Blog posts from 2023
![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/674db62a-6cc9-4944-9801-ce378fd0cc50_lila-gitpod-youtube-thumbnail.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,41,1280,640&w=600&h=300)
![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/76e3754a-0fed-45ab-a2d6-f44b87e60b6f_Pavlodar-Open.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,81,2560,1280&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/3f4f8f8e-5bfa-4707-bd37-8266ccd2bee2_8f037f87-a383-491b-8a7c-bce958bef736_TAstandard.webp?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/a2cb2b6b-dd62-4763-a5d3-7a81df6c8490_fixed-title-no-tear_v2.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,167,1644,822&w=600&h=300)
Breaking the Silence
Lichess will no longer cooperate with the US Chess Federation and the Saint Louis Chess Club![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/54ef0b3c-ac6b-4e44-a2e5-2242e8e66dab_53047484670_effcfac1c6_k.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,171,2047,1024&w=600&h=300)
Ju Wenjun is Womens World Champion
GM Ju Wenjun is Women's World Champion for the fourth time.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/2c70f3eb-8312-4b2c-88e6-7105995bcc2d_Women%27s+WCC.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,171,2048,1024&w=600&h=300)
Women's World Chess Championship: Half way done
![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/229d65cc-e194-4176-9f46-1d1342d72010_Uralsk+Open.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,81,2560,1280&w=600&h=300)
Andreikin wins the Uralsk Qualifier!
Andreikin, along with Galaktionov, Sviridov, Sevgi, will play in the second stage of the Kazakhstan Cup, expenses covered!![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/9db8db76-631a-4b8d-bf53-b0153c8618d9_Uralsk+cover.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,402,4928,2464&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/1fdc61a8-c43f-4043-ad62-267cbf05f6a3_Aktobe+Open.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,81,2560,1280&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/86df3c63-55a9-498d-96b5-064522aa5eda_Aktobe.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,133,1600,800&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/e619a5fe-05f4-4411-89b0-7a55ba321ca4_52861556620_0c0d08913f_c.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,67,799,400&w=600&h=300)
World Chess Championship 2023: Reactions, Statistics, and Impressions
A look back at the 2023 Chess World Championship![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/3f4f8f8e-5bfa-4707-bd37-8266ccd2bee2_8f037f87-a383-491b-8a7c-bce958bef736_TAstandard.webp?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/220f4f6a-59ee-41d5-a0a4-662d589253ee_Screenshot+2023-05-01+at+15.26.47.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,194,2428,1214&w=600&h=300)
World Chess Championship: Game 14 and Tiebreaks
Ding Liren is the 17th Chess World Champion: “this match was the deepest reflection of my soul”![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/31dcc3e6-d137-4053-bf8b-20cdefd90b20_Screenshot+2023-04-28+at+18.37.05.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,202,2422,1211&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/569772f1-96c0-4805-81dc-8671b68a91f6_Screenshot+2023-04-25+at+16.02.39.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,183,2244,1122&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/c1500f69-af5b-41c6-bce3-28f0f8c273aa_Screenshot+2023-04-22+at+17.51.46.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,201,2410,1205&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/faaa0469-c30c-4f8e-8f00-a00829fa451f_Screenshot+2023-04-17+at+15.51.44.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,184,2256,1128&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/a1995790-0193-4b0d-8b96-9f35a90c4dfe_20230413_Astana_Anna_Shtourman_Game4_FIDE_World_Championship_Ding_Liren-25.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,404,4842,2421&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/a20cdca8-62a6-4aad-9ab0-fea944340412_tQ2fwX4Q.jpeg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,171,2048,1024&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/26912662-eed9-470d-944f-aa4e79865c57_ding-nepo-1.jpeg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,100,1200,600&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/94249cc3-3e14-4ca9-b2b7-d6fca79c2fb9_backward-time%281%29.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,128,512,256&w=600&h=300)
Life moves pretty fast (not really)
...if you don't play quickly, you could miss it.![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/71010c1a-ad4c-40c7-b972-a245e3174085_Players-discuss-CBIndia.jpeg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,150,1200,600&w=600&h=300)
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![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/a9c29a84-817c-4a60-820c-944451bcccca_levon+WR.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,30,936,468&w=600&h=300)
Aronian Takes WR Masters
![](https://images.prismic.io/lichess/292c3ef9-1dce-46ee-ac67-4e4cdf0c7fef_Iran+title.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,417,5000,2500&w=600&h=300)
5 Centimeters of Hair: Iranian Chess in 2023
![](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/0a96f6a8-1913-4320-8dbd-addda383ba8f_lichessupdate.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,11,1280,640&w=600&h=300)