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/tournament/960apr25

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Tan beats Ju in Game 2 of the Women's World Chess Championship and takes the lead!

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

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!

Play now in our first Thematic Women's World Chess Championship Arena and try to tackle the same position as Ju and Tan after 15. c4 in Game 1: https://lichess.org/tournament/WWC25G11

Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February and GM Toms Kantāns for Game 1 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 between defending champion GM Ju Wenjun and challenger GM Tan Zhongyi!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z08KSNzfgXk
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-chess-championship-2025/shanghai--game-1/Ao99TiHo

And here are GM Tan Zhongyi's thoughts on playing against GM Ju Wenjun - again asked and translated by Lichess' Yilin Li!

GM Ju Wenjun's thoughts on playing against GM Tan Zhongyi, her long-time chess colleague - asked and translated by Lichess' Yilin Li!

Join us for the 44th FIDE Women's World Chess Championship in Shanghai and Chongqing!

We will stream every game on our YouTube and Twitch channels with our hosts GM Toms Kantāns and WIM Jesse February - joined by a rotating panel of guests.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LichessDotOrg
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-chess-championship-2025/238ze7J9

They added a #Mastodon to #Chess!

ABC Hobart Radio is going to talk to me this afternoon about 2.30pm. They are looking for interesting people around the state and apparently a chess teacher with a background in circus fits the bill.

As the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship is set to begin, we profile the defending champion: GM Ju Wenjun.

https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/womens-world-chess-championship-2025-preview-ju-wenjun-profile/1QsQMs52

by Frans Peeters

Getting better with every game!
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