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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.1+0 • Bullet • Rated
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. a3 Nf6 ... 12 moves
1+0 • Bullet • Rated • Titled Arena April '21
Checkmate • White is victorious
French Defense: Advance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Nd7 ... 40 moves
1+0 • Bullet • Rated • Titled Arena April '21
Black resigned • White is victorious
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 ... 34 moves
1+0 • Bullet • Rated • Titled Arena Feb 2019
Black resigned • White is victorious
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 ... 27 moves
3+5 • Blitz • Rated
Checkmate • White is victorious
King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 ... 13 moves
3+2 • Blitz • Rated
White resigned • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 ... 25 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated • WIM Fiona Arena
Black time out • White is victorious
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Maurian Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 ... 34 moves