Blog posts from 2022
Women Candidates Pool B Kicks Off in Khiva, Uzbekistan
Settlement Reached in Stockfish v ChessBase
KontraJako narrowly wins TA Arena ahead of mutdpro, MatthewG-p4p
And why Sergei Zhigalko's epic near-comeback might have been the story of the tournament
Lichess Recruits Full-Time Mobile Developer
In some our recent updates, we shared Lichess' future plans. With an eye on our future, we have exciting news!
Taking Lichess to the Next Level
Our current setup and our future plans
Bortnyk victorious after NM ZugAddict somehow fails to win October TA
Dozens of followers distraught
Lichess Qualifiers Send Nakamura and Abdusattorov to World Fischer Random Championship
306,296 games. 20,171,017 moves. 73,000+ entries to the Lichess qualifiers. Two winners — GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
Charity? Non-profit? No profit?
A treatise on "business models"Midway Through The World Fischer Random Championship Qualifiers on Lichess
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
Daniel Naroditsky With a Back-to-Back Titled Arena win!
Naroditsky with pure domination comes in first, with Minh Le in second and kontraJako in third place behind him.FIDE World Fischer Random Championship – Update
The halfway mark of the open qualification process for the FIDE World Fischer Random Championships - have you qualified yet?Play in a Chess World Championship
Take part in a World Championship qualifier held on Lichess for free, and take your shot at eternal glory – and part of a $400,000 prize fund
Lichess Half-Year Update & New Feature Sneak Preview
August is the perfect time for a June update :)
A first time Grandmaster Titled Arena winner and Nakamura's forbidden platform
Stockfish vs ChessBase, Round 1
Candidates Day 14: Nakamura and Ding battle for... possibly nothing?
Candidates Day Thirteen: Nepomniachtchi triumphant
Candidates Day Twelve: Nepomniachtchi almost home
Candidates Day Eleven: Hyper-Bullet, the Breakfast of Champions
Lichess Celebrates Pride Month
Candidates Day Ten: Maybe Second Place Isn't So Bad.
Candidates Day Nine: The Turns Have Tabled
Candidates Day Eight: Nepomniachtchi Sneaks Further Ahead
Candidates Day Seven: Nepomniatchi and Caruana Rocket Past the Field.
Candidates Day Six: Nepomniachtchi and Caruana push ahead
Candidates Day Five: Fighting Tooth and Draw
Candidates Day Four: Nepomniachtchi Takes The Lead
Candidates Day Three: No Luck on The Draw
Candidates Day Two: For whom the Berlin tolls
Candidates Day 1: Half decisive, half drawn
A good day for previous candidate winners...
FIDE Candidates 2022 Kicks off in Madrid
Bortnyk on 960 Titled Arena streak
No opening theory, only pure instinct and chaos
IM Minh Le Obliterates a Titled Arena while Soccer Slowly Fades into Obscurity
Bortnyk wins Titled Arena (Formerly World Championship)
World Championship of Titled Arena Announcement
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
Announcing the Lichess World Championship
IM Minh Le wins hard fought Titled Arena
Nakamura takes down the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix
Runner-up Rapport also qualifies for the Candidates
Hackers Leak Lichess Source Code (not really)
All our inner workings exposed!
Photo Finish in Titled Arena Demonstrates that Chess is Fun
Ukrainian Voices
Lichess Statement on the War in Ukraine
“Truth is the first casualty of war” - Ethel Annakin
Sargsyan Wins Tight Titled Arena
IM Minh Le wins 7th Titled Arena and a Super GM event on Lichess today.
Bortnyk Takes 960 Titled Arena
Naroditsky strolls to TA win
Bortnyk Wins the Titled Arena and the Agadmator Arena is ready to resume
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!