Streamers and communities, get ready for the next Streamers Battles on 9 June at 15:00 UTC and 7 July at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, see here.

Our Game of the Month May Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in May 2025 until 12 June! The winner will be announced on 24 June, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Happy Pride Month! Lichess is for everyone, chess is for everyone!

After 4 rounds and into the first rest day of Norway Chess 2025, GM Magnus Carlsen is leading the Open with a narrow edge of 1 point over GM Fabiano Caruana. In the Women’s section, GMs Anna Muzychuk and Koneru Humpy are tied at the top. The event resumes tomorrow. Follow the games in our broadcasts at 15:00 UTC!

Norway Chess 2025 has started! Follow all the action live on Lichess until 6 June. Don't miss a move by top players like World Champion Gukesh D and GM Magnus Carlsen in the Open, and five-time Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun and GM Koneru Humpy in the Women's tournament.

Congrats @Ceburashka on winning the Lichess Game of the Month April 2025! Thank you all for your countless submissions!

GM Anish Giri won the Sharjah Masters 2025! He defeated GM Aditya Mittal in the final round to finish in clear 1st place. IM Bibisara Assaubayeva achieved her final GM norm during the event, while IM Edgar Mamedov reached a rating of 2500. Both players will now become grandmasters!