Lichess
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Type of site
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Internet chess server |
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| Available in | Over 80 languages (over 25 translations complete) |
| Created by | Thibault Duplessis |
| Slogan(s) | "Free Online Chess"; "Modern design, multitude of features, eight variants and all open source"; "We don't need ads. Nobody needs them." |
| Website | www |
| Alexa rank |
 2,427 (as of March 2017) |
| Commercial | Non-profit & donation-only |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 3 June 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
| Written in | Scala, JavaScript, HTML and CSS |
| lichess • Free Online Chess (Mobile) | |
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| Developer(s) | Vincent Velociter, Thibault Duplessis, Sébastien Renault, Mark Henle |
| Designer(s) | Renaud Bressand |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS |
| Mode(s) | "Designed for both phones and tablets, supporting landscape mode" |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | N/A |
Lichess (
/liː-tʃes/ ) is a free, non-profit edition of chess offering a mobile app and Internet chess server. Its primary aim is to enable a free, "world-class" chess experience for anyone, anywhere. It does not require registration; anyone can play anonymously. All features are available for free, with exception that one may earn an honorary badge of patron-status through regular donations.
The main feature is supporting games of live and correspondence chess against other players at different time controls. Lichess has training features, including chess basics, tactics training, chess coordinates and studies. It also enables avid chess players to arrange coaching for themselves.
As well as the ability to play blindfold chess, the website supports the following chess variants (check the rules page):
Lichess has features to assist visually impaired people to play chess on the website. It also has a chess puzzle-based CAPTCHA system.
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