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    11-year-old Skye Attieh joined us for a quick interview after earning the WFM title at the 2026 Olympiad, scoring 6 out of 9 points on board 1 for Lebanon! https://www.instagram.com/p/DdwuAHZiOmk/

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    The 2026 Lichess Meetup will be in Prague! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ Join the Lichess team on Sunday, September 20th for an open OTB blitz event, snacks, and camaraderie. Boards and sets will be provided. More details coming soon! πŸ“· A.Savin, Wikipedia

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    Team updates now have their own page, instead of going in your inbox!

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    You can now customize the shape of buttons and other elements on Lichess! Open your account menu, go to &quot;Theme&quot; settings, and adjust the &quot;Roundness&quot; to make corners rounded or square. #lichess #chess

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    Congrats Fritzi_2003 on winning our 2026 Summer Marathon with a 74% win rate in 875 games, finishing 720 points ahead of runner-up speedrunchessgames! πŸŽ‰ Thanks to all 20,350 registered players who played a total of 429,085 games and 30,608,664 moves. πŸ™Œ Our 2026 Autumn Marathon will start on 24th October at midnight UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/autumn26 #chess #lichess

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    More new features and improvements were added to Lichess! πŸ”₯ See what our developers and community contributors have been working on in the full changelog: https://lichess.org/changelog #chess #lichess #community #opensource #freesoftware

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    Were you watching the World Cup or playing chess? Well, we have the stats...

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    The next $1,000 ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier will be held on 20 July at 20:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26Jul The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now: https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/announcing-the-chessmood-2020-grand-prix-2026/Y7sU143E #chess #lichess

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    Our Blitz Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/jul26bta Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC, before they enter the Titled Arena: https://lichess.org/tournament/jul26bua #chess #lichess

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    Congratulations to IM Mai Narva for winning the WR Women&#39;s Chess Tour 2026 Africa Online Qualifier on Lichess and qualifying for the $40,000 over-the-board event in Maputo, Mozambique! πŸŽ‰ Replay the games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-africa-online-qualifier/f1CKYbX6 πŸ“· European Chess Union #chess #lichess

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    Watch the finals of the WR Women&#39;s Chess Tour 2026 Europe Online Qualifier now on Lichess, and tune in for live commentary with WFM Lile Koridze on YouTube! Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-europe-online-qualifier/q9b2Onh1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM9PPUC4QtM #chess #lichess

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    The finals of the WR Women&#39;s Chess Tour 2026 Africa Online Qualifier are taking place on Lichess and have just started, featuring IM Teodora Injac, IM Mai Narva &amp; IM Padmini Rout, among others! Follow all the games in our broadcast: https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-africa-online-qualifier/f1CKYbX6 Watch the live commentary with WFM Lile Koridze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtMbHW_degM #chess #lichess

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    Congratulations to team Moon Club for winning the 3rd ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers DuploChess, IM Renato Terry, GM FeegLood, GM delta_horsey, and many others! πŸŽ‰ Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,926 registered players! πŸ™Œ https://lichess.org/tournament/CMQ26Apr #lichess #chess

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    Our Bullet Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/apr26lta Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 17:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/apr26wua #lichess #chess

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    Congratulations to Oleksandr Bortnyk for winning our Bullet Titled Arena April 2026, ahead of Hooligan64, Thomas Beerdsen, Artem Uskov, and Pranav Venkatesh! πŸ†οΈ All games &amp;amp; full standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/apr26lta #chess #lichess

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    The Greenland Chess Federation is currently holding its first ever official chess championship! Follow all the games of the 2026 Greenlandic Championship on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/greenlandic-national-championship-2026/LOF0iUUb The final rounds start at 14:00 UTC and will begin soon. #chess #lichess

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    SC Viernheim won the German Bundesliga 2025/26, securing their second title with a perfect score of 30/30! The team&amp;#39;s top players include Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Jorden van Foreest, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Parham Maghsoodloo and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, among others. Replay all the games in our broadcast, and check out the team standings and compositions in our new Team Results feature! https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/Y9YjcDKG πŸ“· Anna Giede, Frank Binding

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    All women players with a FIDE title are welcome to join the online qualifier for the WR Women’s Chess Tour 2026 Asian Leg, featuring Vaishali R, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Antoaneta Stefanova! The first stage starts on April 30th, 13:00 UTC - Find out more from the links in the tournament description: https://lichess.org/tournament/JqgM4PxT

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    More new features and improvements were added to Lichess last month! πŸ”₯ See what our developers and community contributors have been working on in the full changelog: https://lichess.org/changelog #lichess #chess #opensource #freesoftware #community

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    Congrats FinalSpot on winning the Lichess Game of the Month March 2026! πŸŽ‰ Thank you for all your countless submissions! πŸ™Œ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3uuQujAT6b8 #chess #lichess

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    Happy #InternationalWorkersDay! Great things are possible without taking advantage of workers or users, we just have to work together πŸ’ͺ Thank you to all our contributors and check out https://lichess.org/help/contribute if you want to get involved! Whatever you do, fight for your rights!✊️ #WorkersDay #MayDay #LabourDay

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    Lichess is hosting the online qualifiers for the FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026! Watch all the games of the first Swiss qualifier now in our broadcast, featuring GMs Awonder Liang, Aryan Chopra, Francesco Sonis, Gleb Dudin, and many more: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-university-team-chess-championship-2026--online-qualifier-1/h0hmYKlG #chess #lichess

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    Congratulations to team Шустрий ΠΊΠ°Π±Π°Π½ by detective_378 for winning our Streamer Arena April 2026! πŸŽ‰ Congrats also to K2N_chess for taking 2nd place, to The United Royal Legion for 3rd place, and to The Dark Horse Youtube and Twitch Community for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,638 registered players! πŸ™Œ https://lichess.org/tournament/apr26str #chess #lichess

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    The finals of the WR Women&amp;#39;s Chess Tour 2026 Asia Online Qualifier are taking place on Lichess and have just started! Watch all the games in our broadcast now, featuring IM Alua Nurman, IM Dinara Wagner and IM Anna M. Sargsyan, among others. https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-womens-chess-tour-2026-asia-online-qualifier/Kivdql4k #chess #lichess

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    Watch the second Swiss qualifier for the FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 now in our broadcast: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-university-team-chess-championship-2026-swiss-qualifier-2-match-1-16/3jr0mHaX The top 16 teams from each Swiss tournament advance to the knockout stage on Lichess, with 8 teams qualifying for the over-the-board finals in Almaty, Kazakhstan! #chess #lichess

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    Our Blitz Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/may26bta Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC: https://lichess.org/tournament/may26bua #chess #lichess

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    IM Renato Terry won the Lichess Blitz Titled Arena May 2026! πŸ†οΈ GM Oleksandr Bortnyk finished in 2nd place, IM Yoseph Taher in 3rd, GM Christopher Yoo in 4th, and GM Artem Uskov in 5th! All games &amp;amp; full standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/may26bta #chess #lichess

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    Get ready for our next Streamer Arena on 18 May at 16:00 UTC, with prizes for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4: https://lichess.org/tournament/may26str If you&amp;#39;re a streamer and want to participate with your team, register now: https://lichess.org/page/streamer-arena #chess #lichess

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    Every rated game played on Lichess contributes to our open database, which can be accessed for free on the website and mobile app. You can even download all the games, for any purpose you&amp;#39;d like: https://database.lichess.org/

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    Lichess founder Thibault Duplessis&amp;#39; 3 rules for the website #chess #lichess #opensource