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title: WAF 1st Anniversary — The Rise of World Fronts
description: A Message from the Founder – Celebrating WAF’s Anniversary
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**A year ago, what started as just an idea — a dream to bring all Antichess lovers together — turned into something truly special. That dream became World Antichess Front (WAF).**

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When I created this team, I never imagined it would grow into one of the most active and passionate Antichess communities on Lichess. We began with a handful of players and a big goal — to make our mark in variant battles. Today, we’ve hosted tournaments, competed in mega battles, and built a real family of players who love the art of **losing to win**.

We got success not only in antichess but in almost all variants. **For 8 months we were continuously top 3 in weekly antichess team battles, ranked in KOTH , Atomic , Three Check , Racing Kings also.**
Now at present we are focusing on Lichess organised Standard chess team battles including Cash prized streamers team battle too.

This anniversary isn’t just about looking back — it’s about everyone who made this journey unforgettable.

**Special thanks and credits to @owlie\_sel (aka @ew\_pawn, also known as Selbi) — a true driving force behind WAF’s success. From organizing events to keeping the spirit alive, Selbi has been one of the strongest pillars of this community.**

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To every co-leader, member, and supporter — thank you for believing in this vision and making WAF what it is today.
Join us and celebrate 
https://lichess.org/swiss/ljIHqcXW

Here’s to more tournaments, more fun, and more brilliant blunders!
Let’s keep proving that in Antichess — the best way to win is to lose.

– Aritra, Founder of World Antichess Front (WAF)
*"You are the one we are waiting for!"*

**Our Main Branch :-**
https://lichess.org/team/world-antichess-front

**Our other Branches :-**
https://lichess.org/team/world-atomic-front
https://lichess.org/team/world-king-of-the-hill-front
https://lichess.org/team/world-racing-kings-front