Congratulations to GM Jose Martínez Alcántara for winning our Chess960 Titled Arena! 
GM Vugar Rasulov took 2nd place, ahead of GM Frederik Svane in 3rd place.
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The moment where Tan Zhongyi got excited in her game against Ju Wenjun. A game she eventually ended up winning and pulling ahead in this 12 game match. Game 3 will start tomorrow!
Watch our recap of Game 2 of the Women's World #Chess Championship!
Our Chess960 3+2 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 Chess960 Titled Arena!
Our Chess960 3+2 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 Chess960 Titled Arena!
https://lichess.org/feed#9jDxSclichess.orgChess960 Warm-up Arena April '25: Chess960 3+2 rated #96wapr25164 players compete in the Apr 5, 2025 Chess960 Warm-up Arena April '25. 3+2 rated games are played during 55 minutes. Winner is not yet decided.
I was thinking about whether tipping points in #chess can be identified and am happy to report that this is an area of research!
Ars Technica · Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games
It's been 0 chess club meetings since any rogue pieces. #chess #chesspunks #chessclub #chessforfun #chessforlife
GM Tan Zhongyi defeated reigning champion GM Ju Wenjun in Game 2 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 to take the lead before the first rest day!
Find out what happened in our recap blog, again with annotations by WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea: https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2025-womens-world-chess-championship-game-2-tan-creates-endgame-magic/BaayPcqd
lichess.org2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 2: Tan Creates Endgame MagicAhead of the rest day, GM Tan Zhongyi defeated GM Ju Wenjun in the second game of the match.
Tan Zhongyi beat Ju Wenjun in their second game taking a big step in regaining her world chess championship title!
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Happy 88th birthday to GM Lajos Portisch, seen here taking on the older generation at the 1966 Piatigorsky Cup tournament. From Chess Review, September 1966. #chess
Tan beats Ju in Game 2 of the Women's World Chess Championship and takes the lead!
Today, I helped to run an Interschool Chess Tournament, had an impromptu meeting regarding growing Tasmanian Chess, and then went to my local chess club in Launceston where I won a fast play event.
Try to tackle the same position as Ju and Tan in our thematic arena after 11...Qe7 in the second game of the Women's World Championship 2025: https://lichess.org/tournament/WWC25G21
Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February and GM Toms Kantāns for Game 2 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duswOqsCbDM
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-chess-championship-2025/238ze7J9
Recap: Game 1 of the Women's World #Chess Championship
GM Ju Wenjun on deciding between Be7 or Bg3 on move 14 in Game 1 of the Women's World Championship 2025 - asked and translated by Lichess' Yilin Li! 