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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.5+3 • Blitz • Rated
Black time out • White is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 ... 32 moves
5+3 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
King's Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nd7 ... 28 moves
5+3 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 ... 30 moves
5+3 • Blitz • Rated
Black time out • White is victorious
King's Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 ... 22 moves
5+3 • Blitz • Rated
Black time out • White is victorious
Modern Defense
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 ... 27 moves
5+3 • Blitz • Rated
White time out • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation
1. e4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d6 ... 31 moves