The Chess Digital League Final, organized by the UAE Chess Federation, is taking place on Lichess right now! The event features a total prize pool of over AED 60,000 (USD 15,000+) for school students in the United Arab Emirates.

The final stage of the Chess Digital League, organized by the UAE Chess Federation, is taking place on Lichess right now: https://lichess.org/swiss/oMsM0vHz

The event features a total prize pool of over AED 60,000 (USD 15,000+) for school students in the United Arab Emirates.

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We sat down with the one and only GM Viswanathan Anand for a 54-minute interview. The 15th World Champion reflects on his legacy, Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh Dommaraju, the future of chess, and much more! Watch the interview on YouTube.

Vishy Anand reflects on his legacy, the current generation, and the future of chess!

We sat down for 54 minutes with the 15th World Champion and India's first GM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvsKQa18VwY

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17-year-old IM Roman Dehtiarov won the European Individual Chess Championship 2026! With a rating of 2452, he is now the lowest-rated player ever to win the event. He gained 46 rating points from his 2781 performance and earned the GM title directly by winning a continental championship.

IM Roman Dehtiarov won the 2026 European Individual Chess Championship with a score of 9/11! 🏆️

He gained 46 Elo from his 2781 performance, and earned the GM title directly by winning a continental championship.

Replay the games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-individual-chess-championship-2026--boards-1-66/JWIgkNkS

📷️ ECU / Rafal Oleksiewicz

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Congrats GlasnostPerestroika on winning our 2026 Spring Marathon with a 76% win rate in 479 games, finishing 231 points ahead of runner-up FM Dimitrios Makridis! 🎉

Thanks to all 21,291 registered players who played a total of 286,975 games and 20,763,129 moves. 🙌

Full standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/spring26

The next Marathon will take place on 1 August: https://lichess.org/tournament/summer26

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Congrats @GlasnostPerestroika on winning our 2026 Spring Marathon with a 76% win rate in 479 games, finishing 231 points ahead of runner-up FM Dimitrios Makridis! Thanks to all 21,291 registered players who played a total of 286,975 games and 20,763,129 moves. The next Marathon will take place on 1 August.

"We're not creating value for ourselves, we're creating value for the entire chess community." — Thibault Duplessis, our founder and lead developer, on his vision for Lichess, recent projects, the Take Take Take agreement, interests outside of chess, and more! Watch the interview on YouTube.

"We're not creating value for ourselves, we're creating value for the entire chess community."

Thibault Duplessis, our founder and lead developer, on his vision for Lichess, recent projects, the Take Take Take agreement, interests outside of chess, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtIJd_u-4XU

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