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We don't want all the features
Adding lines of code to a program is like adding weight to a plane. It better be worth it.
Starting from scratch
If you had to start Lichess from scratch, what would you change?
How I started building Lichess
I get this question sometimes. How did you decide to make a chess server? The truth is, I didn't.∞ • From Position • Casual
thibault
1942?
1942?
Stockfish level 8
Checkmate • White is victorious
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 ... 39 moves
2+0 • Bullet • Rated • 2026 Spring Marathon
White resigned • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 ... 31 moves
2+0 • Bullet • Rated • 2026 Spring Marathon
Black resigned • White is victorious
French Defense: Exchange Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 ... 34 moves
10+5 • Rapid • Rated
White resigned • Black is victorious
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 ... 24 moves
5+3 • Blitz • Rated
White resigned • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 ... 29 moves