Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov with a stunning 9.5/13 score won the FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare after the 13th round at Cyprus. In the women’s section, GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) & Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) led the table with 7.5 points…
GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus…
GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Lichess Turns 15!
Posted on June 21, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
Today, June 20th, Lichess shares the message “Lichess turns 15 years old today! Thanks to all our users, contributors and supporters.” The website has come a long way since its founding in 2010 by Thibault Duplessis.
To celebrate the occasion, they held the 2025 Lichess Anniversary tournament, 12 hours of 10+0 chess. User ‘pecheur67’ won the day, finishing first out of 12,817 players to play at least one game. They berserked 98% of their games — accepting half the starting time but earning an extra standings point for a win.
Cheers to many more years.
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