The final round of Norway Chess has started! Leader GM Magnus Carlsen plays GM Fabiano Caruana, while 2nd placed GM Hikaru Nakamura faces GM R Praggnanandhaa. In the women's section, reigning World Champion GM Ju Wenjun must not lose to her 2023 challenger GM Lei Tingjie to win the tournament.

After 1.5 years of active development by our mobile developer, @veloce, we are releasing the new Lichess mobile app in public beta. Read about it and download from our blog.

Thank you to the 41 contributors who helped write code for Lichess last month! We improved the accessibility for our lobby user interface and much more, see what we've been working on in the updated changelog.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Uzchess Cup 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, featuring a prize pool of over $160,000! Join us for live coverage on our Twitch and YouTube channels, with commentary by IM Irene Sukandar including live cameras from the playing hall! Don't miss out on the action!

GM Roberto García Pantoja is the 2024 Americas Continental Champion! He finished a clear point ahead of a group of ten players, including 10-year-old FM Faustino Oro, who beat 2607-rated GM Georg Meier in the final round.

GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, currently ranked 1st and 2nd respectively, meet again in Round 7 of Norway Chess! World Champion Ding Liren, still in last place, will try to bounce back from his defeat to Carlsen yesterday - missing mate in two with over 30 minutes on the clock.

Our 1+0 Bullet Shield Arena, the first of seven daily Shield Arenas this week, starts in 2 hours! The winner gets a unique trophy and will keep it until next month's tournament.