Blog posts from 2023
Livaic Wins the Pavlodar Qualifier!
2023 Lichess Meetup in Barcelona
A weekend in Catalonia's beautiful capital!
Your chance to qualify to the Kazakhstan Cup, costs covered – with a $50,000 prize fund!
A $2,000 prize fund event - with the winner qualifying to Pavlodar Open
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
Breaking the Silence
Lichess will no longer cooperate with the US Chess Federation and the Saint Louis Chess Club
Ju Wenjun is Womens World Champion
GM Ju Wenjun is Women's World Champion for the fourth time.
Women's World Chess Championship: Half way done
Andreikin wins the Uralsk Qualifier!
Andreikin, along with Galaktionov, Sviridov, Sevgi, will play in the second stage of the Kazakhstan Cup, expenses covered!
Your (second) chance to qualify to the Kazakhstan Cup, costs covered – with a $50,000 prize fund!
A $2,000 prize fund event - with the winner qualifying to Uralsk Open
Thrilling final sends Savchenko flying to Aktobe for the $50,000 Kazakhstan Cup
Winning the Lichess qualifiers he will play with full expenses covered in the $50,000 Aktobe Open tournament in Kazakhstan
Your chance to qualify to the Kazakhstan Cup, costs covered – with a $50,000 prize fund!
A $2,000 prize fund event - with the winner qualifying to the Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial, Aktobe Open
World Chess Championship 2023: Reactions, Statistics, and Impressions
A look back at the 2023 Chess World ChampionshipTitled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
World Chess Championship: Game 14 and Tiebreaks
Ding Liren is the 17th Chess World Champion: “this match was the deepest reflection of my soul”
World Chess Championship: Games 12 and 13 - Ding's Third Comeback: Chaos in the Colle!
A recap of Games 12 and 13 of the World Championship between Nepomniachtchi and Ding, and with annotations by GM Harikrishna Pentala
World Chess Championship: Games 10 and 11 - Business as Usual?
A recap of Games 10 and 11 of the World Championship between Nepomniachtchi and Ding, and with annotations by GM Harikrishna Pentala
World Chess Championship: Games 7, 8 and 9 - Ding’s Prep Discovered?
A recap of Games 7, 8 and 9 of the World Championship between Nepomniachtchi and Ding, and with annotations by GM Harikrishna Pentala
World Chess Championship: Games 5 and 6 - A Slugfest
A recap of Games 5 and 6 of the World Championship between Nepomniachtchi and Ding by the Lichess team and with annotations by GM Harikrishna Pentala
World Chess Championship: Games 3 and 4 - A New Hope?
A recap of Games 3 and 4 of the ongoing World Championship between Nepomniachtchi and Ding, with annotations by GM David Navara
Chess World Championship: Nepomniachtchi versus Ding – Games 1 and 2
A recap of the first two games of the ongoing World Championship with annotations by GM David Navara
Preview: FIDE World Chess Championship 2023
Ahead of the 14 game match between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi, Lichess previews what may be in store
Life moves pretty fast (not really)
...if you don't play quickly, you could miss it.
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Collapses into "Chaos" as Players Withdraw
GM Abdumalik, GM Paehtz withdraw hours before and during the event following alleged bad conditions, unfair pairings
Aronian Takes WR Masters
5 Centimeters of Hair: Iranian Chess in 2023
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!