GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Vaishali Rameshbabu emerged as the sole leaders after Round 3 of the FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, respectively. Read our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!

Congratulations to IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján for winning our September 2025 Chess960 Titled Arena, ahead of GM Arseniy Nesterov, GM Vugar Rasulov, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, and IM Mykola Bortnyk!

Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena.

After Round 2 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, GMs Anton Domchenko, Alireza Firouzja, and Parham Maghsoodloo are the only players in the Open to have won both of their games. IM Olga Badelka and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu are tied for 1st place in the Women's tournament with 2/2. Check out our recap, again with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!

The two top seeds of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2025, GM Anna Muzychuk and GM Tan Zhongyi, lost in Round 1, while there have been no upsets on the top 10 boards of the Open tournament. Read our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WIM Raluca Sgîrcea!

The FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 starts tomorrow! We will cover every round on our blog with annotations by WIM Raluca Sgîrcea and GM Renier Castellanos. Read our preview and follow all the games of the Open and Women tournaments on Lichess.

Streamers and communities, get ready for the next Streamer Arenas on 8 September at 15:00 UTC and 13 October at 15:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4! If you're a streamer and want to participate with your team, see here.