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Daily update - Nov 20, 2024
GM Aleksandar Inđić has won the European Individual Chess Championship 2024 undefeated with a tournament performance rating of over 2800 […]
Daily update - Nov 18, 2024
Congratulations to IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS for winning our Streamers Battle November 2024! Congrats also to Полина Янученко1 for taking […]
Daily update - Nov 17, 2024
The November week of variant Shield Arenas is about to start with the 3+2 Chess960 Arena! The winner will get […]
Daily update - Nov 15, 2024
Join the Winter's Comin' Arena, organised by the Connecticut State Chess Association, starting 16 November at 18:00 UTC - for […]
Daily update - Nov 14, 2024
Congrats @AlezierChessYT on winning the Lichess Game of the Month October 2024! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

In memory of Lev Polugaevsky
In the 1960s and 1970s, Lev Polugaevsky was one of the best players in the world. He played in the USSR team in the 'USSR vs. the Rest of the […]
Aleksandar Indjic wins 2024 European Championship
The 2024 European Individual Chess Championship concluded in Petrovac, Montenegro, with Serbian GM Aleksandar Indjic emerging as the sole winner. Seeded 33rd, Indjic delivered a stunning performance, scoring 9/11 points […]
Freestyle Chess Summit: Live
On 20 November Magnus Carlsen and Tania Sachdev will play two Freestyle (Chess960) "Hand and Head" games with a time control of 10+10 against Fabiano Caruana and Maurice Ashley. On […]
European Championship in Montenegro: Live
Almost 400 players will take part in the European Individual Championship 2024 (8 to 19 November) in Petrovac (Montenegro). After ten of eleven rounds, the Serbian GM Aleksandar Indjic leads […]
£33,500 FIDE Masters event at Arsenal
New entries are being sought for an iconic edition of Britain’s most prestigious chess event, the 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, starting on November 29 at Arsenal FC’s Emirates […]