Lichess suffered unscheduled downtime between 14:48 UTC and 15:08 UTC. The cause appears to be a crucial server abruptly shutting down due to hardware failure, outside of our control. Things should be stable, but we will be monitoring closely. Unfortunately, we can't refund rating points or restore game positions. We apologise for disruption and inconvenience.

Former World Champion GM Ding Liren was defeated by GM Lu Shanglei in the quarter-finals of the 3rd China Chess King 2025! Follow the remaining rounds of the tournament in our broadcast, featuring GM Yu Yangyi among others.

Congratulations to GM Ediz Gürel for winning our August 2025 Bullet Titled Arena, ahead of GM Daniel Naroditsky, GM Andrew Tang, GM @legendreturns, and GM Haik Martirosyan!

Our August 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 17:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena.

Never miss your favourite player's games again! You can now follow players to be notified whenever they are live in one of our broadcasts. Just head over to their FIDE page and toggle the follow button. Watch how it works on YouTube!

The first simul for the prize winners of the FIDE Social Chess Day Marathon was held on Lichess today! GM Arjun Erigaisi played against 8 participants and won every game. More simuls with world-class players will follow in the next days.

GM Vincent Keymer won the Chennai Grand Masters 2025! He finished undefeated with 7/9, two points ahead of runner-up GM Anish Giri and 3rd-placed GM Arjun Erigaisi. Replay all the games in our broadcast.