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Congratulations to GM Artem Uskov for winning our Bullet Titled Arena January 2026, ahead of GM Christopher Yoo, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, and GM Sergei Zhigalko!
Our Game of the Month January Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in January 2026 until 12 February! The winner will be announced on 24 February, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
Congrats @BRIANGD on winning the Lichess Game of the Month December 2025! Thank you for all your countless submissions!
Congratulations to K2N_chess for winning our Streamer Arena January 2026! Congrats also to IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS for taking 2nd place, to The Dark Horse Youtube and Twitch Community for 3rd place, and to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,824 registered players!
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026, finishing on 9/13! GM Andy Woodward won the Challengers with 10/13, qualifying to next year's Masters tournament. Check out our final recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube - including our winner's interview with Abdusattorov.
Our January 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts today, ! Play against some of the titled players before they enter our Bullet Titled Arena at .
With only two rounds left to play, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Javokhir Sindarov are tied for 1st place in the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026, while GM Andy Woodward is the sole leader of the Challengers. Check out our recap with annotations by GM Renier Castellanos and WGM Petra Papp, and watch our player interviews on YouTube.
