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Lichess Game of the Month: September '25

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A picturesque double bishop checkmate destroys the Levitsky Attack

By October 12th, several of your best games of September were shared via our forum post.

Our team went on to carefully check all submitted games and found that the game of @Ze-Prodigy was outstanding. Congrats!

The Turkish chess trainer and FM Nazmi Can Doğan, alias @NaSil, had a deeper look into the game and commented a lot for you to learn from. Check it out:

https://lichess.org/study/RBjcNmNL

You can now submit your best Game of the Month October on the pinned topic in our forums until November 12!

Conditions to submit your Game of the Month October:

  • Only standard games (no variants)
  • Only games that have been played in October 2025
  • Only one game per user (additional games will be ignored)

Although variant games aren't allowed here, some of our official variant teams are hosting their own Game of the Month contests - check them out:

Stay tuned to our forums for the next announcement.

How did you like this Game of the Month and the contest? Let us know in the comments!

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