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Congratulations to GM Andy Woodward for winning our Blitz Titled Arena August 2026, ahead of CM @Romaa2011, FM Dinçer Taşdöğen, GM Shant Sargsyan, and IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher! 📷 Michał Walusza / FIDE

Start in 2h: https://lichess.org/tournament/IbJ4Wm5T 674. Lichess Bundesliga ℹ️ All team pairings: https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/674-lichess-bundesliga-august-16th-team-pairings

Our Blitz Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/aug26bta Join the $500 CSCA OE Third Anniversary Arena at 16:00 UTC to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena: https://lichess.org/tournament/aRyWuGSV

Start in 1h: https://lichess.org/tournament/NHp5rNCJ 673. Lichess Bundesliga with 500+ teams and 4000+ players ℹ️ All team pairings from Bundesliga to Liga 18C: https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/673-lichess-bundesliga-august-13th-team-pairings

Your donations and support have allowed us to do many awesome things this half-year that we hope you enjoy! We will continue to work hard to give you the best free, libre, and open-source chess experience. Read our Half-Year Update 2026 to see how we have changed for the better.

Your donations and support have allowed us to do many awesome things this half-year that we hope you enjoy! We will continue to work hard to give you the best free, libre, and open-source chess experience. Read our Half-Year Update 2026 to see how we have changed for the better.

The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 2026-08-20 at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

Start in 5 min: 203. Lichess Rapid League with 500+ teams! https://lichess.org/forum/team-rapid-league-info/lichess-rapid-league-203rd-edition-august-10th-monday-all-team-pairings

You can now change the opacity of your background picture! Open the account menu, go to Theme settings, select Picture, and adjust the Background image opacity. Please note that the default opacity is set to 50%. You can set it to 100% to restore the previous appearance of your image.

Start in 25 min: 672. Lichess Bundesliga https://lichess.org/tournament/keb03VVe

Congratulations to team Online World Chess Lovers by @Gouravprithyani for winning our Streamer Arena July 2026! 🎉 Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to TIM NASIONAL CATUR ONLINE INDONESIA for 3rd place, and to ChessExpertsTeam for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,629 registered players! 🙌

The Chess Programming Wiki is back! 🧑‍💻 One of the most valuable resources for chess programming is now hosted by Lichess. Working together with its current caretaker, kanchess aka ErikSatie, we will ensure the wiki will remain freely accessible for everyone. Many thanks to Gerd Isenberg, Mark Lefler, and all the other contributors and caretakers who built and maintained the Chess Programming Wiki over the years. While edits and logins are currently disabled, we’re working on restoring such features soon. Stay tuned! ▶️ https://chessprogramming.org/

Our 2026 Lichess Meetup will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 20! Join us for an open OTB blitz event, snacks, and camaraderie. Boards and sets will be provided. More details coming soon! https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/lichess-meetup-prague/rt9aFXz5

Team messages now appear on the new Team Updates page, instead of going in your inbox!

Start in 15 min: 671. Lichess Bundesliga https://lichess.org/tournament/HQxblt5W ℹ️ Links of all leagues: https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/671-lichess-bundesliga-august-6th-team-pairings

You can now customize the shape of buttons and other elements on Lichess! Open your account menu, go to Theme settings, and adjust the Roundness to make corners rounded or square.

Our Game of the Month July Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in July 2026 until 2026-08-12! The winner will be announced on 2026-08-24, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Start in 1h: 202. Lichess Rapid League ℹ️ https://lichess.org/forum/team-rapid-league-info/lichess-rapid-league-202nd-edition-august-3rd-monday-all-team-pairings

Congrats @Fritzi_2003 on winning our 2026 Summer Marathon with a 74% win rate in 875 games, finishing 720 points ahead of runner-up @speedrunchessgames! 🎉 Thanks to all 20,350 registered players who played a total of 429,085 games and 30,608,664 moves. 🙌 Our 2026 Autumn Marathon will start on 2026-10-24 at 00:00 UTC.

Start in 25 min: https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/670-lichess-bundesliga-august-2nd-team-pairings 670. Lichess Bundesliga