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Congrats @lz42 on winning the Lichess Game of the Month August 2025! Thank you for all your countless submissions!
The new season of the German Bundesliga has started! Round 1 features GMs Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Richard Rapport and Pentala Harikrishna, among others, with many more top players expected to join in later rounds. Watch all the games in our broadcast.
Meet the Lichess Team at the Annex Chess Club in Toronto, Canada, on 19 October from 6 pm to 9 pm local time for a few hours of chess, snacks and camaraderie! Check out our blog for more information.
Congratulations to team Moon Club for winning the 8th ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, GM @FeegLood, @doughnut42, GM Mitrabha Guha, IM Harshavardhan GB, GM Benjamin Bok and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,846 registered players!
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Congratulations to GM Alireza Firouzja for winning a very close Bullet Titled Arena, ahead of GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, GM Ediz Gürel, GM @legendreturns, and GM Daniel Naroditsky!
