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Congrats @stormy2018 on winning the Lichess Game of the Month January 2026! Thank you for all your countless submissions!
The Prague International Chess Festival 2026 has started! Follow all the games between World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Vincent Keymer, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, GM Hans Niemann and others in our broadcast until 6 March.
Congratulations to IM Yoseph Team for winning the 1st ChessMood 20/20 Grand Prix 2026 Qualifier with top scorers IM Renato Alfredo Terry Luján, GM Emin Ohanyan, IM Jakub Pulpan, IM Robert Piliposyan, and many others! Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,841 registered players!
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More »| Monthly Classical | 6h | 1445 | |
| Daily Blitz | 2h | 1755 | |
| Monthly Antichess | 3h 30m | 150 | |
| ≤1300 Rapid | 57m | 96 | |
| ≤1700 SuperBlitz | 57m | 211 | |
| ≤1500 Blitz | 57m | 130 | |
| Daily Chess960 | 1h 30m | 79 | |
| Hourly SuperBlitz | 57m | 622 | |
| Daily Rapid | 2h 30m | 580 | |
| ≤2000 Bullet | 27m | 56 | |
| Hourly King of the Hill | 27m | ||
| Hourly Atomic | 27m | 15 | |
| Hourly Racing Kings | 27m | 10 | |
| Hourly Bullet | 27m | 141 | |
| Hourly Crazyhouse | 27m | ||
| Hourly UltraBullet | 27m | 36 | |
| Daily HyperBullet | 1h |