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Lichess
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21 Sept 2023
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
19 Sept 2023
Disaster Relief Fundraiser for North Africa
Donate to two Worthy Causes
3 Sept 2023
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
1 Sept 2023
Lichess Meetup: Barcelona
Meet the Lichess team
29 Aug 2023
Lichess Game of the Month: July 23
A series of piece sacrifices !
10 Aug 2023
Breaking the Silence
Lichess will no longer cooperate with the US Chess Federation and the Saint Louis Chess Club
1 Aug 2023
Lichess Game of the Month: June 23
Outstanding checkmate to win!
22 Jul 2023
Ju Wenjun is Womens World Champion
GM Ju Wenjun is Women's World Champion for the fourth time.
12 Jul 2023
Women's World Chess Championship: Half way done
4 Jul 2023
Andreikin wins the Uralsk Qualifier!
Andreikin, along with Galaktionov, Sviridov, Sevgi, will play in the second stage of the Kazakhstan …
18 Jun 2023
Lichess Game of the Month: May 23
Another brilliant queen sacrifice by achja!
10 Jun 2023
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
6 Jun 2023
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 to…
23 May 2023
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 O…
12 May 2023
World Chess Championship 2023: Reactions, Statistics, and Impressions
A look back at the 2023 Chess World Championship
11 May 2023
Lichess Game of the Month: April
Brilliant queen sacrifice by Marcusus!
2 May 2023
Titled Arena Announcement(s)
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!
1 May 2023
World Chess Championship: Game 14 and Tiebreaks
Ding Liren is the 17th Chess World Champion: “this match was the deepest reflection of my soul”
28 Apr 2023
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 annot…
25 Apr 2023
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 anno…
22 Apr 2023
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 anno…
17 Apr 2023
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 te…
14 Apr 2023
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 ann…
13 Apr 2023
Review: Through the Mirror of Chess
Chess lovers rejoice - well-known documentary maker, Ideas Roadshow, recently released a four-part d…
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