World Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov joined us for an interview at Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown! Sindarov finished the first day undefeated and is currently in second place, just behind Hikaru Nakamura. Follow all the games in our broadcast.

Even grandmasters overpress sometimes! Watch IM Emil Stefanov’s instructive breakdown of our second Ladder Legends edition with insights from the players, GM Iván Salgado López and GM Peng Li Min.

Our next edition of Ladder Legends by Lichess features GM Volodymyr Vetoshko facing GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko in their rematch! GM Oleksiyenko won the first game, but has to play with the black pieces this time. Join us for our livestream tomorrow, 2026-10-28 at 16:00 UTC, with our host IM Emil Stefanov on YouTube and Twitch.

Tune in now to the Lichess4545 Season 50 livestream with NM Marc Nassar on Twitch!

Congrats @Fritzi_2003 on winning our 2026 Autumn Marathon with a 68% win rate in 415 games, finishing 109 points ahead of runner-up CM Daniil Kaminskii! Thanks to all 19,752 registered players who played a total of 206,604 games and 14,743,979 moves. Our 2026 Winter Marathon will start on 2026-12-28 at 00:00 UTC.

You can now import chess positions from images on the Lichess mobile app! Press the camera icon in the Board editor, and choose between taking or uploading a picture. See the demo and download the app!

Our 2026 Autumn Marathon starts on 2026-10-24 at 00:00 UTC! Join us for 24 hours of 3+0 Blitz and take part in one of the biggest chess tournaments in history. The top 500, top 100, top 50, top 10, and the winner will all get a unique trophy.