When you have many #rabbitholes in your life, here is one that the #whittling community might enjoy: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chess-carvers-amritsar-india
Maybe yet another project for me to carve a complete #chess set!
Our broadcasts now support custom game scores on player & result pages!
Check it out in our Norway Chess broadcast, where players receive 3 points for a win in the classical game instead of just 1, for example.
https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2025--open/PcsMbQ9J
Exciting news: The Chicago #Chess Center, a nonprofit club of which I was one of the founding organizers, is moving out of its shared space at Dearborn Station and into its own space on the second-from-the-top floor of 166 W. Washington St., a stone's throw from Washington/Wells.
Gukesh won again in Round 7 of Norway Chess and turned another game around against Arjun Erigaisi!
The World Champion is now in 2nd place, after beating Magnus Carlsen previously!
#Gukesh Dommaraju
#India's #Chess grandmaster and reigning world champion. Youngest world champion ever. Third youngest grandmaster ever
He just beat #MagnusCarlsen, who many argue is the greatest chess player ever, at Norway Chess 2025
(Magnus doesn't compete in the world championships anymore)
Gukesh is 19 years old
Our Game of the Month Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in May 2025 until 12 June in our forum: https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-may-contest-3
The winner will be announced on 24 June, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game: https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/lichess-game-of-the-month-april-25/KEiYoveQ
First rest day of Norway Chess 2025! 
GM Magnus Carlsen is leading the Open section with a narrow edge of one point over GM Fabiano Caruana!
In the Women’s tournament, GMs Anna Muzychuk and Koneru Humpy are currently tied at the top of the leaderboard.
Follow all the remaining games on Lichess, starting at 15:00 UTC!
Open: https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2025--open/PcsMbQ9J
Women: https://lichess.org/broadcast/norway-chess-2025--women/lrKI0bSz
Happy Birthday, Gukesh Dommaraju and Tan Zhongyi! 
GM Gukesh Dommaraju, reigning World Champion, taking the world by storm with his fearless play, sharp calculation, and maturity beyond his years.
GM Tan Zhongyi, former Women’s World Champion, recently achieved her highest win against GM Richard Rapport (2722), continues to inspire with her resilience and tactical depth.
May your next moves be your best yet!
Anish Giri missed 28...Rd1+ against Parham Maghsoodloo in Round 6 of the Sharjah Masters - and wasn't too happy about it..
@the_roamer My dad tried to teach me #chess when I was a kid, but it wasn't until I was older that I started to kinda get it. Never been a brilliant player, but I can hold my own for a bit anyway.
Watch GM Aleksandar Indjic - the 2024 European Chess Champion - instructively analyzing his win over GM Dai Changren after the 6th round of the Sharjah Masters 2025 and answering questions from Lichess' Theo Wait!
Congrats GM Javokhir Sindarov on winning TePe Sigeman 2025! 
With a draw in the final round against GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, he secured clear 1st place - undefeated - with 4.5/7 points. 
Replay the games on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/tepe-sigeman--co-chess-tournament-2025/9dpbp7ox
Our twins (12yo) had invited two friends over. Somehow the planning went wrong and my girls weren't back yet when the friends arrived. Awkward. What to do?
I knew that one of the two friends plays chess. I pulled out my competition-sized chess set (we have it ready at all times), and we played.
She made sensible moves. I played carelessly but I did not make deliberate mistakes. Once or twice I asked her to re-think her move and pointed out the dangers. She understood and corrected.
Most of the time it was just the silent exchange of moves, a conversation without words. The other girl was watching. No awkwardness left, just good people playing an intelligent game.
Then my twins arrived. The game was almost over.
When she got me, I told her, "you have to say the words". Her friend whispered to her: "Check mate", and she said those words. I congratulated her. Then they went off with my twins to do their own things.
Chess means respect.
That’s a wrap with Sharjah Masters 2025, congratulations to all the participants!
Here are some highlights from a few standout performances:
How we feel
