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lichess, 10 months ago to chess

Looking for a way to connect with other chess players? Join a Lichess team, where you can chat with other players, participate in tournaments, and more! https://lichess.org/team/me #lichess #chess

lichess, 1 year ago to random

Which game should become the Lichess Game of the Month May? Vote now by replying 1, 2, 3 or 4:

1. dJoeRix71 vs. Adnan_me https://lichess.org/IZ8fVX5G/black
2. achja vs. learning_openings https://lichess.org/nhnTuFFX
3. Yueyue1235 vs. rogerldls https://lichess.org/yZboFldy
4. Back_Door_Man vs. afqabaal https://lichess.org/6LdpCUzh

lichess, 10 months ago to chess

Join us in celebrating 35 successful 45+45 seasons playing in our 15+15 Arena! #Lichess4545 has over 600 active members and hundreds of games played on a weekly basis.
Cheers and here's to a fantastic Season 36!
https://lichess.org/tournament/4545se36

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lichess, 1 year ago to chess

White has just taken the b7-pawn: but it is edible or poisoned? 🧐

Offringa - Ernst, Limburg Open 2023 https://lichess.org/broadcast/limburg-open-2023/round-1/P5v1JkJH/g3P6vbB0#29

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lichess, 11 months ago to chess

White to move and win - how? Solve our puzzle of the day: https://lichess.org/training/xWp7I

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lichess, 11 months ago to chess

#Carlsen and Naroditsky joined the #TitledArena 👀

Who will win?

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lichess, 11 months ago to chess

Magnus #Carlsen showed up in yesterday's #TitledArena. Let's take a look at the numbers

Berserking 94% of his games (meaning playing games with half the time) 🔥
15 wins in a row 👀
Performance: 3097 📈
Finished 48 points ahead of #2, GM Daniel Naroditsky 🏆

The goat is back 🐐

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lichess, 11 months ago to chess

The match between Lei Tingjie (challenger) and Ju Wenjun (defender) is started! Will the first game already be decisive? #WomenChessMatch

Follow the game on Lichess, with free analysis, opening explorer and endgame tablebases: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-championship-2023/round-1/8RblM20O

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lichess, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to chess

Which game should become the Lichess Game of the Month June? Vote now within the next 24 hours

1. sadisticTushi vs. Bunny_GM https://lichess.org/yOPrf0aE
2. rajesh_1464 vs. flatfish https://lichess.org/An7tNn5S
3. Prisoner_627 vs. F-POPOWSKI-1762 https://lichess.org/ym1216hg
4. QueenRosieMary vs. SEldredg https://lichess.org/MobxOmZA #chess #lichess #voting

lichess, 10 months ago to chess

Magnus #Carlsen will play the "Chess party with DJ Assios" tournament (600$ in prizes, titled players only) while DJing in a chess rave in Oslo!

Follow the action here: https://lichess.org/tournament/djassios

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lichess, 11 months ago to chess

Congrats flatfish for winning the Lichess Game of the Month June award! Replay: https://lichess.org/An7tNn5S A blog post with analysis of the game will follow within the next days. #chess #lichess #contest

lichess, 1 year ago to random

We have got two new piece sets for you - Mpchess and kiwen-suwi by @neverRare ! Which new piece set do you like more? Test them now by clicking on your name on the top right on https://lichess.org -> piece set -> 9th row

New Lichess piece set kiwen-suwi

lichess, 1 year ago to random

FM Nate Solon's newest blog is about the #Lichess opening explorer; Its effect on the current #worldchesschampionship match and how to use it to improve your openings.

https://zwischenzug.substack.com/p/how-to-use-the-opening-explorer

#chess #NepoDing #WCC2023

lichess, 1 year ago to chess

Our core goal is to make playing and learning #chess accessible for all. Everything we do is to improve our users' experience, without the competing priority of profit. Eternal thanks to everyone who contributes to make this a reality. More info in the description.

Our software is #free, #libre, and #opensource, so anyone can develop #Lichess or their own projects without having to start from scratch. Working together we can achieve so much more. Further philosophy info: https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/index.en.html

lichess, 10 months ago to chess

According to Stockfish IM Beukes (2180) is in a strong advantage against GM Saric (2657)! Will he be able to convert? #FIDEWorldCup

Follow the game: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-cup-2023-open-section/round-1-game-1/2e4NVroi/7oeKXWOE

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lichess, 22 days ago to chess

GM Aravindh Chithambaram has taken the sole lead in the Sharjah Masters and plays GM Sam Shankland in Round 6 today! Join us on YouTube and Twitch, hosted by IM Irene Sukandar, with player cameras on top boards for GMs Salem Saleh vs Amin Tabatabaei and Daniil Yuffa vs Arjun Erigaisi among others:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/oOa0NiJBjIs?feature=shared
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg

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lichess, 21 days ago to chess

Aravindh Chithambaram still leads the Sharjah Masters ahead of Round 7 with games between Hans Niemann and Sam Shankland, Arjun Erigaisi and Parham Maghsoodloo, Salem Saleh and Yu Yangyi & more. Join us now, hosted by IM Irene Sukandar, with cameras on top boards!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/5BieRPNb2sg?feature=shared
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg

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lichess, 22 days ago to chess

Watch Day 2 of the Casablanca Chess variant tournament with us now on YouTube and Twitch, hosted by IM Irene Sukandar, featuring live cameras from the venue! Carlsen leads after Day 1, followed by Nakamura in 2nd place, Anand and Amin tied for 3rd.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/5ze-xLyV53A?feature=shared
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg

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lichess, 19 days ago to chess

Watch the final round of the Sharjah Masters now, hosted by IM Irene Sukandar! Daneshvar, Murzin and Shankland share the lead and 7 other players, including top seeded Erigaisi and Maghsoodloo, are still in contention for 1st place.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/bCVivvS_xVo?feature=shared
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg

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lichess, 20 days ago to chess

With just 2 rounds to play, GMs Bardiya Daneshvar and Sam Shankland have taken the joint lead in the Sharjah Masters and face each other today in Round 8! Watch with us now on YouTube and Twitch, hosted by IM Irene Sukandar.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/tpeAxmYdnNc?feature=shared
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
Recap blog: https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/7th-sharjah-masters-round-7-daneshvar-and-shankland-in-joint-lead/8310uuwj

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lichess, 6 days ago to chess

As we celebrate #PrideMonth, we revisit the challenges faced by transgender players due to FIDE's regulation changes. Chess is for everyone! #Pride2024 #chess #lichess
https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/pride-month-2024/9xyJp2ee

lichess, 15 days ago to opensource

We now have Stockfish 16.1 available on web! Open source, together, strong! #opensource #foss #chess #lichess

lichess, 5 days ago to random

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Uzchess Cup 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, featuring a prize pool of over $160,000! 🎉 Join us for live coverage on our Twitch and YouTube channels, with commentary by IM Irene Sukandar including live cameras from the playing hall! Don't miss out on the action! 🏆 https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg

lichess, 7 days ago to chess

Join our 1+0 Bullet Shield Arena, the first of seven daily Shield Arenas this week, starting in just 15 minutes! The winner gets a unique trophy and will keep it until next month's tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/0bpqIbL3

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lichess, 8 days ago to chess

10-year-old FM Faustino Oro has achieved his second IM norm in the Americas Continental Championship! Oro already holds the record for being the youngest player ever to achieve an IM norm. He is now just one norm and a 2400 rating away from the title.

Follow the games of the final round, with GM Pantoja in the lead: https://lichess.org/broadcast/continental-americas-championship-2024--open-boards-1-45/round-11/DIjPZWif

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