Lichess
The complete chess experience, play and compete in tournaments with friends others around the world.
- Free
- Open Source
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Web
lichess is the most complete chess experience, with a simple interface that focuses on the game, a massive array of game related tools and a huge, worldwide community.
the lichess covenant:
lichess.org will always be free. lichess.org will never contain advertisements. lichess.org will always be open source.
features
twoplayer games between humans singleplayer games (versus stockfish, the most powerful opensource engine) spectator mode premoves support for moretime() resignation and draw offers ability to abort uninitiated games ability to force resignation 'arena' style tournament feature
customization
time controls for chess clocks, including fischer delay optional black and white player randomization ability to request a player to take back a move support for variants: chess960, king of the hill, threecheck chess, atomic chess, antichess, horde chess userdefined restriction of who can join games, based on player rating board editor to set up and practice positions against players or people.
learning
opening puzzles to learn good continuations tactics puzzles coordinate trainer to train the locating of chess squares curated library of publicly available chess videos pgn import and ability to load positions from fen
technology
mobile app for ios and android works in any modern web browser (except internet explorer 8 and lesser versions), with no plugins such as flash or java needed availability in over 80 languages ability to toggle the overall theme of the website between black and white basic chess set and background theme switching ability to invite friends to a game via unique links created for every game optional username and password registration option for users to close their accounts
Links to official Lichess sites
Features
Ad free Multiplayer Patron Study Mode
Categories
Tags
ad-free games multiplayer chess chess-server patron study-mode
