2016 WCC, Game 6: Magnus Tries the Marshall Gambit
Will the Parade of Draws Continue?
Lichess Official Blog
2016 WCC, Game 5: Carlsen is Losing Patience
Now it's Karjakin's Turn to Attack
2016 WCC, Game 4: 2 Marathons in 2 Days
Will fatigue defeat one of these masters?
Game 3 was an epic marathon that lasted almost 7 hours. We posted this in our Game 3 article, but in case you missed it here is Carlsen and Karjakin after yesterday’s game.
2016 WCC, Game 3: Magnus Punches for 6 Hours, Will Karjakin Fall?
What will Magnus Try in his 2nd White Game?
2016 WCC, Game 2: Karjakin Gives Carlsen a Spanish Test
A Sold-Out NYC Crowd Watches Karjakin's First Try with White
It was Saturday in NYC, the kids are off school, parents don't have work, so everyone came out to watch the world's best fight for the Championship!
2016 WCC, Game 1: Carlsen Plays the Tromp?
Will Karjakin Survive Magnus' Offbeat Opening?
November has already seen two underdogs become champions. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series and Donald Trump is the President Elect. Will Sergey Karjakin defeat World Champion Magnus Carlsen? The odds are against Karjakin but so far in November odds haven't mattered.
Game 1 of the World Chess Championship began on November 11th in New York’s South Street Seaport. The 25 year-old, Norwegian, World Champion Magnus Carlsen had the white pieces. The 26 year-old, Russian, challenger Sergey Karjakin had the black pieces. Well, Carlsen had most of the moves with the white pieces, Actor Woody Harrelson stopped by to make the ceremonial first move.
Carlsen and Karjakin Battle for Chess Immortality
2 Grandmasters, raised with computers, will battle on chess's most coveted stage: The World Championship.
Developer Update
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
It's been only 4 months since our last update, but in the developer world it's been a long time and much has changed. So much so that it's been a challenge for us to keep track of everything that's improved. But we're going to try our best to summarise all those changes big and small for your convenience.
24h HyperBullet tournament
Yes, we know it's complete madness.
Bits, Beers and Blunders
Lichess hackathon and meetup
About 4 years ago I dropped into the Lichess IRC channel to ask about some of the technical aspects of the code behind lichess. Since then, with the help of other Lichess contributors I have been lucky enough to contribute a few features to the site. A couple of weekends ago, I was able to visit Paris and meet some of these people for the first time for the Lichess hackathon and meetup. We thought it’d be worth sharing some pictures from the events over the weekend with you!