If you've had trouble logging into our mobile app, we have good news! There is now a secondary way of logging in using email - so login issues should be resolved. Happy playing!
Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on at and at , with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, register now.
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!
Join the $500 CSCA OE Third Anniversary Arena today, at , and play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at .
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 at ! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.
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.
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. While edits and logins are currently disabled, we’re working on restoring such features soon. Stay tuned!
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!
Team messages now appear on the new Team Updates page, instead of going in your inbox!
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 ! The winner will be announced on , followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
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 at .
More new features and improvements were added to Lichess! See what our developers and community contributors have been working on in the updated changelog and discuss the changes in our feedback forum.
Our 2026 Summer Marathon starts on ! Join us for 24 hours of 1+0 Bullet and take part in one of the biggest chess tournaments in history. The top 500, top 100, top 50, top 10 and the winner will all get a unique trophy.
Congrats @Bengal_Tiger_2011 on winning the Lichess Game of the Month June 2026! Thank you for all your countless submissions!
Congratulations to IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher for winning our Bullet Titled Arena July 2026, ahead of FM @BrightFalcon, GM Pranav Venkatesh, GM Sergei Zhigalko, and GM Oleksandr Bortnyk!
Our July 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at .
Congratulations to team IQPI by WIM Irina Petrova for winning the 6th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher, @beranboyeokuzde, @LOTOSI, @Psbc2, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,799 registered players!
Get ready for our next Streamer Arena on , with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, register now.
You can now see your game accuracy broken down by phase - opening, middlegame, and endgame! Just request a computer analysis as usual, in your or someone else's game.
Join us in celebrating the 200th Lichess Rapid League today, ! The Lichess Rapid League takes place every Monday, with more than 200 teams and 1,500 players.
The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on ! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.
Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our Blitz Titled Arena July 2026, ahead of GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher, GM Shant Sargsyan, and GM Emin Ohanyan!