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Congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin for winning our Bullet Titled Arena November 2025! 🏆
He finished ahead of GM Emin Ohanyan, GM Pranav V, IM Matvey Galchenko, and FM Artem Bardyk!
➡️ Full standings and all games: lichess.org/tournament/n...
He finished ahead of GM Emin Ohanyan, GM Pranav V, IM Matvey Galchenko, and FM Artem Bardyk!
➡️ Full standings and all games: lichess.org/tournament/n...
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin for winning our Bullet Titled Arena November 2025! 🏆
He finished ahead of GM Emin Ohanyan, GM Pranav V, IM Matvey Galchenko, and FM Artem Bardyk!
➡️ Full standings and all games: lichess.org/tournament/n...
He finished ahead of GM Emin Ohanyan, GM Pranav V, IM Matvey Galchenko, and FM Artem Bardyk!
➡️ Full standings and all games: lichess.org/tournament/n...
GM Andy Woodward (mraquariyaz67) just set a new Lichess bullet rating record of 3501!
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
GM Andy Woodward (mraquariyaz67) just set a new Lichess bullet rating record of 3501!
Our November 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Our November 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
We've got a prize-packed end to the year, with over $15k in winnings being decided.
Starting with Titled Arena weekends in a row (29th, 6th, 13th), and closing out with the $10k ChessMood Grand Prix Final on the 20th of December, plus $2.5k for the overall GP winner!
Put it in your diaries 👀
Starting with Titled Arena weekends in a row (29th, 6th, 13th), and closing out with the $10k ChessMood Grand Prix Final on the 20th of December, plus $2.5k for the overall GP winner!
Put it in your diaries 👀
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We've got a prize-packed end to the year, with over $15k in winnings being decided.
Starting with Titled Arena weekends in a row (29th, 6th, 13th), and closing out with the $10k ChessMood Grand Prix Final on the 20th of December, plus $2.5k for the overall GP winner!
Put it in your diaries 👀
Starting with Titled Arena weekends in a row (29th, 6th, 13th), and closing out with the $10k ChessMood Grand Prix Final on the 20th of December, plus $2.5k for the overall GP winner!
Put it in your diaries 👀
Our new Triangle Mate puzzle theme is now available! 🧩
Black to move and mate in 3.. 🧐
➡️ Solve the puzzle on Lichess: lichess.org/training/9UbKG
Black to move and mate in 3.. 🧐
➡️ Solve the puzzle on Lichess: lichess.org/training/9UbKG
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Our new Triangle Mate puzzle theme is now available! 🧩
Black to move and mate in 3.. 🧐
➡️ Solve the puzzle on Lichess: lichess.org/training/9UbKG
Black to move and mate in 3.. 🧐
➡️ Solve the puzzle on Lichess: lichess.org/training/9UbKG
How much does it cost to run Lichess? Watch the detailed breakdown of our expenses on Chessbase India, given by our Director of Operations Theo Wait to Sagar Shah!
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US$789,389 - Breakdown of Lichess' annual expenses | Ft. Theo Wait, Director of Operations
Lichess is one of the world's most popular chess websites. What's amazing is that it is a not for profit initiative. It's money comes from the donations of the people who want it to keep going. In…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
How much does it cost to run Lichess? Watch the detailed breakdown of our expenses on Chessbase India, given by our Director of Operations Theo Wait to Sagar Shah!
youtu.be/oEbW1Lv1vus
youtu.be/oEbW1Lv1vus
Congrats Panikin_Skywalker on winning the Lichess Game of the Month October 2025! 🎉
Thank you for all your countless submissions! 🙌
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Thank you for all your countless submissions! 🙌
www.youtube.com/shorts/KNC8c...
Lichess Game of the Month October 2025! Congrats Panikin_Skywalker 🎉
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November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Congrats Panikin_Skywalker on winning the Lichess Game of the Month October 2025! 🎉
Thank you for all your countless submissions! 🙌
www.youtube.com/shorts/KNC8c...
Thank you for all your countless submissions! 🙌
www.youtube.com/shorts/KNC8c...
Watch our interview with GM Javokhir Sindarov - the youngest Chess World Cup winner of all time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf7o...
Javokhir Sindarov After Winning the FIDE World Cup 2025
GM Javokhir Sindarov defeated GM Wei Yi in the final rapid tiebreaks of the 2025 FIDE World Cup, becoming the youngest World Cup winner of all time! #fideworldcup2025 #fideworldcup
Replay the…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Watch our interview with GM Javokhir Sindarov - the youngest Chess World Cup winner of all time!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf7o...
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the FIDE World Cup 2025, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks!
➡️ Read our final recap, with annotations by IM Nitish Belurkar for 20 of the most important World Cup games: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
➡️ Read our final recap, with annotations by IM Nitish Belurkar for 20 of the most important World Cup games: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
FIDE World Cup Finals: Sindarov Wins All, Esipenko Qualifies to Candidates
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the 2025 FIDE World Cup, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks. Meanwhile, GM Andrey Esipenko has qualified to the 2026 FIDE Candidates after defeating GM Nodirbek…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
GM Javokhir Sindarov won the FIDE World Cup 2025, defeating GM Wei Yi in the rapid tiebreaks!
➡️ Read our final recap, with annotations by IM Nitish Belurkar for 20 of the most important World Cup games: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
➡️ Read our final recap, with annotations by IM Nitish Belurkar for 20 of the most important World Cup games: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
Congratulations to Javokhir Sindarov on winning the 2025 #FIDEWorldCup!
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Congratulations to Javokhir Sindarov on winning the 2025 #FIDEWorldCup!
GM Andrey Esipenko defeated GM Nodirbek Yakubboev in the 3rd place match of the FIDE World Cup 2025, joining finalists GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov at the Candidates!
Watch our interview with GM Andrey Esipenko: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_-f...
Watch our interview with GM Andrey Esipenko: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_-f...
Andrey Esipenko After Qualifying to the Candidates | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Finals Game 2
Andrey Esipenko defeated Nodirbek Yakubboev 2-0 in the 3rd place match to qualify for the candidates! #FIDEWorldCup
Replay the games on Lichess:…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
GM Andrey Esipenko defeated GM Nodirbek Yakubboev in the 3rd place match of the FIDE World Cup 2025, joining finalists GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov at the Candidates!
Watch our interview with GM Andrey Esipenko: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_-f...
Watch our interview with GM Andrey Esipenko: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_-f...
We have another confirmed player of the 2026 Candidates, after Esipenko's win for 3rd at the #FIDEWorldCup!
*not confirmed, but highly likely to qualify.
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
*not confirmed, but highly likely to qualify.
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
We have another confirmed player of the 2026 Candidates, after Esipenko's win for 3rd at the #FIDEWorldCup!
*not confirmed, but highly likely to qualify.
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
*not confirmed, but highly likely to qualify.
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
Congratulations to Andrey Esipenko on coming 3rd in the #FIDEWorldCup and qualifying to the 2026 Candidates!
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Congratulations to Andrey Esipenko on coming 3rd in the #FIDEWorldCup and qualifying to the 2026 Candidates!
We have updated our API documentation!
It is now much faster, has new helpful features, with sample code in almost 40 programming languages, and makes testing and debugging much easier.
➡️ Check it out: lichess.org/api
www.youtube.com/shorts/VeKMM...
It is now much faster, has new helpful features, with sample code in almost 40 programming languages, and makes testing and debugging much easier.
➡️ Check it out: lichess.org/api
www.youtube.com/shorts/VeKMM...
We have updated our API documentation! Much faster, new features, easier testing and debugging.
YouTube video by Lichess
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November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We have updated our API documentation!
It is now much faster, has new helpful features, with sample code in almost 40 programming languages, and makes testing and debugging much easier.
➡️ Check it out: lichess.org/api
www.youtube.com/shorts/VeKMM...
It is now much faster, has new helpful features, with sample code in almost 40 programming languages, and makes testing and debugging much easier.
➡️ Check it out: lichess.org/api
www.youtube.com/shorts/VeKMM...
Congratulations to team CHESS CLASSROOM for winning the 10th and final ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier with top scorers GM Haik Martirosyan, IM Jakub Pulpan, GM Mitrabha Guha, and many others!
Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,388 registered players!
lichess.org/tournament/C...
Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,388 registered players!
lichess.org/tournament/C...
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Congratulations to team CHESS CLASSROOM for winning the 10th and final ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier with top scorers GM Haik Martirosyan, IM Jakub Pulpan, GM Mitrabha Guha, and many others!
Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,388 registered players!
lichess.org/tournament/C...
Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,388 registered players!
lichess.org/tournament/C...
GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov advanced to the finals of the FIDE World Cup 2025 and qualified for the Candidates!
GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev will play for another Candidates spot in their 3rd place match.
➡️ Read our recap: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev will play for another Candidates spot in their 3rd place match.
➡️ Read our recap: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
FIDE World Cup Semifinals: Wei Yi & Javokhir Sindarov Qualify to Candidates
GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov have made it to the finals of the World Cup and thus secured qualification to the 2026 FIDE Candidates. GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev will play the…
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November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
GM Wei Yi and GM Javokhir Sindarov advanced to the finals of the FIDE World Cup 2025 and qualified for the Candidates!
GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev will play for another Candidates spot in their 3rd place match.
➡️ Read our recap: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev will play for another Candidates spot in their 3rd place match.
➡️ Read our recap: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
We have 2 more confirmed qualifiers to the candidates after Sindarov & Wei's tiebreak victories in the #FIDEWorldCup today!
*Unconfirmed, but highly likely
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
*Unconfirmed, but highly likely
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We have 2 more confirmed qualifiers to the candidates after Sindarov & Wei's tiebreak victories in the #FIDEWorldCup today!
*Unconfirmed, but highly likely
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
*Unconfirmed, but highly likely
📷 Michal Walusza, Rafael Oleksiewicz, Maria Emelianova / FIDE
GM Wei Yi advances to the finals of the FIDE World Cup 2025!
He defeated GM Andrey Esipenko, who shockingly blundered a rook in the decisive tiebreak game, and will now face GM Javokhir Sindarov in the final match.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Wei Yi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtT-...
He defeated GM Andrey Esipenko, who shockingly blundered a rook in the decisive tiebreak game, and will now face GM Javokhir Sindarov in the final match.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Wei Yi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtT-...
Wei Yi: "I didn't expect I can be in the finals" | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Semifinals Tiebreaks
Wei Yi won the tiebreaks against Andrey Esipenko after a shocking rook blunder to advance to the finals! #FIDEWorldCup
Replay the game on Lichess:…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
GM Wei Yi advances to the finals of the FIDE World Cup 2025!
He defeated GM Andrey Esipenko, who shockingly blundered a rook in the decisive tiebreak game, and will now face GM Javokhir Sindarov in the final match.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Wei Yi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtT-...
He defeated GM Andrey Esipenko, who shockingly blundered a rook in the decisive tiebreak game, and will now face GM Javokhir Sindarov in the final match.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Wei Yi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtT-...
@thehindu.com interviewed our Director of Operations, Theo Wait:
"We want to keep Lichess completely free, and say no to ads as well. There have been offers to buy out Lichess, but we are not for sale."
Check out the free version of the article: www.thehindu.com/sport/liches...
"We want to keep Lichess completely free, and say no to ads as well. There have been offers to buy out Lichess, but we are not for sale."
Check out the free version of the article: www.thehindu.com/sport/liches...
Lichess: serving chess community, free of cost
Lichess: serving chess community, free of cost
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November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
@thehindu.com interviewed our Director of Operations, Theo Wait:
"We want to keep Lichess completely free, and say no to ads as well. There have been offers to buy out Lichess, but we are not for sale."
Check out the free version of the article: www.thehindu.com/sport/liches...
"We want to keep Lichess completely free, and say no to ads as well. There have been offers to buy out Lichess, but we are not for sale."
Check out the free version of the article: www.thehindu.com/sport/liches...
We have launched two new team leagues! 🔥
The Lichess Rapid League is held every Monday at 17:00 UTC and the Lichess Bullet League is held every Wednesday at 18:00 UTC.
👉 Read more in our announcement: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
The Lichess Rapid League is held every Monday at 17:00 UTC and the Lichess Bullet League is held every Wednesday at 18:00 UTC.
👉 Read more in our announcement: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
Announcing the Lichess Rapid and Bullet Team Leagues
Announcing two new leagues on Mondays and Wednesdays!
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November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We have launched two new team leagues! 🔥
The Lichess Rapid League is held every Monday at 17:00 UTC and the Lichess Bullet League is held every Wednesday at 18:00 UTC.
👉 Read more in our announcement: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
The Lichess Rapid League is held every Monday at 17:00 UTC and the Lichess Bullet League is held every Wednesday at 18:00 UTC.
👉 Read more in our announcement: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev are through to the Semifinals of the FIDE World Cup 2025!
➡️ Read our recap of the Quarterfinals: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
The tournament will continue on 21 November at 09:45 UTC, after tomorrow's rest day.
➡️ Read our recap of the Quarterfinals: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
The tournament will continue on 21 November at 09:45 UTC, after tomorrow's rest day.
FIDE World Cup Quarterfinals: Wei, Sindarov, Esipenko, Yakubboev Through
GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev are through to the semifinals after having eliminated GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM José Eduardo Martínez Alcántara, GM Sam…
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November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
GM Wei Yi, GM Javokhir Sindarov, GM Andrey Esipenko, and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev are through to the Semifinals of the FIDE World Cup 2025!
➡️ Read our recap of the Quarterfinals: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
The tournament will continue on 21 November at 09:45 UTC, after tomorrow's rest day.
➡️ Read our recap of the Quarterfinals: lichess.org/@/Lichess/bl...
The tournament will continue on 21 November at 09:45 UTC, after tomorrow's rest day.
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
GM Nodirbek Yakubboev crossed 2700 and is the first player to advance to the Semifinals of the World Cup!
He defeated GM Alexander Donchenko in Game 1 of the Quarterfinals and won the match by drawing Game 2 today.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Nodirbek Yakubboev: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycee...
He defeated GM Alexander Donchenko in Game 1 of the Quarterfinals and won the match by drawing Game 2 today.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Nodirbek Yakubboev: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycee...
Nodirbek Yakubboev: "Just try to play good chess!" | FIDE World Cup 2025 | Quarterfinals Game 2
Nodirbek Yakkuboev won the first game and drew today against Alexander Donchenko to advance to the semifinals! #FIDEWorldCup
Replay the games on Lichess:…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
GM Nodirbek Yakubboev crossed 2700 and is the first player to advance to the Semifinals of the World Cup!
He defeated GM Alexander Donchenko in Game 1 of the Quarterfinals and won the match by drawing Game 2 today.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Nodirbek Yakubboev: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycee...
He defeated GM Alexander Donchenko in Game 1 of the Quarterfinals and won the match by drawing Game 2 today.
➡️ Watch our interview with GM Nodirbek Yakubboev: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycee...
Lichess should be back online.
According to Cloudflare, "a fix has been implemented" and they "believe the incident is now resolved". We will continue to monitor the situation: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
We apologize again for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
According to Cloudflare, "a fix has been implemented" and they "believe the incident is now resolved". We will continue to monitor the situation: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
We apologize again for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Lichess should be back online.
According to Cloudflare, "a fix has been implemented" and they "believe the incident is now resolved". We will continue to monitor the situation: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
We apologize again for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
According to Cloudflare, "a fix has been implemented" and they "believe the incident is now resolved". We will continue to monitor the situation: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
We apologize again for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.