FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 9: Goryachkina Wins 130 WGP Points
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina drew her game against IM Nurgyul Salimova to clinch first place and, with …
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 8: Status Quo Remains Unchanged
A quiet day of four draws saw little changes in the standings before the final round on November 8.
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 7: Goryachkina Close To Double Hat-Trick
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina won her fifth game in a row while GM Tan Zhongyi also won to keep herself …
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 6: Goryachkina Maintains Full Point Lead
GM Aleksandra Goryachkina won again to extend her lead over the field as IM Bibisara Assaubayeva los…
Meet the Lichess Team in Berlin! Triff das Lichess-Team in Berlin!
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FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 5: Goryachkina Takes Sole Lead
A very exciting round 5 saw four decisive games and a shakeup in the standings as GM Aleksandra Gory…
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 4: Tan, Goryachkina, and Koneru Lead
GM Tan Zhongyi's draw meant that GM Aleksandra Goryachkina's win against IM Stavroula Tsolakidou and…
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 3: Tan Zhongyi in Sole Lead
GM Tan Zhongyi took the sole lead after defeating GM Kateryna Lagno, while GM Aleksandra Goryachkina…
Lichess Game of the Month: September '24
A wonderful example of how development can be more important than material
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Shymkent Round 2: Munguntuul Plays an Amazing Sacrifice
A round of four draws saw a stunning fifth game where IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul won with a powerful sa…
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Shymkent Round 1: Assaubayeva, Tsolakidou, and Tan Win
Assaubayeva, Tsolakidou, and Tan win as the second leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024/2025 gets…
Lichess Game of the Month: August '24
Queen sacrifice leading to an imaginative mate threat
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 11: India Achieves Double Gold
India achieved double gold as the United States obtained silver in the Open and bronze in the Women'…
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 10: India Defeats the US, Shares 1st in Women's
India has won against the US in round 10 and only needs a draw in round 11 to secure gold, while Ind…
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 9: India Leads Open, Kazakhstan 1st in Women's
India is still two points ahead in the Open as Kazakhstan takes sole 1st in the Women's.
2024 Budapest Olympiad R8: India 16/16 in Open, Falters vs. Poland in Women's
India remains in the sole lead in the Open, but falters in the Women's as it's caught by Kazakhstan …
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 7: India Defeats China, Two Points Ahead in Women's
India continues to lead both sections as it widens its lead further in the Women's.
Post-Mortem of our Longest Downtime
From 14:54 UTC on the 12th September until 01:33 UTC on the 13th September, Lichess experienced the …
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 6: India in Sole Lead in Open and Women’s
India has not lost a single match in both the Open and Women's, while Vietnam and Lithuania continue…
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 5: Vietnam Keeps Surging As India and China Win
Vietnam caused another upset as it defeated Poland, while Armenia defeated China in the women's.
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Wins vs. US, Vietnam Wins vs. Uzbekistan
Ukraine caused a big upset in the Open section as it defeated the pre-tournament favorite, the USA, …
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 3: Upset Wins in Open, Upset Draws in Women's
The Netherlands and Germany lost in the Open while Georgia and Poland drew in the Women's in round 3…
2024 Budapest Olympiad Round 2: Canada Draws Norway, Women’s Upset-Less
Magnus Carlsen's absence is felt as Norway draws Canada, while individual upsets in the women's sect…