Eight women and girls have qualified for the Queens' Online Chess Festival Finals on Lichess! Watch all the games now in our broadcast and read more about the event organised by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess in our announcement.

Round 1 of the FIDE Candidates 2026 has started! In the Open, world no. 2 GM Hikaru Nakamura faces GM Fabiano Caruana, and the Women's top seed GM Zhu Jiner takes on former Women's World Champion GM Tan Zhongyi, among others. Follow all the games in our broadcasts.

Congratulations to GM Ediz Gürel for winning our Bullet Titled Arena March 2026, ahead of GM Andy Woodward, GM Emin Ohanyan, GM Nihal Sarin, and IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher!

Watch our next Candidates pre-event interviews with Javokhir Sindarov and Wei Yi! Stay tuned for more interviews throughout the Candidates Tournaments.

The FIDE Candidates Tournaments 2026 will begin tomorrow, 2026-03-29 12:30 UTC in Pegeia, Cyprus! The winners will earn the right to challenge for the World Chess Championship and Women's World Chess Championship titles. Check out our preview blog, watch our on-site player interviews, and follow all the games in our broadcasts until 2026-04-16.

Our March 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-03-28 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at 20:00 UTC.

Lichess has arrived in Cyprus to cover the Candidates Tournament! Watch our pre-event interviews with Fabiano Caruana, Matthias Blübaum, and Tan Zhongyi.