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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!

Congratulations to IM @Wafwhij02 for winning our Blitz Titled Arena August 2024! IM Mukhiddin Madaminov finished 2nd with a 97% berserk rate and GM Volodar Murzin was just one point behind in 3rd place.

In just 2 hours, you'll have the chance to play against some of the titled players in our 3+0 Warm-up Arena before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena!