The September week of Variant Shield Arenas starts in just one hour at 16:00 UTC with the 3+2 Chess960 Arena! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's arena.

Ukraine caused a big upset in Round 4 of the Olympiad, beating the pre-tournament favourites USA: Read more in our recap blog and join us now on YouTube and Twitch for Round 5 with our host FM Gauri Shankar!

Congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin for winning our Blitz Titled Arena September 2024! GM Jose Martinez Alcantara took 2nd place, tied with GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, but with a better performance.

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

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!

Round 3 of the Olympiad was absolutely chaotic, with upsets all over the place: Find out what happened in our recap blog and join us on YouTube and Twitch at 13:00 UTC for Round 4 with today's hosts IM Eric Rosen and FM Gauri Shankar!

Streamers and their communities, get ready for the next Streamers Battle on 23 September at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!