Team MGD1 are the new FIDE World Rapid Team Champions thanks to GMs Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, David Anton Guijarro, Leon Luke Mendonca, Pranav V, IM Stavroula Tsolakidou, top scorer Atharvaa P Tayade, and team captain GM Srinath Narayanan! The World Team Championships continue with the first stage of the Blitz tournament at 13:00 UTC.

Congratulations to CHESS CLASSROOM for winning our Streamers Battle June 2025! Congrats also to Ronaldo Playing Chess for taking 2nd place, to K2N_chess for 3rd place, and to Chess_ranj for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 2,407 registered players!

The fifth ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix Qualifier Arena - again featuring a $1,000 prize fund - will be held on 20th June at 20:00 UTC! The event is open to all Lichess streamer teams. Read our full announcement and register your team now.

The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 just started in London, England! GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Vishy Anand, Alireza Firouzja and many more will compete with their teams for the Rapid Championship title until 13 June and the Blitz Championship title from 14 to 15 June.

More new features and improvements were added to Lichess last month! See what the developers and community contributors have been working on in our updated changelog and discuss the changes in our feedback forum topic.

Congratulations to GM @SVODMEVKO for winning our Blitz Titled Arena, ahead of GM @FeegLood, GM Christopher Yoo, GM Shant Sargsyan, and GM Alireza Firouzja!

Our June 3+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Blitz Titled Arena.