Congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin for winning our Titled Arena August 2024, tied with GM Daniel Naroditsky, but with a 23-point better performance as the tiebreaker! GM Javohir Sindarov took 3rd place.

Our next 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts in just 3 hours at 16:00 UTC! You will have the chance again to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena!

Congratulations to Ronaldo Playing Chess for winning the Streamers Battle August 2024! Congrats also to runners-up IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS, Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for taking 3rd place and IM Manitodeplomo Fan Club for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,852 registered players!

Hovering over player names in broadcast games will now display additional information, including their previous games and opponents, estimated Elo rating change and score! This information is also available in the new Players tab, which you can sort by clicking on one of the column titles.

The first of six FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 tournaments started in Tbilisi, Georgia! Until 24 August, some of the strongest women, including former World Champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Mariya Muzychuk, GMs R Vaishali, Anna Muzychuk and IM Sara Khadem, will try to earn points for the WGP Series.

Congrats @Schmobi on winning the Lichess Game of the Month July 2024! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

Streamers and their communities, get ready for the next Streamers Battle on 19 August at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!