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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+0 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 ... 27 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated
White resigned • Black is victorious
Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 g6 ... 29 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Bc5 ... 29 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated
White time out • Black is victorious
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 ... 25 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated
Black time out • White is victorious
King's Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 ... 34 moves
3+0 • Blitz • Rated
Black resigned • White is victorious
King's Gambit Accepted: MacLeod Defense
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 exf4 ... 15 moves