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Start in 5 min: 195. Lichess Rapid League ℹ️https://lichess.org/forum/team-rapid-league-info/lichess-rapid-league-195th-edition-june-15th-monday-all-team-pairings--full-stats

♟Start in 25 minutes: https://lichess.org/tournament/B0ybgw1a 656. Lichess Bundesliga with 500+ teams and 4000+ players ℹ️ https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/656-lichess-bundesliga--june-14th--team-pairings--full-stats

The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 2026-06-20 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

GM Felix Blohberger won 3.5 to 2.5 against GM David Navara in their six-game match in Vienna, Austria! Game 3 turned out to be the only decisive game and secured the match victory for Felix Blohberger. Replay the games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gm-felix-blohberger-vs-gm-david-navara/QDXcTfNo 📷 Emilia Castelao

♟Start in 5 minutes: https://lichess.org/tournament/B9C0z7KG 655. Lichess Bundesliga with 500+ teams and 4000+ players ℹ️ https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/655-lichess-bundesliga--june-11th--team-pairings--full-stats

Get ready for our next Streamer Arenas on 2026-06-15 16:00 UTC and 2026-07-27 16:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, register now.

Our Game of the Month May Contest is still underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in May 2026 until 2026-06-13 00:00 UTC! The winner will be announced on 2026-06-24, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.

Start in 55 min: 194. Lichess Rapid League https://lichess.org/forum/team-rapid-league-info/lichess-rapid-league-194th-edition-june-8th-monday-all-team-pairings--full-stats#7jZPCB8n

GM Felix Blohberger and GM David Navara play a classical OTB match from June 8 to 13, starting every day at 13:00 UTC! Tune in now for live commentary by GM Alex Colovic and IM Kostya Kavutskiy and follow the games in our broadcast.

GM Felix Blohberger and GM David Navara play a classical OTB match from June 8 to 13, starting every day at 13:00 UTC! Tune in for live commentary by GM Alex Colovic & IM Kostya Kavutskiy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Q-YN3Mj0s Follow the games on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gm-felix-blohberger-vs-gm-david-navara/QDXcTfNo

♟️ Start in 30 minutes: https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/654-lichess-bundesliga--june-7th--team-pairings--full-stats 654. Lichess Bundesliga with 500+ teams

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our Chess960 Titled Arena June 2026, ahead of IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher, FM Dmitry Goltsev, GM @handofprince, and FM Cristian Arrieta Hernández!

Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-06-06 18:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Chess960 Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Our Chess960 Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/960jun26 Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC, before they enter the Titled Arena: https://lichess.org/tournament/96wjun26

Kong Xiangrui won the 2026 Asian Individual Championship, becoming the first IM to ever win the tournament and gaining the GM title directly! In the women's section, Savitha Shri B won on tiebreaks with a score of 7.5/9\.

Praggnanandhaa R won Norway Chess 2026 after 4 classical wins in a row to score 18 points, while Bibisara Assaubayeva secured victory in the women's section a round in advance with a score of 16.5.

15-year-old Anastasiia Hnatyshyn won the 2026 European Women's Chess Championship! Entering the tournament as the 76th seed with a 2207 rating, she finished with a 2580 performance to gain 214 Elo from the event and become the women's world No. 18.

♟️ Start in 1h: 653. Lichess Bundesliga with 500+ teams ℹ️ https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/653-lichess-bundesliga--june-4th--team-pairings--full-stats

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

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