Lichess
Free online chess server. Play chess against others or AI, ad-free and open source.
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What is Lichess?
Lichess is Free online chess server. Play chess against others or AI, ad-free and open source. Source: https://github.com/lila-lichess. License: AGPL-3.0.
How it works
Lichess works by processing your input directly. Free online chess server. Play chess against others or AI, ad-free and open source.
How to use it
- 1Open the Lichess tool, enter your input, and get your result instantly.
What it can do
- AI Tools
Use cases
Assumptions and limitations
Assumptions
- source: https://github.com/lila-lichess
- license: AGPL-3.0 — free to use
- privacy: Opens an external demo
Limitations
- External demo — opens a third-party website that you do not control.
- Relies on an external source (github.com); availability depends on that service.
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Understanding the result
Free online chess server. Play chess against others or AI, ad-free and open source.
Tool details
- Clearly flagged when a network request is needed.
- No account, no sign-up, and no tracking of your content.
- Powered by lila-lichess (MIT).
- Built with
- lila-lichess (https://github.com/lila-lichess)
- License
- MIT
- Runs locally
- No — requires a network request
- Verification
- Not yet verified
- Input
- Text
- Output
- Output
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- Built with
- lila-lichess
- License
- MIT
Open-source project
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References
- /lila-lichess — GitHub Repository
Upstream project · GitHub
- AGPL-3.0 License
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Frequently asked
What is Lichess?
Free online chess server. Play chess against others or AI, ad-free and open source.
Where can I find the source code?
The source is available at https://github.com/lila-lichess
What license is it?
AGPL-3.0.
Is it free to use?
Yes, it is open-source and free to use.