex Astaneh Lopez and GM Jon Speelman![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e8bc9a76-d5b9-42ab-ba7d-2adc0891cf68_mar20btastandings.png?auto=compress,format&rect=5,0,742,371&w=600&h=300)
Titled Blitz Arena Recap
A recap of the titled 3+0 blitz tournament with a prize pool of $1000!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/9bbc5830-6c60-4365-b1f2-0193a4bb5040_49677163407_a4247c3df6_k.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,171,2048,1024&w=600&h=300)
"Covidates" - Round 3 Recap; video highlights from GM Jon Speelman
Ding demolishes Fabi's (Lc0?) prep to get the full point![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0dcff326-0392-463e-9d5d-4fc5fc6f2303_49673229992_529c461c2c_k.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,225,2048,1024&w=600&h=300)
"Covidates" 2020, Round 2 Report
Cough into the crease of your elbow rather your hand - it's more hygienic![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/6af30a5f-ad4c-4de5-94e6-a40fa6c1227e_onlinechessheader.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,145,800,400&w=600&h=300)
Running Your Chess Club Online
Lichess can help with your chess needs, especially when you can't go outside!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/05e4ea68-7d78-4aab-8618-a305e8c07841_Grischy+and+hand+saniztizer.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,40,800,400&w=600&h=300)
“Covidates” 2020, Round 1 Report
Please remember to wash your hands thoroughly before reading.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b520b8eb-4faf-45b2-b294-30907d39eee1_49666186178_0fdf6209c5_b.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,85,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Candidates 2020 - FIDE declares "safety is our priority"
FIDE claims 'safety is our priority' but actions speak louder than words![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b02e6678-c5d4-4052-9127-e88e7a62356d_Mar20BTA.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Announcing the 3+0 Blitz Titled Arena
A titled 3+0 blitz tournament with a prize pool of $1000!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/b1199bd4-50d2-4f90-9132-464bdcbfc52b_Mar20ltastandings.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,5,735,368&w=600&h=300)
A Finely Balanced Battle
Possibly the closest Titled Arena to date!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/738e315f-0dba-452f-beb2-295376b8423d_Mar20LTA.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Titled Arena Announcement
March's Titled Arena Edition!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/56a75d8d-cdad-4413-8122-10e9618df6e2_chessboarduino.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,65,2048,1024&w=600&h=300)
Welcome Lichess Boards
A new way to play on Lichess!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/c6bbf948-22c7-48e9-8f3d-9094fd6f0765_turk.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,270,943,472&w=600&h=300)
Regium: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
The dubious world of Kickstarters and "magical" technology.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/9dadf461-2e4f-4144-8c76-52906ba6b54e_streamerstandings15Feb2020.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,800,400&w=600&h=300)
A Hard Fought Battle
Two in a row for Crestbook Chess Club and GM Sergey Shipov!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/21ea7475-a74a-498b-9675-1e4a99853df8_Feb20LTA.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)
Titled Arena Announcement
February's Titled Arena Edition!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0f926823-7ae8-438d-b90c-8c2303433c7c_knight-banner.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,128,512,256&w=600&h=300)
Streamer Team Battle!
The rematch!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/8f926ba9-80c1-4f2b-a286-6d0a0e6d45e0_Jan20TA.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,1,763,382&w=600&h=300)
Pacey Penguin Proudly Peaks Podium Pinnacle
Starting the Decade with a Bang![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/91208a41-9439-42c2-9c42-04d87356c7fc_streamerstandings09Jan2020.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,800,400&w=600&h=300)
The dust settles on the battlefield
Congratulations to Crestbook Chess Club and GM Sergey Shipov on their victory!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/0f926823-7ae8-438d-b90c-8c2303433c7c_knight-banner.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,128,512,256&w=600&h=300)
Streamer Team Battle!
Whose rallying battle cry will you answer?![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/6a7dfa89-afdd-478b-b5b3-8e1bc5373c10_Copy+of+Blue+Purple+Green+Night+Sky+Virgo+Birthday+Greeting+Twitter+Post.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,1024,512&w=600&h=300)