Looking at the May Titled Arena standings after the fact, it would be easy to think that Magnus steamrolled everybody. That may even be a fair assessment, but the inevitability of the steamrolling should not be exaggerated. With 1 hour and 20 mins of the 2 hour tournament gone, nothing had been decided. Magnus lost three games in a row and “paused”. (i.e. took a break, possibly to look for his steamroller) From that point on, Magnus won 12 straight and 17 of 18 overall to win the tournament by a wide margin.
Welcome to the new Lichess! We have been working extra hard in the past few months, and we are quite proud of the result. We hope you will love it as much as we do. Changes are mostly cosmetic, and all your beloved features are still here. All your data is still here. Lichess is still 100% free, without ads or tracking. We made lichess work on mobile browsers, and we added a few features in the process!
After two very successful 960 events, it is finally time to play some proper chess. Position 518, where the starting piece positions actually make sense. The latest editions have been won convincingly by the Doctor. Will he be victorious yet again, or is time for a new king to rise and take the throne? Winter is coming.