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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.3+2 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
King's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. fxe5 Nxe5 ... 4 moves
3+2 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
St. George Defense: Polish Variation
1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. Nf3 Bb7 ... 27 moves
3+2 • Blitz • Rated
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Open
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 ... 36 moves
3+2 • Blitz • Rated
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 ... 74 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Open
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 ... 42 moves
1+0 • Bullet • Rated • 2025 Summer Marathon
Checkmate • White is victorious
Owen Defense
1. e4 b6 2. f4 Bb7 3. Nf3 e6 ... 47 moves
5+3 • Blitz • Rated • FIDE Social Chess Day Marathon
Black resigned • White is victorious
King's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 d5 ... 40 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 ... 20 moves