"We're not creating value for ourselves, we're creating value for the entire chess community." — Thibault Duplessis, our founder and lead developer, on his vision for Lichess, recent projects, the Take Take Take agreement, interests outside of chess, and more! Watch the interview on YouTube.

Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for our Inside Lichess: Recap & AMA live stream!

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our Blitz Titled Arena April 2026, ahead of GM Emin Ohanyan, GM José Martínez Alcántara, GM Matthias Blübaum, and GM Oleksandr Bortnyk!

Our April 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-04-18 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Our 2026 Spring Marathon starts on 2026-04-18 00:00 UTC! Join us and thousands of players for 24 hours of 2+0 Bullet and be part of 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.

Mark your calendars for 2026-04-19 16:00 UTC! Join us on YouTube and Twitch as we recap what we've been up to in the last months, followed by a live Q&A session with our Director of Operations, Theo Wait. Tune in for interviews with our founder and lead developer, Thibault Duplessis, our charity president, Lucas Bonnet, the coordinators from our various departments, and many more!

The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournaments are over! GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu have been crowned the next challengers for the World Chess Championship and Women's World Chess Championship titles, respectively. Read our final FIDE Candidates Round 14 Recap.