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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!

Congrats @diegodon on winning the Lichess Game of the Month April 2026! Thank you for all your countless submissions!

Start in 30 minutes: https://lichess.org/tournament/dKtRCBuq 193. Lichess Rapid League ℹ️ https://lichess.org/forum/team-rapid-league-info/lichess-rapid-league-193rd-edition-june-1st-monday-all-team-pairings--full-stats#A7O359Zb

More new features and improvements were added to Lichess last month! See what the developers and community contributors have been working on in our updated changelog and discuss the changes in our feedback forum.

Start in 25 min: 652. Lichess Bundesliga: https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/652-lichess-bundesliga--may-31st--team-pairings--full-stats Join for our Lichess Discord Bundesliga Team: https://lichess.org/tournament/vUc9U6HO

Congratulations to team Online World Chess Lovers by @Gouravprithyani for winning the 4th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, GM Emin Ohanyan, IM Reza Mahdavi, FM Dinçer Taşdöğen, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,667 registered players!

Start in 30 min: 651. Lichess Bundesliga ℹ️ https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/651-lichess-bundesliga--may-28th--team-pairings--full-stats 👉 Join for our Lichess Discord Bundesliga team: https://lichess.org/tournament/F0yMWHHc

The finals of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Americas Online Qualifier are taking place on Lichess and have just started! Tune in for live commentary by former Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk on YouTube and watch all the games in our broadcast, featuring IM Leya Garifullina, IM Mai Narva, IM Teodora Injac and IM Tatev Abrahamyan, among others. Read the announcement for more information.

Start in 20 min: 192. Lichess Rapid League ℹ️ https://lichess.org/forum/team-rapid-league-info/lichess-rapid-league-192nd-edition-may-25th-monday-all-team-pairings--full-stats

Congratulations to GM Ediz Gürel for winning our Bullet Titled Arena May 2026, ahead of GM Sergei Zhigalko, GM José Martínez Alcántara, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, and IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján!

Start in 5h: 650. Lichess Bundesliga https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/650-lichess-bundesliga--may-24th--team-pairings--full-stats Join for our Lichess Discord Bundesliga team: https://lichess.org/tournament/3oG9sBuV

Our May 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-05-23 17:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at 19:00 UTC.

Congratulations to The United Royal Legion by @TheoLego for winning our Streamer Arena May 2026! Congrats also to TIM NASIONAL CATUR ONLINE INDONESIA for taking 2nd place, to K2N\_chess for 3rd place, and to ChessExpertsTeam for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,433 registered players!

Start in 1h: https://lichess.org/tournament/eCOAhql2649. Lichess Bundesliga with 500+ teams and 4000+ players ℹ️ Links of all leagues: https://lichess.org/forum/team-lichess-discord-bundesliga-team/649-lichess-bundesliga--may-21st--team-pairings--full-stats 👉 Join for our Lichess Discord Bundesliga Team: https://lichess.org/tournament/HZJgHkzw

All women players with a FIDE title are welcome to join the online qualifier for the WR Women’s Chess Tour 2026 Americas Leg! The first stage starts on 2026-05-20 22:00 UTC. Find out more in the announcement by WR Chess.

Congratulations to IM Anna M. Sargsyan for winning the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Asia Online Qualifier on Lichess and qualifying for the $40,000 over-the-board event in Tokyo, Japan! Sargsyan defeated WFM Shubhi Gupta in the finals, while IM Alua Nurman took 3rd place against WIM Pandey Srishti.