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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><id>https://lichess.org/feed</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://lichess.org/feed.atom" /><title>Lichess updates feed</title><updated>2024-10-30T00:00:00Z</updated><entry><id>vmmQlv</id><published>2024-10-30T00:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#vmmQlv" /><title>Daily update - Oct 30, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>The second of six <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-grand-prix-202425--shymkent/DMfrG9HP" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25</a> tournaments starts at 10:00 UTC in Shymkent, Kazakhstan! Follow all the games in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-grand-prix-202425--shymkent/DMfrG9HP" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">broadcast</a> until 8 November, as GMs <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/8603642/Tan_Zhongyi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tan Zhongyi</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/4147103/Goryachkina_Aleksandra" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Aleksandra Goryachkina</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/5008123/Koneru_Humpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Koneru Humpy</a> and others try to earn points for the <a href="https://womengrandprix.fide.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WGP Series</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>PGZr9E</id><published>2024-10-27T00:05:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#PGZr9E" /><title>Daily update - Oct 27, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congrats FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Ragehunter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@Ragehunter</a>, the clear winner of our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/autumn24" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2024 Autumn Marathon</a>, with a 61% win rate in 454 games, 359 points ahead of 2nd placed CM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Statham_13" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@Statham_13</a>! Thanks to all 20,555 registered users who played a total of 219,733 games. The <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/winter24" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">next Marathon</a> will take place on 28th December.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>p2mI61</id><published>2024-10-26T22:50:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#p2mI61" /><title>Daily update - Oct 26, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>The Novy Bor Chess Club, with GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/5029465/Vidit_Santosh_Gujrathi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vidit Gujrathi</a> on board 1, won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup--open/f7yEGk0O" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Chess Club Cup 2024</a>. Tajfun ŠK Ljubljana, led by GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/13601903/Dzagnidze_Nana" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nana Dzagnidze</a>, won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/ykLLyO3l" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Women's section</a>. GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/35009192/Erigaisi_Arjun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arjun Erigaisi</a>, who earlier crossed the 2800 mark in the <a href="https://2700chess.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">live ratings</a>, couldn't stay above 2800 after two draws in the final games.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>uz9Lph</id><published>2024-10-26T22:05:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#uz9Lph" /><title>Daily update - Oct 26, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congratulations to IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/toivok3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Toivo Keinänen</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/oct24lta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Titled Arena October</a>! He overtook eventual runner-up GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Zhigalko_Sergei" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sergei Zhigalko</a> in the end, who was leading for a long time! GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Night-King96" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oleksandr Bortnyk</a> took 3rd place.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>18dzDm</id><published>2024-10-25T15:26:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#18dzDm" /><title>Daily update - Oct 25, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Join our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/autumn24" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2024 Autumn Marathon</a>, starting at midnight UTC, for 24 hours of 2+1 bullet chess and be part of one of the biggest chess tournaments in history! The <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/history/marathon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">winner</a>, top 10, top 50, top 100 and top 500 players will all get a unique trophy.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>7BYmqz</id><published>2024-10-24T23:25:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#7BYmqz" /><title>Daily update - Oct 24, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>For the first time in his career, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/35009192/Erigaisi_Arjun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arjun Erigaisi</a> has crossed the 2800 rating mark in the <a href="https://2700chess.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">live ratings</a>, after his <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup--open/round-5/kjS7yZRN/KnxtX7BE#0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">win</a> over GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/4158814/Andreikin_Dmitry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dmitry Andreikin</a> in Round 5 of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup--open/round-5/kjS7yZRN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Chess Club Cup</a>! Follow the remaining two rounds of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup--open/f7yEGk0O" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ECCC Open</a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-chess-club-cup--women/ykLLyO3l" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Women's</a> sections in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">broadcasts</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>v234Jl</id><published>2024-10-21T20:41:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#v234Jl" /><title>Daily update - Oct 21, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congratulations to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/4WJHSeyU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Полина Янученко1</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/oct24str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Streamers Battle October 2024</a>! Congrats also to runner-up <a href="https://lichess.org/team/ronaldo-playing-chess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ronaldo Playing Chess</a>, to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/im-yoseph-and-friends" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS</a> for taking 3rd place, and to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/zhigalko_sergei-fan-club" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zhigalko_Sergei &amp; Friends</a> for 4th place. Thanks to all participating <a href="https://lichess.org/streamer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">streamers</a> and 1,986 registered players!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>orQJdw</id><published>2024-10-21T06:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#orQJdw" /><title>Daily update - Oct 21, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Our 3+2 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/a9tFJqLZ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Crazyhouse Shield Arena</a>, the second of eight variant <a href="https://lichess.org/@/lichess/blog/introducing-shield-tournaments/Wh36WiQA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shield Arenas</a> this <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/calendar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">month</a>, starts at 16:00 UTC! All the rules of standard chess apply, but <a href="https://lichess.org/variant/crazyhouse" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">captured pieces can be dropped back</a> on the board. The winner will get a <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/shields" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">unique trophy</a> and keep it until the next arena.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>HOaz7C</id><published>2024-10-18T15:44:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#HOaz7C" /><title>Daily update - Oct 18, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/35009192/Erigaisi_Arjun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arjun Erigaisi</a>, world no. 4 in the <a href="https://2700chess.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">live ratings</a>, has won the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-chess-masters-cup-2024/xl2C8yDB" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WR Chess Masters Cup 2024</a> in an <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/wr-chess-masters-cup-2024/final--tiebreak/2jizcNzG/RCSR0Au9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">armageddon tiebreak game</a> against GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/623539/Vachier-Lagrave_Maxime" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>OyGjUC</id><published>2024-10-17T15:20:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#OyGjUC" /><title>Daily update - Oct 17, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Join us and thousands of players for 8 hours of 10+0 Rapid in our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/K1n0OcYh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yearly Rapid Arena</a>, starting at 17:00 UTC.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>JYr5Iq</id><published>2024-10-14T19:15:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#JYr5Iq" /><title>Daily update - Oct 14, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congrats <a href="https://lichess.org/@/WiNDim" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@WiNDim</a> on winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/S6dZavxT/black" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lichess Game of the Month September 2024</a>! Thank you for all your <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-september-contest-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">countless submissions</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>Zmrvy5</id><published>2024-10-14T12:30:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#Zmrvy5" /><title>Daily update - Oct 14, 2024</title><content type="html"><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_Hassabis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Demis Hassabis</a>, the co-founder of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DeepMind" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Google DeepMind</a> that created <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaZero" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">AlphaZero</a>, has won the <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/popular-information/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>ttLAu5</id><published>2024-10-13T00:40:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#ttLAu5" /><title>Daily update - Oct 13, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congratulations to GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/RebeccaHarris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daniel Naroditsky</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/oct24bta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blitz Titled Arena October</a>, 29 points ahead of runner-up GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/royalchesssamarkand" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jakhongir Vakhidov</a>, followed by GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Mitrabha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mitrabha Guha</a> in 3rd place!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>FfWXbf</id><published>2024-10-12T14:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#FfWXbf" /><title>Daily update - Oct 12, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>In just 3 hours, you'll have the chance to play against some of the titled players in our 3+0 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/oct24bua" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Warm-up Arena</a> before they enter the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/oct24bta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blitz Titled Arena</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>tFt5Xq</id><published>2024-10-12T07:45:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#tFt5Xq" /><title>Daily update - Oct 12, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Follow the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/a4wrCeBR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Global Chess League</a> final between the teams of PBG Alaskan Knights with GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/24116068/Giri_Anish" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anish Giri</a> and Triveni Continental Knights with GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/12573981/Firouzja_Alireza" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alireza Firouzja</a> in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/a4wrCeBR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">broadcast</a> starting at 13:45 UTC.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>zwLZIL</id><published>2024-10-10T16:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#zwLZIL" /><title>Daily update - Oct 10, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>We now rotate the featured <a href="https://lichess.org/blog/community" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">blogs</a> on our homepage, giving you more variety and more authors the chance to have their blogs read by a wider audience.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>Iqzx0R</id><published>2024-10-08T21:30:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#Iqzx0R" /><title>Daily update - Oct 8, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Check out our new <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/calendar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">broadcast calendar</a>! Sortable by year and month, you can find all our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">broadcasts</a> much easier than before.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>idhDpY</id><published>2024-10-07T19:45:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#idhDpY" /><title>Daily update - Oct 7, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Streamers and their communities, get ready for the next <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/oct24str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Streamers Battle</a> on 21 October at 15:00 UTC, with <a href="https://lichess.org/page/streamer-arena" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">prizes</a> for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>taNJmX</id><published>2024-10-06T15:05:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#taNJmX" /><title>Daily update - Oct 6, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>To better understand which moves led to <a href="https://lichess.org/faq#threefold" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">three- and fivefold repetition draws</a>, we now highlight them in the analysis, as in <a href="https://lichess.org/8JQOLaB0/black#105" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">this game</a> for example.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>hu53Jd</id><published>2024-10-05T12:42:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#hu53Jd" /><title>Daily update - Oct 5, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Thank you to the more than 38 <a href="https://lichess.org/help/contribute" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">contributors</a> who made September one of our highest activity months! See what we've been working on in the <a href="https://lichess.org/changelog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">updated changelog</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>E5ABMz</id><published>2024-10-04T17:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#E5ABMz" /><title>Daily update - Oct 4, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Join the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/NBkG39km" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2nd Chess Day USA Arena</a>, organised by the <a href="https://lichess.org/team/csca-open-events" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Connecticut State Chess Association</a>, starting 5 October at 17:00 UTC - for 2 hours of 3+0 Blitz with a total prize fund of $600!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>U4qDae</id><published>2024-10-03T13:40:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#U4qDae" /><title>Daily update - Oct 3, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Together, we have now played over 6 billion rated standard games - and counting! All available for download in our <a href="https://database.lichess.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">free and open database</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>I02rpP</id><published>2024-10-01T12:03:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#I02rpP" /><title>Daily update - Oct 1, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Our <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-september-contest-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Game of the Month September Contest</a> is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in September 2024 until 5 October! The winner will be announced on 14 October, followed by a <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/lichess-game-of-the-month-august-24/u7DTVtnJ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">blog post</a> with <a href="https://lichess.org/study/32AAPyfv/l2c3w4q1#0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">commentary</a> on the game.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>y2K0vg</id><published>2024-09-28T22:25:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#y2K0vg" /><title>Daily update - Sep 28, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congratulations to GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/nihalsarin2004" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nihal Sarin</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24lta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Titled Arena September 2024</a>! GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/penguingim1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Andrew Tang</a> took 2nd place and GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/RebeccaHarris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daniel Naroditsky</a> came in 3rd.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>3TnIDT</id><published>2024-09-28T14:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#3TnIDT" /><title>Daily update - Sep 28, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Our September 1+0 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24wua" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Warm-up Arena</a> starts in just 2 hours at 16:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24lta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Titled Arena</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>R5q0N7</id><published>2024-09-28T12:21:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#R5q0N7" /><title>Daily update - Sep 28, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>The new season of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/german-bundesliga-202425/xKTYkKj1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">German Bundesliga</a> has started, with GMs <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/1503014/Carlsen_Magnus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Magnus Carlsen</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/46616543/Gukesh_D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gukesh D</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/2016192/Nakamura_Hikaru" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hikaru Nakamura</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/35009192/Erigaisi_Arjun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arjun Erigaisi</a> and many more expected to play in the coming rounds. Follow each round in our <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/german-bundesliga-202425/xKTYkKj1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">broadcast</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>IVd90L</id><published>2024-09-25T10:07:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#IVd90L" /><title>Daily update - Sep 25, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>The <a href="https://www.fide.com/news/3230" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FIDE General Assembly voted against lifting sanctions</a> on the Russian and Belarusian federations. Instead, it voted to consider lifting sanctions only on players with disabilities and children under 12. <a href="https://ratings.fide.com/profile/19700431" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yolander Persaud</a> is the new chairperson of FIDE's Ethics &amp; Disciplinary Commission after a chaotic election, <a href="https://www.chessdom.com/scandals-at-the-ethics-commission-chairman-elections/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">as reported on Chessdom</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>71CRIx</id><published>2024-09-23T22:47:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#71CRIx" /><title>Daily update - Sep 23, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congratulations to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/ronaldo-playing-chess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ronaldo Playing Chess</a> for winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Streamers Battle September 2024</a>! Congrats also to runner-up <a href="https://lichess.org/team/4WJHSeyU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Полина Янученко1</a>, to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/im-yoseph-and-friends" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS</a> for taking 3rd place, and to <a href="https://lichess.org/team/zhigalko_sergei-fan-club" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zhigalko_Sergei &amp; Friends</a> for 4th place. Thanks to all participating <a href="https://lichess.org/streamer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">streamers</a> and 2,019 registered players!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>tWz4oM</id><published>2024-09-22T16:12:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#tWz4oM" /><title>Daily update - Sep 22, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>India has won both the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/wYigbpXq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Open</a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/SjZWjkng" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Women's</a> events of the 45th Chess Olympiad! Watch our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAOW8hPqF-b/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">interview on Instagram</a> with gold medallist and new world number 3, GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/35009192/Erigaisi_Arjun" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arjun Erigaisi</a>, after the final round.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>IIoDSy</id><published>2024-09-22T09:20:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#IIoDSy" /><title>Daily update - Sep 22, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Watch the final Round 11 of the Olympiad now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/xHXICa558LA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> with our hosts FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/grandmastergauri" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gauri Shankar</a> and IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/EricRosen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eric Rosen</a>, and read our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-10-india-defeats-the-us-shares-1st-in-womens/MNgnYyQh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Round 10 recap blog</a> to find out what happened and who is leading!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>mXtz0l</id><published>2024-09-21T13:01:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#mXtz0l" /><title>Daily update - Sep 21, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>India continues to lead the Open section of the Olympiad as Kazakhstan took sole 1st place in the Women's: Read our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-9-india-leads-open-kazakhstan-1st-in-womens/7Aq9rnsc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Round 9 recap blog</a> and watch Round 10 now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/vC-ymnC2fEA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> with us and our host FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/grandmastergauri" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gauri Shankar</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>hGZw1p</id><published>2024-09-20T13:01:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#hGZw1p" /><title>Daily update - Sep 20, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Join us now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/g0obKidontk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> for Round 9 of the Olympiad with our host GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Illia_Nyzhnyk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Illia Nyzhnyk</a> and read what happened yesterday in our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-r8-india-1616-in-open-falters-vs-poland-in-womens/yZJK4FOM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Round 8 recap blog</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>Nqr9Cg</id><published>2024-09-19T13:10:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#Nqr9Cg" /><title>Daily update - Sep 19, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>India continues to lead both sections of the Olympiad, while GM <a href="https://lichess.org/fide/46616543/Gukesh_D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gukesh D</a> is now the 5th highest rated player in the world: Find out what happened yesterday in our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-7-india-defeats-china-two-points-ahead-in-womens/F3LT6aCy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Round 7 recap blog</a>, and tune in now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/B6xqxxZFktg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> for Round 8 with our host GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Illia_Nyzhnyk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Illia Nyzhnyk</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>U8XFew</id><published>2024-09-18T13:01:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#U8XFew" /><title>Daily update - Sep 18, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Join us now for Round 7 of the Olympiad on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/wQ4h1n6lLLU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> with our host GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Illia_Nyzhnyk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Illia Nyzhnyk</a> and live camera feeds!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>OUijd9</id><published>2024-09-17T14:22:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#OUijd9" /><title>Daily update - Sep 17, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Rest day after six rounds in the Olympiad: India is in the sole lead of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/45th-chess-olympiad-budapest-2024--open-matches-1-25/wYigbpXq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Open</a> and <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/45th-chess-olympiad-budapest-2024--women-matches-1-25/SjZWjkng" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Women's</a> tournaments, having not lost a single match so far! Read more in our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-6-india-in-sole-lead-in-open-and-womens/uzaSVjt0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">recap blog</a>.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>RhqiHs</id><published>2024-09-16T13:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#RhqiHs" /><title>Daily update - Sep 16, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Watch Round 6 of the Olympiad now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/cczibjGey5g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> with us and our host GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Illia_Nyzhnyk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Illia Nyzhnyk</a>, and read our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-5-vietnam-keeps-surging-as-india-and-china-win/VU4ygpDe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">recap blog</a> to find out what happened in Round 5!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>7kSU7L</id><published>2024-09-15T15:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#7kSU7L" /><title>Daily update - Sep 15, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>The September <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/calendar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">week</a> of Variant <a href="https://lichess.org/@/lichess/blog/introducing-shield-tournaments/Wh36WiQA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shield Arenas</a> starts in just one hour at 16:00 UTC with the 3+2 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/5uDo6TUG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chess960 Arena</a>! The winner will get a <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/shields" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">unique trophy</a> and keep it until next month's arena.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>gElSDD</id><published>2024-09-15T13:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#gElSDD" /><title>Daily update - Sep 15, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Ukraine caused a big upset in Round 4 of the Olympiad, beating the pre-tournament favourites USA: Read more in our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-4-ukraine-wins-vs-us-vietnam-wins-vs-uzbekistan/eS5sqLVk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">recap blog</a> and join us now on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/uv1-zhufGMU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> for Round 5 with our host FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/grandmastergauri" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gauri Shankar</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>wOzcMT</id><published>2024-09-15T11:53:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#wOzcMT" /><title>Daily update - Sep 15, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congratulations to GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/nihalsarin2004" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nihal Sarin</a> for winning our <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24bta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blitz Titled Arena September 2024</a>! GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/KontraJaKO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jose Martinez Alcantara</a> took 2nd place, tied with GM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Night-King96" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oleksandr Bortnyk</a>, but with a better performance.</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>DBIHNe</id><published>2024-09-14T19:15:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#DBIHNe" /><title>Daily update - Sep 14, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Congrats <a href="https://lichess.org/@/dauANHbac" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@dauANHbac</a> on winning the <a href="https://lichess.org/GQebIC9f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lichess Game of the Month August 2024</a>! Thank you for all your <a href="https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/lichess-game-of-the-month-august-contest-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">countless submissions</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>CJjh6I</id><published>2024-09-14T15:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#CJjh6I" /><title>Daily update - Sep 14, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>In just 2 hours, you'll have the chance to play against some of the titled players in our 3+0 <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24bua" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Warm-up Arena</a> before they enter the <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24bta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blitz Titled Arena</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>1PTiH8</id><published>2024-09-14T11:25:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#1PTiH8" /><title>Daily update - Sep 14, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Round 3 of the Olympiad was absolutely chaotic, with upsets all over the place: Find out what happened in our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-3-upset-wins-in-open-upset-draws-in-womens/LjLriFMI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">recap blog</a> and join us on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/0F8i0NK8Wfg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> at 13:00 UTC for Round 4 with today's hosts IM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/EricRosen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eric Rosen</a> and FM <a href="https://lichess.org/@/grandmastergauri" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gauri Shankar</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>7s4h3v</id><published>2024-09-13T18:13:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#7s4h3v" /><title>Daily update - Sep 13, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Streamers and their communities, get ready for the next <a href="https://lichess.org/tournament/sep24str" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Streamers Battle</a> on 23 September at 15:00 UTC, with <a href="https://lichess.org/page/streamer-arena" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">prizes</a> for streamers whose teams finish in the top 4!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>Nwl5MH</id><published>2024-09-13T12:10:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#Nwl5MH" /><title>Daily update - Sep 13, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>GM Magnus Carlsen's absence was felt in Round 2 of the Olympiad as Norway drew Canada, while individual upsets in the women's section failed to turn the tide on overall match scores: Read our <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-2-canada-draws-norway-womens-upset-less/QS1jT4eC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Round 2 recap blog</a> and join us again at 13:00 UTC on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/FDIG7MWkPw0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> for Round 3 with our host GM Illia Nyzhnyk!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>S2m8xK</id><published>2024-09-13T02:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#S2m8xK" /><title>Daily update - Sep 13, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>There was a network hardware failure earlier, which our service provider has fixed now. We apologise for the downtime and inconvenience, unfortunately it was not in our control. Thank you all for your patience!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>l6SByc</id><published>2024-09-12T11:52:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#l6SByc" /><title>Daily update - Sep 12, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>The favourites prevailed, but some big individual upsets occurred along the way: Read our Olympiad Budapest 2024 <a href="https://lichess.org/@/Lichess/blog/2024-budapest-olympiad-round-1-upsets-and-would-be-upsets/3y6xLCjb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Round 1 recap blog</a> and join us again at 13:00 UTC on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/iHVmIdcAtnQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> for Round 2 with our host GM Illia Nyzhnyk and live camera feeds!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>plO7So</id><published>2024-09-11T12:01:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#plO7So" /><title>Daily update - Sep 11, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Join us on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/5DyBATB5Koc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitch</a> in just one hour at 13:00 UTC for Round 1 of the <a href="https://lichess.org/broadcast/45th-chess-olympiad-budapest-2024--open-matches-1-25/wYigbpXq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Olympiad Budapest 2024</a> with our hosts GM Illia Nyzhnyk and IM Eric Rosen - including live camera feeds!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>9pcGWc</id><published>2024-09-09T14:00:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#9pcGWc" /><title>Daily update - Sep 9, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>You can now enable the new <a href="https://lichess.org/@/StockfishNews/blog/stockfish-17-is-here/7LRhV68w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stockfish 17</a> (79MB net) for <a href="https://lichess.org/analysis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">analysis</a> in the engine settings menu! <a href="https://stockfishchess.org/blog/2023/stockfish-16/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stockfish 16</a> is still available with a smaller 7MB net. Thanks to the <a href="https://stockfishchess.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stockfish team</a> for <a href="https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">developing and providing</a> their free and open-source engine!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>G8xVfn</id><published>2024-09-08T14:17:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#G8xVfn" /><title>Daily update - Sep 8, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Watch our latest <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imy9SSB2DJA&amp;list=PLe5ZNOR8Ttm04e7h0Tw7gHddUEGKYyT9V&amp;index=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">interview and analysis with none other than IM Eric Rosen</a> and of course our Lewis Chess Legends stream host <a href="https://lichess.org/@/ikhasu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IM Irene Sukandar</a>!</p>
</content></entry><entry><id>f6tdPq</id><published>2024-09-07T11:45:00Z</published><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/feed#f6tdPq" /><title>Daily update - Sep 7, 2024</title><content type="html"><p>Lichess had a productive August, with a total of 141 pull requests from 33 contributors, including 9 first-time ones! Check out more details on our <a href="https://lichess.org/changelog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">updated changelog</a>.</p>
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