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Lichess Game of the Month: April 24
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≤1500 Bullet | 27m | ||
Hourly Bullet | 27m |
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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.
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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.
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10-year-old FM Faustino Oro has achieved his second IM norm in the Americas Continental Championship! Oro already holds the record for being the youngest player ever to achieve an IM norm. He is now just one norm and a 2400 rating away from the title. Follow the games of the final round, with GM Pantoja in the lead.
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Our Game of the Month May Contest is underway: Share your best Lichess standard game played in May 2024 until 5 June! The winner will be announced on 14 June, followed by a blog post with commentary on the game.
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GM R Praggnanandhaa beat world number one Magnus Carlsen yesterday to take the lead in Norway Chess and plays GM Hikaru Nakamura today! In the Women's tournament we see a rematch from the last World Championship between GMs Lei Tingjie and Ju Wenjun, follow these and more games in our broadcasts.
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Watch our Norway Chess 2024 broadcasts now as GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura face off in Round 2, and reigning Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun takes on GM Anna Muzychuk in the Women's tournament.
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Congratulations to IM YOSEPH AND FRIENDS for winning the Streamers Battle May '24! Congrats also to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 2nd place, SergeyVoronChess NEW taking 3rd place and IM Manitodeplomo Fan Club finishing 4th. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,915 registered players!