Congratulations to IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher for winning our Blitz Titled Arena January 2026, ahead of GM @Eyesless18, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, CM @innocentguy, and GM @handofprince!

Our January 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, 2026-01-17 19:00 UTC! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Blitz Titled Arena at 20:00 UTC.

Tata Steel Chess 2026 starts tomorrow, 2026-01-17 13:00 UTC! Among others, World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Vincent Keymer, and GM Arjun Erigaisi will play in the Masters, while GM Bibisara Assaubayeva, IM Carissa Yip, and IM Faustino Oro will compete in the Challengers. Follow the games in our broadcasts, watch our interviews on YouTube, and check out our preview blog!

Enjoy our puzzle pack by @FischyVishy for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025! The study contains 33 exciting and instructive puzzles for you to solve and learn from.

We have announced the schedule for our first Titled Arenas of 2026! As usual, each arena has a total prize fund of $1,000 and will be preceded by a Warm-up Arena open to all players.

The Discovered Check puzzle theme is now available! Find out more about the theme, related patterns, and how we implement new puzzle themes in the blog post by @dirkster99.

Let's look back at the highlights of Lichess over the past year in our 2025 End of Year Update!